Visualization of MF/Diesel RCCI Combustion Process and Soot Emission

  • HUANG Chen ,
  • NI Xiao ,
  • GE Dameng ,
  • LI Song ,
  • ZHANG Wanzhi ,
  • LIU Jinping ,
  • ZHANG Tingting
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  • 1. School of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China
    2. Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Agricultural Equipment Intelligence, Taian 271018, China
    3. Taian Technician Institute, Taian 271000, China
    4. Sinotruk Taian Wuyue Special Vehicle Co., Ltd., Taian 271000, China
    5. School of Mechanical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723001, China
    6. School of Mechanical Engineering, Anyang Institute of Technology, Anyang 455000, China

Online published: 2024-03-07

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Key Scientific Research Projects of Colleges and Universities in Henan Province (No. 21B470002).

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Science Press, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, CAS and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2024

Abstract

Based on the optical engine, the ignition characteristics, combustion process and soot emission characteristics of diesel under different 2-Methylfuran (MF) atmospheres were investigated by high-speed photography and in-cylinder combustion analysis technology. The results show that at the same main injection timing, the ignition time of reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) combustion mode is earlier than pure diesel combustion, and the ignition point is concentrated near the nozzle. Diesel acts as a spark plug to ignite the mixture, but the flame develops slowly in the early stages and the pressure in the cylinder rises slowly. Compared with pure diesel, RCCI combustion model has smaller peak values of in-cylinder pressure and heat release rate, shorter ignition delay period, earlier combustion phase and shorter combustion duration. At main spray time at 6°CA BTDC and 12°CA BTDC, with the increase of MF premixing ratio from 0 to 0.75, the peak cylinder pressure decreased by 19.6% and 26% respectively. In addition, with the increase of the MF heat value ratio, the area of KL factor > 1.5 in the combustion chamber decreased and the space integral natural luminescence (SINL) peak value decreased by 48.37%, and the soot formation rate and yield decreased significantly. However, when the MF heat value ratio was too large (75% of the total calorific value), the ignition delay period increased, and misfire occurred at the main injection timing of 0°CA BTDC. The RCCI mode of MF/diesel dual fuel has better stability, and better control effect can be obtained at different main injection timing.

Cite this article

HUANG Chen , NI Xiao , GE Dameng , LI Song , ZHANG Wanzhi , LIU Jinping , ZHANG Tingting . Visualization of MF/Diesel RCCI Combustion Process and Soot Emission[J]. Journal of Thermal Science, 2024 , 33(2) : 779 -792 . DOI: 10.1007/s11630-024-1950-z

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