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Discussion of the Role of Fuel-Oil Diffusion in the Hydrocarbon Emissions from a Small Engine
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2008-32-0014
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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The contribution of fuel adsorption in engine oil and its subsequent desorption following combustion to the engine-out hydrocarbon (HC) emissions of a spark-ignited, air-cooled, V-twin utility engine was studied by comparing steady state and cycle-resolved HC emission measurements from operation with a standard full-blend gasoline, and with propane, which has a low solubility in oil. Experiments were performed at two speeds and three loads, and for different mean crankcase pressures. The crankcase pressure was found to impact the HC emissions, presumably through the ringpack mechanism, which was largely unaltered by the different fuels. The average and cycle-resolved HC emissions were found to be in good agreement, both qualitatively and quantitatively, for the two fuels. Further, the two fuels showed the same response to changes in the crankcase pressure. The solubility of propane in the oil is approximately an order of magnitude lower than for gasoline. This suggests that the effect of fuel adsorption in the oil is not significant for small air-cooled utility-type engines.
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Salazar, V. and Ghandhi, J., "Discussion of the Role of Fuel-Oil Diffusion in the Hydrocarbon Emissions from a Small Engine," SAE Int. J. Engines 1(1):1347-1356, 2009, https://doi.org/10.4271/2008-32-0014.Also In
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