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Effect of Intake Cam Phasing on First Cycle Fuel Delivery and HC Emissions in an SI Engine
Technical Paper
2004-01-1852
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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A strategy to facilitate the mixture preparation process in PFI engines is to delay the Intake Valve Opening (IVO) by shifting the cam phasing so that the cylinder pressure is sub-atmospheric when the valve opens. The physics of the effect are discussed in terms of the pressure differential between the manifold and the cylinder, and the resulting flow and charge temperature history. The effect was evaluated by measuring the equivalence ratio of the trapped charge and the exhaust HC emissions in the first cycle of cranking in a 2.4L engine. When the IVO timing was changed from 18° BTDC to 21° ATDC, the in-cylinder fuel equivalence ratio increased by approximately 10%. This increase was attributed mainly to the enrichment of the charge by displacing the leaner mixture at the top of the cylinder in the period between BDC and IVC. The exhaust HC, however, increased by 40%. No conclusive explanation was established for this increase in HC emissions.
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Lang, K., Cheng, W., Borland, M., Thomas, C. et al., "Effect of Intake Cam Phasing on First Cycle Fuel Delivery and HC Emissions in an SI Engine," SAE Technical Paper 2004-01-1852, 2004, https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-01-1852.Also In
Mixture Preparation, Combustion and Emission Formation Processes in SI Engines, and Diesel Spray and Mixture Formation
Number: SP-1888; Published: 2004-06-08
Number: SP-1888; Published: 2004-06-08
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