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A COMPARISON OF IMAGING OF COMPRESSION IGNTION PHENOMENA OF ISO-OCTANE, INDOLENE, AND GASOLINE FUELS IN A SINGLE-CYLINDER RESEARCH ENGINE

  • Bradley T. Zigler
  • , Stephen M. Walton
  • , Dimitris Assanis
  • , Elizabeth Perez
  • , Margaret S. Wooldridge
  • , Steven T. Wooldridge
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Ford Motor Company

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Abstract

High-speed imaging combined with the optical access provided by a research engine offer the ability to directly image and compare ignition and combustion phenomena of various fuels. Such data provide valuable insight into the physical and chemical mechanisms important in each system. In this study, crank-angle resolved imaging data were used to investigate homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) operation of a single-cylinder four-valve optical engine fueled using gasoline, indolene, and iso-octane. Lean operating limits were the focus of the study with the primary objective of identifying different modes of reaction front initiation and propagation for each fuel. HCCI combustion was initiated and maintained over a range of lean conditions for various fuels, from φ = 0.77 to 0.27. The time-resolved imaging and pressure data show high rates of heat release in HCCI combustion correlate temporally to simultaneous, intense volumetric blue emission. Lower rates of heat release are characteristic of spatially-resolved blue emission. Gasoline supported leaner HCCI operation than indolene. Iso-octane showed a dramatic transition into misfire. Similar regions of preferential ignition were identified for each of the fuels considered using the imaging data.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationASME 2006 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference, ICEF 2006
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Pages147-163
Number of pages17
ISBN (Electronic)0791842606, 9780791842607
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
EventASME 2006 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference, ICEF 2006 - Sacramento, United States
Duration: Nov 5 2006Nov 8 2006

Publication series

NameASME 2006 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference, ICEF 2006

Conference

ConferenceASME 2006 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference, ICEF 2006
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySacramento
Period11/5/0611/8/06

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