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High-Speed Imaging of Main-Chamber Combustion of a Narrow Throat Pre-Chamber under Lean Conditions
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2020-01-2081
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Pre-chamber combustion (PCC) allows an extension on the lean limit of an internal combustion engine (ICE). This combustion mode provides lower NOx emissions and shorter combustion durations that lead to a higher indicated efficiency. In the present work, a narrow throat pre-chamber was tested, which has a unique nozzle area distribution in two rows of six nozzle holes each. Tests were carried out in a modified heavy-duty engine for optical visualization. Methane was used as fuel for both the pre-chamber and the main chamber. Seven operating points were tested, including passive pre-chamber mode as a limit condition, to study the effect of pre- and main-chamber fuel addition on the pre-chamber jets and the main chamber combustion via chemiluminescence imaging. A typical cycle of one of the tested conditions is explained through the captured images. Observations of the typical cycle reveal a predominant presence of only six jets (from the lower row), with well-defined jet structures. A secondary flame front is generated in the center of the combustion chamber due to the delayed contribution of the upper row of nozzle holes. Passive mode exhibited a random and sequential jet emergence, which can be related to the observed slower burn rate. The increase in the quantity of fuel added to the main-chamber showed a strong effect on the flame's overall intensity and jet penetration. On the other hand, increasing the pre-chamber fuel injection exhibits different jet shapes.
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- Manuel Echeverri Marquez - King Abdullah University of Science & Technology
- Ponnya Hlaing - King Abdullah University of Science & Technology
- Qinglong Tang - King Abdullah University of Science & Technology
- Ramgopal Sampath - King Abdullah University of Science & Technology
- Moez Ben Houidi - King Abdullah University of Science & Technology
- Gaetano Magnotti - King Abdullah University of Science & Technology
- Bengt Johansson - King Abdullah University of Science & Technology
- Emre Cenker - Saudi Aramco
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Echeverri Marquez, M., Hlaing, P., Tang, Q., Sampath, R. et al., "High-Speed Imaging of Main-Chamber Combustion of a Narrow Throat Pre-Chamber under Lean Conditions," SAE Technical Paper 2020-01-2081, 2020, https://doi.org/10.4271/2020-01-2081.Data Sets - Support Documents
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