The Impact of Injection Timing on In-Cylinder Fuel Distribution in a Natural Gas Powered Engine

971708

05/01/1997

Event
International Spring Fuels & Lubricants Meeting & Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
One obstacle hindering the use of port fuel injection in natural gas engines is poor idle performance due to incomplete mixing of the cylinder charge prior to ignition. Fuel injection timing has a strong influence on the mixing process. The purpose of this work is to determine the impact of fuel injection timing on in-cylinder fuel distribution. Equivalence ratio maps have been acquired by Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence in an optical engine with a production cylinder head. Experimental results have been used to determine the injection timing which produces the most uniform fuel distribution for the given engine.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/971708
Pages
12
Citation
Hiltner, J., and Samimy, M., "The Impact of Injection Timing on In-Cylinder Fuel Distribution in a Natural Gas Powered Engine," SAE Technical Paper 971708, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/971708.
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Published
May 1, 1997
Product Code
971708
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English