Abstract
Abstract Due to energy shortage and environmental problems, the application of natural gas in internal combustion engine has attracted extensive attention. Therefore, diesel pilot ignition natural gas engine is a promising technology. However, the different sources of natural gas lead to the change in composition, which has a great impact on engine combustion and emission. In this study, the relationship between Wobbe index (WI) and swirl ratio (SR) of six different natural gas mixtures was studied by numerical simulation method. Besides, reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) combustion strategy was evaluated. The results showed that increasing the WI increased the in-cylinder pressure and temperature, increased the ignition delay, and shortened the combustion duration, the gross indicated efficiency (GIE) of the six gases exceeded 50%. In addition, the increase of WI increased the nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions and reduced the hydrocarbon (HC) and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions. Moreover, the peak pressure rise rate (PPRR) increased with the rise of WI, which may lead to engine knock. The results also showed that the increase of SR increased the in-cylinder pressure and temperature and improved the PPRR. When the SR was 0.7 and the WI was 51.7, the combustion and emission performance of the RCCI engine was relatively better.
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