Reduction of engine-out NOx emissions to ultra-low levels is facilitated by enabling low temperature combustion (LTC) strategies. However, there is a significant energy penalty in terms of combustion efficiency as evidenced by the high levels of hydrocarbon (HC), carbon monoxide (CO), and hydrogen emissions. In this work, the net fuel energy lost as a result of incomplete combustion in two different LTC regimes is studied—partially premixed compression ignition (PPCI) using in-cylinder injection of diesel fuel and reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) of port injected gasoline and direct injected diesel. A detailed analysis of the incomplete combustion products was conducted. Test results indicated that carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen, and light hydrocarbon (HC) made up for most of the combustion in-efficiency in the PPCI mode, while heavier HC and aromatics were significantly higher in the RCCI mode.
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A Study of Combustion Inefficiency in Diesel Low Temperature Combustion and Gasoline–Diesel RCCI Via Detailed Emission Measurement
Shouvik Dev,
Shouvik Dev
Department of Mechanical,
Automotive and Materials Engineering,
University of Windsor,
401 Sunset Avenue,
Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
e-mail: devs@uwindsor.ca
Automotive and Materials Engineering,
University of Windsor,
401 Sunset Avenue,
Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
e-mail: devs@uwindsor.ca
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Prasad Divekar,
Prasad Divekar
Department of Mechanical,
Automotive and Materials Engineering,
University of Windsor,
401 Sunset Avenue,
Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
e-mail: divekar@uwindsor.ca
Automotive and Materials Engineering,
University of Windsor,
401 Sunset Avenue,
Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
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Kelvin Xie,
Kelvin Xie
Department of Mechanical,
Automotive and Materials Engineering,
University of Windsor,
401 Sunset Avenue,
Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
e-mail: xiek@uwindsor.ca
Automotive and Materials Engineering,
University of Windsor,
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Xiaoye Han,
Xiaoye Han
Department of Mechanical,
Automotive and Materials Engineering,
University of Windsor,
401 Sunset Avenue,
Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
e-mail: hanz@uwindsor.ca
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University of Windsor,
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Xiang Chen,
Xiang Chen
Department of Electrical and
Computing Engineering,
University of Windsor,
401 Sunset Avenue,
Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
e-mail: xchen@uwindsor.ca
Computing Engineering,
University of Windsor,
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Ming Zheng
Ming Zheng
Department of Mechanical,
Automotive and Materials Engineering,
University of Windsor,
401 Sunset Avenue,
Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
e-mail: mzheng@uwindsor.ca
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University of Windsor,
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Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
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Shouvik Dev
Department of Mechanical,
Automotive and Materials Engineering,
University of Windsor,
401 Sunset Avenue,
Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
e-mail: devs@uwindsor.ca
Automotive and Materials Engineering,
University of Windsor,
401 Sunset Avenue,
Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
e-mail: devs@uwindsor.ca
Prasad Divekar
Department of Mechanical,
Automotive and Materials Engineering,
University of Windsor,
401 Sunset Avenue,
Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
e-mail: divekar@uwindsor.ca
Automotive and Materials Engineering,
University of Windsor,
401 Sunset Avenue,
Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
e-mail: divekar@uwindsor.ca
Kelvin Xie
Department of Mechanical,
Automotive and Materials Engineering,
University of Windsor,
401 Sunset Avenue,
Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
e-mail: xiek@uwindsor.ca
Automotive and Materials Engineering,
University of Windsor,
401 Sunset Avenue,
Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
e-mail: xiek@uwindsor.ca
Xiaoye Han
Department of Mechanical,
Automotive and Materials Engineering,
University of Windsor,
401 Sunset Avenue,
Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
e-mail: hanz@uwindsor.ca
Automotive and Materials Engineering,
University of Windsor,
401 Sunset Avenue,
Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
e-mail: hanz@uwindsor.ca
Xiang Chen
Department of Electrical and
Computing Engineering,
University of Windsor,
401 Sunset Avenue,
Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
e-mail: xchen@uwindsor.ca
Computing Engineering,
University of Windsor,
401 Sunset Avenue,
Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
e-mail: xchen@uwindsor.ca
Ming Zheng
Department of Mechanical,
Automotive and Materials Engineering,
University of Windsor,
401 Sunset Avenue,
Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
e-mail: mzheng@uwindsor.ca
Automotive and Materials Engineering,
University of Windsor,
401 Sunset Avenue,
Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
e-mail: mzheng@uwindsor.ca
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Combustion and Fuels Committee of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER. Manuscript received March 9, 2015; final manuscript received April 29, 2015; published online June 2, 2015. Editor: David Wisler.
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Dec 2015, 137(12): 121501 (7 pages)
Published Online: June 2, 2015
Article history
Received:
March 9, 2015
Revision Received:
April 29, 2015
Citation
Dev, S., Divekar, P., Xie, K., Han, X., Chen, X., and Zheng, M. (June 2, 2015). "A Study of Combustion Inefficiency in Diesel Low Temperature Combustion and Gasoline–Diesel RCCI Via Detailed Emission Measurement." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. December 2015; 137(12): 121501. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4030521
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