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The Influence of Gas/Fuel Ratio on Combustion Stability and Misfire Limits of Spark Ignition Engines
Technical Paper
2000-01-1208
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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SAE 2000 World Congress
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The deterioration of combustion stability as lean operating limits and misfire conditions are approached has been investigated experimentally. The study has been carried out on spark ignition engines with port fuel injection and four-valves-per-cylinder. Test conditions cover fully-warm and cold operation, and ranges of air/fuel ratio, exhaust gas recirculation rates and spark timing. An approximate method of calculating gas/fuel ratio is described. This is used to show that combustion stability, characterised by the coefficient of variation of i.m.e.p., is a function of calculated gas/fuel ratio and spark timing until near to the limit of stability. A rapid deterioration in stability and the onset of weak, partial burning occurs at a gas/fuel ratio between 24:1 and 26:1 under fully-warm operating conditions, and around one gas/fuel ratio lower under cold operating conditions. This deterioration is independent of spark timing and can be used as a criterion to identify misfiring conditions.
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Shayler, P., Winborn, L., Hill, M., and Eade, D., "The Influence of Gas/Fuel Ratio on Combustion Stability and Misfire Limits of Spark Ignition Engines," SAE Technical Paper 2000-01-1208, 2000, https://doi.org/10.4271/2000-01-1208.Also In
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