Understanding the Dynamic Evolution of Cyclic Variability at the Operating Limits of HCCI Engines with Negative Valve Overlap

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SAE 2012 World Congress & Exhibition
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Content
An experimental study is performed for homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) combustion focusing on late phasing conditions with high cyclic variability (CV) approaching misfire. High CV limits the feasible operating range and the objective is to understand and quantify the dominating effects of the CV in order to enable controls for widening the operating range of HCCI. A combustion analysis method is developed for explaining the dynamic coupling in sequences of combustion cycles where important variables are residual gas temperature, combustion efficiency, heat release during re-compression, and unburned fuel mass. The results show that the unburned fuel mass carries over to the re-compression and to the next cycle creating a coupling between cycles, in addition to the well known temperature coupling, that is essential for understanding and predicting the HCCI behavior at lean conditions with high CV.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2012-01-1106
Pages
14
Citation
Hellström, E., Stefanopoulou, A., Vavra, J., Babajimopoulos, A. et al., "Understanding the Dynamic Evolution of Cyclic Variability at the Operating Limits of HCCI Engines with Negative Valve Overlap," SAE Int. J. Engines 5(3):995-1008, 2012, https://doi.org/10.4271/2012-01-1106.
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Published
Apr 16, 2012
Product Code
2012-01-1106
Content Type
Journal Article
Language
English