Reduction of Cold-Start Emissions through Valve Timing in a GDI Engine

This work examines the effect of valve timing during cold crank-start and cold fast-idle (1200 rpm, 2 bar NIMEP) on the emissions of hydrocarbons (HC) and particulate mass and number (PM/PN). Four different cam-phaser configurations are studied in detail: 1. Baseline stock valve timing. 2. Late inta...

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Main Authors: Cheng, Wai K., Rodriguez, Juan Felipe
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: SAE International 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/102387
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5879-2253
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7044-8156
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description This work examines the effect of valve timing during cold crank-start and cold fast-idle (1200 rpm, 2 bar NIMEP) on the emissions of hydrocarbons (HC) and particulate mass and number (PM/PN). Four different cam-phaser configurations are studied in detail: 1. Baseline stock valve timing. 2. Late intake opening/closing. 3. Early exhaust opening/closing. 4. Late intake phasing combined with early exhaust phasing. Delaying the intake valve opening improves the mixture formation process and results in more than 25% reduction of the HC and of the PM/PN emissions during cold crank-start. Early exhaust valve phasing results in a deterioration of the HC and PM/PN emissions performance during cold crank-start. Nevertheless, early exhaust valve phasing slightly improves the HC emissions and substantially reduces the particulate emissions at cold fast-idle. The combined strategy consisting of late intake and early exhaust phasing shows a considerable reduction in both the cold crank-start HC and PM/PN emissions of 30%. In fast idle, the HC and PM emissions respond differently to the different valve timing strategy. The combined late IVO and early EVC configuration with moderate combustion phasing retard gives the best HC and PM emissions and reasonable engine stability.
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spelling mit-1721.1/1023872022-10-01T13:19:51Z Reduction of Cold-Start Emissions through Valve Timing in a GDI Engine Cheng, Wai K. Rodriguez, Juan Felipe Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering Cheng, Wai K. Cheng, Wai K. Rodriguez, Juan Felipe This work examines the effect of valve timing during cold crank-start and cold fast-idle (1200 rpm, 2 bar NIMEP) on the emissions of hydrocarbons (HC) and particulate mass and number (PM/PN). Four different cam-phaser configurations are studied in detail: 1. Baseline stock valve timing. 2. Late intake opening/closing. 3. Early exhaust opening/closing. 4. Late intake phasing combined with early exhaust phasing. Delaying the intake valve opening improves the mixture formation process and results in more than 25% reduction of the HC and of the PM/PN emissions during cold crank-start. Early exhaust valve phasing results in a deterioration of the HC and PM/PN emissions performance during cold crank-start. Nevertheless, early exhaust valve phasing slightly improves the HC emissions and substantially reduces the particulate emissions at cold fast-idle. The combined strategy consisting of late intake and early exhaust phasing shows a considerable reduction in both the cold crank-start HC and PM/PN emissions of 30%. In fast idle, the HC and PM emissions respond differently to the different valve timing strategy. The combined late IVO and early EVC configuration with moderate combustion phasing retard gives the best HC and PM emissions and reasonable engine stability. Consortium on Engine and Fuels Research 2016-05-03T14:53:03Z 2016-05-03T14:53:03Z 2016-04 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1946-3944 1946-3936 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/102387 Rodriguez, J. Felipe, and Wai K. Cheng. “Reduction of Cold-Start Emissions through Valve Timing in a GDI Engine.” SAE Int. J. Engines 9, no. 2 (April 5, 2016). https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5879-2253 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7044-8156 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.4271/2016-01-0827 SAE International Journal of Engines Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ application/pdf SAE International Rodriguez
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title_short Reduction of Cold-Start Emissions through Valve Timing in a GDI Engine
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