Effect of Fuel Composition on the Operation of a Lean Burn Natural Gas Engine

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nigel Clark ◽  
Gregory E. Mott ◽  
Christopher M. Atkinson ◽  
Remco J. deJong ◽  
Richard J. Atkinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Fuel Composition ◽  
Lean Burn ◽  
Gas Engine ◽  
Natural Gas Engine

Effect of Fuel Composition and Altitude on Regulated Emissions from a Lean-Burn, Closed Loop Controlled Natural Gas Engine

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Graboski ◽  
Robert L. McCormick ◽  
Anthony W. Newlin ◽  
D. L. Dunnuck ◽  
M. M. Kamel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
Fuel Composition ◽  
Lean Burn ◽  
Gas Engine ◽  
Natural Gas Engine

Experimental study of combustion strategy for jet ignition on a natural gas engine

2020 ◽  
pp. 146808742097775
Author(s):  
Ziqing Zhao ◽  
Zhi Wang ◽  
Yunliang Qi ◽  
Kaiyuan Cai ◽  
Fubai Li
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Efficient Points ◽  
Lean Burn ◽  
Gas Engine ◽  
Absolute Value ◽  
Natural Gas Engines ◽  
Natural Gas Engine ◽  
Excess Air ◽  
Lean Limit

To explore a suitable combustion strategy for natural gas engines using jet ignition, lean burn with air dilution, stoichiometric burn with EGR dilution and lean burn with EGR dilution were investigated in a single-cylinder natural gas engine, and the performances of two kinds of jet ignition technology, passive jet ignition (PJI) and active jet ignition (AJI), were compared. In the study of lean burn with air dilution strategy, the results showed that AJI could extend the lean limit of excess air ratio (λ) to 2.1, which was significantly higher than PJI’s 1.6. In addition, the highest indicated thermal efficiency (ITE) of AJI was shown 2% (in absolute value) more than that of PJI. Although a decrease of NOx emission was observed with increasing λ in the air dilution strategy, THC and CO emissions increased. Stoichiometric burn with EGR was proved to be less effective, which can only be applied in a limited operation range and had less flexibility. However, in contrast to the strategy of stoichiometric burn with EGR, the strategy of lean burn with EGR showed a much better applicability, and the highest ITE could achieve 45%, which was even higher than that of lean burn with air dilution. Compared with the most efficient points of lean burn with pure air dilution, the lean burn with EGR dilution could reduce 78% THC under IMEP = 1.2 MPa and 12% CO under IMEP = 0.4 MPa. From an overall view of the combustion and emission performances under both low and high loads, the optimum λ would be from 1.4 to 1.6 for the strategy of lean burn with EGR dilution.

A Fundamental Study on Combustion Characteristics in a Pre-Chamber Type Lean Burn Natural Gas Engine

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masashi Tanamura ◽  
Shintaro Nakai ◽  
Mahoko Nakatsuka ◽  
Shota Taki ◽  
Kohei Ozawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Combustion Characteristics ◽  
Lean Burn ◽  
Fundamental Study ◽  
Gas Engine ◽  
Natural Gas Engine
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