The impact of intake pressure on high exhaust gas recirculation low-temperature compression ignition engine combustion using borescopic imaging
In diesel engines, high levels of exhaust gas recirculation can be used to achieve low-temperature combustion, resulting in low emission levels of both nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter. This work studied the effects of varying the intake manifold pressure on in-cylinder combustion proces...
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| author | Sarangi, AK Garner, CP McTaggart-Cowan, GP Davy, MH Hargrave, GK |
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| description | In diesel engines, high levels of exhaust gas recirculation can be used to achieve low-temperature combustion, resulting in low emission levels of both nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter. This work studied the effects of varying the intake manifold pressure on in-cylinder combustion processes and engine-out emissions from a light-duty single cylinder diesel engine under conventional and high exhaust gas recirculation low-temperature combustion regimes. The work was conducted at a part-load cruise condition of 1500 r/min and at an indicated mean effective pressure of approximately 600 kPa. Exhaust gas recirculation rates were varied between 0% and 65% at absolute intake pressures of 100–150 kPa. Very low NOx emissions were achieved (<10 ppm, ∼0.05 g/kW h) for intake oxygen mass fractions below about 11%, independent of boost pressure. Smoke emission levels were lower than for non–exhaust gas recirculation combustion at oxygen mass fractions below ∼9%, depending on the boost pressure. High intake pressures reduced fuel consumption by 15% and combustion by-product emissions by 50%–60% compared to low boost. For the low intake boost case, little visible flame was apparent through borescope imaging. At higher boost pressures, intense flame luminosity was observed within the piston bowl early in the expansion stroke. Spatially averaged soot luminosity based on photomultiplier tube data showed that peak soot luminosity was five times greater and occurred 8 °CA earlier for high boost. This work demonstrates how the combination of appropriate boost pressures and exhaust gas recirculation rates can be used to mitigate the emissions and thermal efficiency penalties of high-dilution low-temperature combustion to achieve near-zero NOx operation. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:168af024-a20c-43e1-bed8-3838de1891972022-03-26T10:31:51ZThe impact of intake pressure on high exhaust gas recirculation low-temperature compression ignition engine combustion using borescopic imagingJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:168af024-a20c-43e1-bed8-3838de189197EnglishSymplectic ElementsSAGE Publications2020Sarangi, AKGarner, CPMcTaggart-Cowan, GPDavy, MHHargrave, GKIn diesel engines, high levels of exhaust gas recirculation can be used to achieve low-temperature combustion, resulting in low emission levels of both nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter. This work studied the effects of varying the intake manifold pressure on in-cylinder combustion processes and engine-out emissions from a light-duty single cylinder diesel engine under conventional and high exhaust gas recirculation low-temperature combustion regimes. The work was conducted at a part-load cruise condition of 1500 r/min and at an indicated mean effective pressure of approximately 600 kPa. Exhaust gas recirculation rates were varied between 0% and 65% at absolute intake pressures of 100–150 kPa. Very low NOx emissions were achieved (<10 ppm, ∼0.05 g/kW h) for intake oxygen mass fractions below about 11%, independent of boost pressure. Smoke emission levels were lower than for non–exhaust gas recirculation combustion at oxygen mass fractions below ∼9%, depending on the boost pressure. High intake pressures reduced fuel consumption by 15% and combustion by-product emissions by 50%–60% compared to low boost. For the low intake boost case, little visible flame was apparent through borescope imaging. At higher boost pressures, intense flame luminosity was observed within the piston bowl early in the expansion stroke. Spatially averaged soot luminosity based on photomultiplier tube data showed that peak soot luminosity was five times greater and occurred 8 °CA earlier for high boost. This work demonstrates how the combination of appropriate boost pressures and exhaust gas recirculation rates can be used to mitigate the emissions and thermal efficiency penalties of high-dilution low-temperature combustion to achieve near-zero NOx operation. |
| spellingShingle | Sarangi, AK Garner, CP McTaggart-Cowan, GP Davy, MH Hargrave, GK The impact of intake pressure on high exhaust gas recirculation low-temperature compression ignition engine combustion using borescopic imaging |
| title | The impact of intake pressure on high exhaust gas recirculation low-temperature compression ignition engine combustion using borescopic imaging |
| title_full | The impact of intake pressure on high exhaust gas recirculation low-temperature compression ignition engine combustion using borescopic imaging |
| title_fullStr | The impact of intake pressure on high exhaust gas recirculation low-temperature compression ignition engine combustion using borescopic imaging |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of intake pressure on high exhaust gas recirculation low-temperature compression ignition engine combustion using borescopic imaging |
| title_short | The impact of intake pressure on high exhaust gas recirculation low-temperature compression ignition engine combustion using borescopic imaging |
| title_sort | impact of intake pressure on high exhaust gas recirculation low temperature compression ignition engine combustion using borescopic imaging |
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