Measured and Predicted Soot Particle Emissions from Natural Gas Engines

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riccardo Amirante ◽  
Elia Distaso ◽  
Paolo Tamburrano ◽  
Rolf D. Reitz
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Soot Particle ◽  
Particle Emissions ◽  
Natural Gas Engines

scholarly journals Submicron particle emissions from compressed natural gas engines

1999 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. S529-S530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Ristovski ◽  
L. Morawska ◽  
S. Thomas ◽  
J. Hitchins ◽  
C. Greenaway ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Submicron Particle ◽  
Compressed Natural Gas ◽  
Particle Emissions ◽  
Natural Gas Engines

scholarly journals PARTICLE EMISSIONS FROM COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS ENGINES

2000 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z.D. Ristovski ◽  
L. Morawska ◽  
J. Hitchins ◽  
S. Thomas ◽  
C. Greenaway ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Compressed Natural Gas ◽  
Particle Emissions ◽  
Natural Gas Engines

Effects of Natural Gas Compositions on Engine In-Cylinder Process

2015 ◽  
Vol 1092-1093 ◽  
pp. 498-503
Author(s):  
La Xiang ◽  
Yu Ding
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Maximum Pressure ◽  
Test Bed ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Natural Gas Engines ◽  
Lower Maximum

Natural gas (NG) is one of the most promising alternative fuels of diesel and petrol because of its economics and environmental protection. Generally the NG engine share the similar structure profile with diesel or petrol engine but the combustion characteristics of NG is varied from the fuels, so the investigation of NG engine combustion process receive more attentions from the researchers. In this paper, a zero-dimensional model on the basis of Vibe function is built in the MATLAB/SIMULINK environment. The model provides the prediction of combustion process in natural gas engines, which has been verified by the experimental data in the NG test bed. Furthermore, the influence of NG composition on engine performance is investigated, in which the in-cylinder maximum pressure and temperature and mean indicated pressure are compared using different type NG. It is shown in the results that NG with higher composition of methane results in lower maximum temperature and mean indicated pressure as well as higher maximum pressure.

Advantages of the unscavenged pre-chamber ignition system in turbocharged natural gas engines for automotive applications

Energy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 218 ◽  
pp. 119466
Author(s):  
J.J. López ◽  
R. Novella ◽  
J. Gomez-Soriano ◽  
P.J. Martinez-Hernandiz ◽  
F. Rampanarivo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Automotive Applications ◽  
Ignition System ◽  
Natural Gas Engines

Transient Behavior of Glow Plugs in Direct-Injection Natural Gas Engines

2012 ◽  
Vol 134 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stewart Xu Cheng ◽  
James S. Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Cold Start ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Ignition Process ◽  
Computational Domain ◽  
Glow Plug ◽  
Natural Gas Engines

Glow plugs are a possible ignition source for direct injected natural gas engines. This ignition assistance application is much different than the cold start assist function for which most glow plugs have been designed. In the cold start application, the glow plug is simply heating the air in the cylinder. In the cycle-by-cycle ignition assist application, the glow plug needs to achieve high surface temperatures at specific times in the engine cycle to provide a localized source of ignition. Whereas a simple lumped heat capacitance model is a satisfactory representation of the glow plug for the air heating situation, a much more complex situation exists for hot surface ignition. Simple measurements and theoretical analysis show that the thickness of the heat penetration layer is small within the time scale of the ignition preparation period (1–2 ms). The experiments and analysis were used to develop a discretized representation of the glow plug domain. A simplified heat transfer model, incorporating both convection and radiation losses, was developed for the discretized representation to compute heat transfer to and from the surrounding gas. A scheme for coupling the glow plug model to the surrounding gas computational domain in the KIVA-3V engine simulation code was also developed. The glow plug model successfully simulates the natural gas ignition process for a direct-injection natural gas engine. As well, it can provide detailed information on the local glow plug surface temperature distribution, which can aid in the design of more reliable glow plugs.

Railplug Design Optimization to Improve Large-Bore Natural Gas Engine Performance

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongxun Gao ◽  
Matt J. Hall ◽  
Ofodike A. Ezekoye ◽  
Ron D. Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Parameter Study ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
High Speed Photography ◽  
Discharge Process ◽  
Ignition System ◽  
Gas Engine ◽  
Natural Gas Engines ◽  
Natural Gas Engine

It is a very challenging problem to reliably ignite extremely lean mixtures, especially for the low speed, high load conditions of stationary large-bore natural gas engines. If these engines are to be used for the distributed power generation market, it will require operation with higher boost pressures and even leaner mixtures. Both place greater demands on the ignition system. The railplug is a very promising ignition system for lean burn natural gas engines with its high-energy deposition and high velocity plasma jet. High-speed photography was used to study the discharge process. A heat transfer model is proposed to aid the railplug design. A parameter study was performed both in a constant volume bomb and in an operating natural gas engine to improve and optimize the railplug designs. The engine test results show that the newly designed railplugs can ensure the ignition of very lean natural gas mixtures and extend the lean stability limit significantly. The new railplug designs also improve durability.

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