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Experimental Study of Cycle-to-Cycle Variations in a Spark-Ignition Engine Fueled with Biogas and Surrogate of Bio-methane
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2022-01-5049
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Internal combustion engines play a major role in biogas-based stationary power generation applications in rural areas, and serious progress on effective utilization of bio-resources by considering engine stability is not achieved yet. In the present study, combustion characteristics and cycle-to-cycle variations (CCVs) of a spark-ignition (SI) engine fueled with gasoline, biogas, and surrogate of bio-methane are analyzed. A single-cylinder, four-stroke SI engine (with a flexible gaseous fuel system) was operated at a couple of load points (8 Nm and 11.5 Nm) with a rotational speed of 1500 rpm. CCVs are analyzed using a statistical approach considering 1000 consecutive engine cycles for each operating condition. Results at 8 Nm showed relatively higher CCVs of indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP), peak in-cylinder pressure (Pmax), and flame initiation duration (FID) for biogas compared to methane. It is also found that a linear relationship existed between Pmax and its corresponding location (θPmax) for methane, whereas the hook-back phenomenon was observed for biogas, which is because of the successive slow and fast burning cycles as noted in the return map of the IMEP.
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Bundele, H., Kurien, C., and Mittal, M., "Experimental Study of Cycle-to-Cycle Variations in a Spark-Ignition Engine Fueled with Biogas and Surrogate of Bio-methane," SAE Technical Paper 2022-01-5049, 2022, https://doi.org/10.4271/2022-01-5049.Also In
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