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An Experimental Investigation on the Effect of Diluent Addition on Flame Characteristics in a Single Cylinder Optical Diesel Engine
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2015-24-2438
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Abstract
The present work investigates the effect of low levels CO2 addition on the combustion characteristics inside a single cylinder optical engine operated under low load conditions. The effects of dilution levels (up to 7.5% mass flow rate CO2 addition), the number of pilot injections (single or double pilot injections) and injection pressure (25 or 40 MPa), are evaluated towards the direction of achieving a partially premixed combustion (PPC) operation mode. The findings are discussed based on optical measurements and via pressure trace and apparent rate of heat release analyses in a Ricardo Hydra optical light duty diesel engine. The engine was operated under low IMEP levels of the order of 1.6 bar at 1200 rpm and with a CO2 diluent-enhanced atmosphere resembling an environment of simulated low exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) rates. Flame propagation is captured by means of high speed imaging and OH, CH and C2 line-of-sight chemiluminescence respectively. Each of the above species is a proxy of a fundamental combustion property; OH* is related to the oxidation zone, CH* to the heat release zone and the flame front, while C2* is indicative of fuel-rich areas. The combined analyses of the obtained results were made under the perspective of identifying the induced alterations in flame structures and, possibly, combustion modes, and their manifestation at the global in-cylinder conditions. The increase of CO2 addition results in lower peak pressures and in an overall delay of the combustion process, while also influences the spatial characteristics of reaction and oxidation zones, as well as differentiates the extent of fuel-rich pockets. Multiple injections advance the main combustion event and an increase in injection pressure enhances fuel evaporation and mixing while spatially confining the observed flame structures. Overall, operation under relatively slightly diluted conditions with more pilot injection events at higher rail pressure appear to enhance mixing, proving thus an indication of lower emission levels.
Authors
- Maria Founti - National Technical University of Athens
- Yannis Hardalupas - Imperial College London
- Christopher Hong - Imperial College London
- Christos Keramiotis - Imperial College London
- Kumara Gurubaran Ramaswamy - Imperial College London
- Nikolaos Soulopoulos - Imperial College London
- Alexander Taylor - Imperial College London
- Dimitrios P. Touloupis - Imperial College London
- George Vourliotakis - Imperial College London
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Founti, M., Hardalupas, Y., Hong, C., Keramiotis, C. et al., "An Experimental Investigation on the Effect of Diluent Addition on Flame Characteristics in a Single Cylinder Optical Diesel Engine," SAE Technical Paper 2015-24-2438, 2015, https://doi.org/10.4271/2015-24-2438.Also In
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