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The Effect of Fuel Temperature on Particulate Matter Formation in Gasoline Direct-Injection Engines

Journal Article
2010-01-1469
ISSN: 1946-3952, e-ISSN: 1946-3960
Published May 05, 2010 by SAE International in United States
The Effect of Fuel Temperature on Particulate Matter Formation in Gasoline Direct-Injection Engines
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Citation: Whelan, I., Samuel, S., and Hassaneen, A., "The Effect of Fuel Temperature on Particulate Matter Formation in Gasoline Direct-Injection Engines," SAE Int. J. Fuels Lubr. 3(2):67-76, 2010, https://doi.org/10.4271/2010-01-1469.
Language: English

Abstract:

This work experimentally investigated the effect of fuel temperature on nano-scale particulate matter (PM) from a Direct-Injection Spark-Ignition (DISI) engine. The first part of the investigation focused on the effect of fuel temperature on combustion characteristics and the second part focused on the engine-out particulate matter. This study found that the injection of chilled fuel into the combustion chamber led to higher in-cylinder pressure, longer duration of combustion (DOC), lower PM number and lower Geometric Mean Diameter (GMD) of the PM than the injection of fuel at ambient temperature.