This work focuses on the prevention from knock in the case of SI engines supplied by natural gas network. The effect of two inert gases (N2 and CO2) adjunction is experimentally studied. The added quantities are between 0% and 25% in volume for N2 and between 0% and 15% for CO2. A significant increase of the Knock Limited Spark Timing (KLST) is measured in all the cases. A twice-higher augmentation is noted when CO2 is added compared to N2 for an equivalent volumetric concentration. The overall augmentation varies between +1 to +6 °CA depending on the operation. Finally, a law for predicting the KLST augmentation implied by the adjunction of inert gases is deduced from all the measurements.
Volume Subject Area:
Advanced Energy Systems
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