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Laser-Rayleigh Imaging of DME Sprays in an Optically Accessible DI Diesel Truck Engine
Technical Paper
2001-01-0915
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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SAE 2001 World Congress
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Laser-Rayleigh imaging has been employed to measure the relative fuel concentration in the gaseous jet region of DME sprays. The measurements were performed in an optically accessible diesel truck engine equipped with a common rail injection system. A one-hole nozzle was used to guarantee that the recorded pressure history was associated with the heat release in the imaged spray. To compensate for the low compression ratio in the modified engine the inlet air was preheated. Spray development was studied for two levels of preheating, from the start of injection to the point where all fuel was consumed. The results indicate that there is a strong correlation between the amount of unburned fuel present in the cylinder and the rate of heat release at a given time. The combustion can not be described as purely premixed or purely mixing-controlled at any time, but always has an element of both. After all fuel appears to have vanished there is still an extended period of heat release. This indicates a rich combustion yielding combustible products.
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Andersson, Ö., Collin, R., Aldén, M., and Egnell, R., "Laser-Rayleigh Imaging of DME Sprays in an Optically Accessible DI Diesel Truck Engine," SAE Technical Paper 2001-01-0915, 2001, https://doi.org/10.4271/2001-01-0915.Also In
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