Suitable cylinder charge preparation is deemed critical for the attainment of a highly homogeneous, diluted, and lean cylinder charge which is shown to lower the flame temperature. The resultant low temperature combustion (LTC) can simultaneously reduce the NOx and soot emissions from diesel engines. This requires sophisticated coordination of multiple control systems for controlling the intake boost, exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), and fueling events. Additionally, the cylinder charge modulation becomes more complicated in the novel combustion concepts that apply port injection of low reactivity alcohol fuels to replace the diesel fuel partially or entirely. In this work, experiments have been conducted on a single cylinder research engine with diesel and ethanol fuels. The test platform is capable of independently controlling the intake boost, EGR rates, and fuelling events. Effects of these control variables are evaluated with diesel direct injection and a combination of diesel direct injection and ethanol port injection. Data analyses are performed to establish the control requirements for stable operation at different engine load levels with the use of one or two fuels. The sensitivity of the combustion modes is thereby analyzed with regard to the boost, EGR, fuel types and fueling strategies. Zero-dimensional cycle simulations have been conducted in parallel with the experiments to evaluate the operating requirements and operation zones of the LTC combustion modes. Correlations are generated between air-fuel ratio (λ), EGR rate, boost level, in-cylinder oxygen concentration and load level using the experimental data and simulation results. Development of a real-time boost-EGR set-point determination to sustain the LTC mode at the varying engine load levels and fueling strategies is proposed.
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ASME 2013 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference
October 13–16, 2013
Dearborn, Michigan, USA
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- Internal Combustion Engine Division
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Prasad Divekar,
Prasad Divekar
University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
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Usman Asad,
Usman Asad
University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
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Xiaoye Han,
Xiaoye Han
University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
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Xiang Chen,
Xiang Chen
University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
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Ming Zheng
Ming Zheng
University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
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Prasad Divekar
University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
Usman Asad
University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
Xiaoye Han
University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
Xiang Chen
University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
Ming Zheng
University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
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ICEF2013-19226, V001T03A029; 10 pages
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February 26, 2014
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Divekar, P, Asad, U, Han, X, Chen, X, & Zheng, M. "Study of Cylinder Charge Control for Enabling Low Temperature Combustion in Diesel Engines." Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference. Volume 1: Large Bore Engines; Advanced Combustion; Emissions Control Systems; Instrumentation, Controls, and Hybrids. Dearborn, Michigan, USA. October 13–16, 2013. V001T03A029. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEF2013-19226
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