Minimum Advance For Best Torque Research Articles

Study on Combustion and Emissions of a Combined Injection Spark Ignition Engine with Natural Gas Direct Injection Plus Ethanol Port Injection under Lean-Burn Conditions.

Conventional ethanol spark ignition (SI) engines have poor fuel atomization and mixture formation. The objective of this paper is to improve the combustion and emission performance of ethanol SI engines under lean-burn conditions through the dual-injection mode with ethanol port injection and compressed natural gas (CNG) direct injection (CDI+EPI). This paper studies the engine performance at 1500 rpm under five CNG direct injection ratios (CDIr) and five excess air ratios (λ). The results show that as the CDIr increases under lean-burn conditions, the following occurs: the minimum advance for best torque (MBT), the coefficient of variation (CoVIMEP), and CO and HC emissions decrease; the crankshaft rotation or time with cumulative heat release rate ranging from 10% to 90% (CA 10–90) and NOx emissions first decrease and then increase; and torque, peak in-cylinder pressure (Pmax), and the λ limit first increase and then decrease. The larger the CDIr is, the less influence λ has on the MBT. When CDIr = 15%, the CoVIMEP can be effectively reduced, the engine can still work stably in all lean-burn conditions, and the λ limit will reach the maximum value of 1.73, 19.31% higher than that of the original engine (CDIr = 0). When λ = 1.1, CO emissions decrease the most and HC emissions decrease the least. At this time, CO and HC emissions decrease by 1.56 vol % and 30 ppm, respectively, on average for every 0.1 decrease in λ. For CA 10–90, torque, and Pmax, λ = 1.1, 15% CDI, and 85% EPI is the optimal combination under lean-burn conditions. When CDIr ≥ 15%, NOx emissions are at an ideal level. Under lean-burn conditions, direct-injection CNG can form a good stratified natural gas/ethanol mixture in the cylinder, effectively improving the engine’s power and stability and reducing emissions. The λ = 1.1, 15% CDI, 85% EPI combination provides a cutting-edge and outstanding solution for a natural gas/ethanol combined injection SI engine.

Effect of spark plug protrusion on the performance and emission characteristics of an engine fueled by hydrogen-natural gas blends

Mixtures of hydrogen and natural gas are promising for improving efficiency and reducing harmful emissions in spark ignition engines, since limits of flammability can be extended while stable combustion is secured. In this research, the combustion characteristics of long electrode spark plugs were evaluated in a hydrogen blended with natural gas (HCNG) engine. Decreases in the flame propagation distance through the use of spark plugs can lead to increased burning rates and further improvement of fuel economy in HCNG engines. An 11-liter heavy duty lean burn engine was employed and performance characteristics including emissions were assessed according to the spark timing of the minimum advance for best torque (MBT) for each operating condition. Retarded MBT spark advance timing with long electrode spark plugs due to increased burning speed supported increases in engine efficiency and reductions of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions. The lower positions of initial flame kernels due to the use of long electrode spark plugs were preferable to improvements of cyclic variability due to reduced flame front quenching, and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions at the flammability limit were also improved.

Effect of swirl on the performance and combustion of a biogas fuelled spark ignition engine

The influence of swirl on the performance, emissions and combustion in a constant speed Spark Ignition (SI) engine was studied experimentally. A single cylinder diesel engine was modified to operate as a biogas operated spark ignition engine. The engine was operated at 1500rpm at throttle opening of 25% and 100% at various equivalence ratios. The tests covered a range of equivalence ratios from rich to lean operating limits and also at an optimum compression ratio of 13:1 with normal and masked intake valve to enhance swirl. The spark timing was set to MBT (Minimum advance for Best Torque). It was found that masked valve configuration enhanced the power output and brake thermal efficiency at full throttle. The lean limit of combustion also got extended. Heat release rates indicated enhanced combustion rates with masked valve, which are mainly responsible for the improvement in thermal efficiency. NO level increased with masked valve as compared to normal configuration. The spark timings were to be retarded by about 6°CA and 4°CA when compared to normal configuration at 25% and 100% throttle respectively.

HCNG 엔진의 공기과잉율 변화에 따른 노킹 특성에 관한 연구

자동차 배기가스 규제가 강화됨에 따라 천연가스에 수소를 첨가하는 수소-천연가스 혼합연료(HCNG)를 기존의 압축천연가스(CNG) 엔진에 적용하려는 많은 연구들이 진행되고 있다. 그러나 수소의 높은 연소 속도로 인한 역화, 조기착화, 노킹(knocking) 등의 이상연소 발생 가능성은 엔진의 가열 또는 열효율 및 출력의 저하를 야기하는 문제점이 발생할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 CNG 연료에 수소를 일정 부분 혼합한 HCNG 연료를 기존의 CNG 엔진에 적용하여 희박연소 한계 확장을 통해 연소 성능 개선을 확인하고, CNG와 HCNG 연료의 노킹 특성을 파악하고자 하였다. 공기과잉율의 변화에 따른 노킹 발생 조건을 관찰함으로써 HCNG 연료의 적용성 및 노킹마진을 평가하고자 하였다. HCNG 연료 사용 시 최적운전조건에서 노킹 문제없이 엔진을 운전할 수 있었으나 노킹이 일어날 수 있는 가능성이 높아져 이에 대한 대비가 필요할 것으로 판단된다. As emission regulation for vehicle has been reinforced, many researches carried out for HCNG(hydrogen-natural gas blends) fuel to the conventional compressed natural gas (CNG) engine. However, abnormal combustion such as backfire, pre-ignition or knocking can be caused due to high combustion speed of hydrogen and it can result in over heating of engine or reduction of thermal efficiency and power output. In the present study, improvement of combustion performance was observed with HCNG fuel since it can extend a flammability limit. Knocking characteristics for CNG and HCNG fuel were investigated. Feasibility of HCNG fuel was evaluated by checking the knock margin according to excess air ratio. The operation of engine with HCNG was stable at minimum advance for best torque(MBT) spark timing and knock phenomena were not detected. However, it is necessary to prepare higher knock tendency since possibility of knock is higher with HCNG fuel.

Effect of compression ratio on the performance and combustion of a biogas fuelled spark ignition engine

A single cylinder diesel engine was modified to operate as a biogas operated spark ignition engine. The engine was operated at 1500rpm at throttle opening of 25% and 100% at various equivalence ratios. The tests were covered a range of equivalence ratios from rich to the lean operating limit and a number of compression ratios. The spark timing was set to MBT (Minimum advance for Best Torque). The performance, emission and combustion characteristics with different compression ratios are compared. It has been found from the results that the higher the compression ratio, the higher the brake thermal efficiency. When the compression ratio was above a critical value of 13:1, brake power and thermal efficiency increased little. At higher compression ratios above 13:1, increased NOx, HC, and CO emissions were measured. Power and thermal efficiency reached their highest values with the compression ratio between 13:1 and 15:1 and the equivalence ratio between 1.08 and 0.95. Under these conditions, HC and CO emissions were low but the NOx values were high. Power and thermal efficiency reduced for leaner mixtures. The MBT spark timing is retarded with increase in compression ratio. The peak pressure decreases, as the mixture becomes lean at all the compression ratios. The peak pressure is higher with higher compression ratio. Increase in compression ratio leads to high heat release rate.

Effects of Open-Valve and Close-Valve Injections on the Performance of a Port Injection Methane Engine

Increasing concerns over energy security and stricter legislation on automotive exhaust emission limits have triggered greater efforts in utilizing alternatives to petroleum-based fuels. Compressed natural gas (CNG) is one of the promising candidates in terms of emissions and price. In this paper, methane, the major constituent of natural gas (NG), in used to fuel a Ricardo E6 engine and run in a port injection operation with open-valve and close-valve injection. The compression ratio is set at 10.5:1. Methane at 30 bar was supplied to the injector and injection length was adjusted to achieve the desired air fuel ratio (AFR). The minimum advance for best torque (MBT) was determined for 1100 rpm speed by measuring the indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP) for combustion at spark advance between 14°CA and 35°CA BTDC. The result is clearly demonstrated that the performance of the open valve port injection (OVPI) is superior to the one of the close valve port injection (CVPI) with better IMEP, fuel conversion efficiency, indicated power and volumetric efficiency. The observation indicates that OVPI shows steadiness of peak pressures shifts toward top dead centre (TDC) as spark ignitions were advanced compared to CVPI. In terms of combustion characteristics, the OVPI operation yields shorter ignition delay and overall burning duration even at the same phasing angle. Therefore, the open valve operation is preferable for NG port injection due to the fact that injections take place while intake valve is open. It accelerates the charge flow into the cylinder causing higher volumetric efficiency and avoiding the back pressure that happen when high pressure methane is injected while intake valve closes.

Constrained variance control of peak-pressure position by spark-ionisation feedback for multi-cylinder control

A neural network (NN) is identified in conjunction with the ionisation current from the spark plug of a spark ignition (SI) gasoline internal combustion (IC) engine as a peak-pressure position (PPP) virtual sensor. The NN is trained offline using reduced datasets from principal component analysis (PCA) and available engine signals to predict the PPP under transient load, speed and spark advance (SA) settings. An ARMAX model is identified around the NN that allows linear feedback control techniques to be applied. Constrained variance (CV) control is used to ensure the PPP tracks to a set point known to give minimum advance for best torque (MBT) by actuation of the SA. The technique is then replicated on all the cylinders of a four-cylinder 1.6l gasoline IC engine which experimentally demonstrates a reduction in cylinder-to-cylinder differences of indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP) after applying the control.

Hydrogen fueled spark ignition engine with electronically controlled manifold injection: An experimental study

In this work, a single cylinder conventional spark ignition engine was converted to operate with hydrogen using the timed manifold fuel injection technique. A solenoid operated gas injector was used to inject hydrogen into the inlet manifold at the specified time. A dedicated electronic circuit developed for this work was used to control the injection timing and duration. The spark timing was set to minimum advance for best torque (MBT). The engine was operated at the wide-open throttle condition. For comparison of results, the same engine was also run on gasoline. The performance and emission characteristics with hydrogen and gasoline are compared. From the results, it is found that there is a reduction of about 20% in the peak power output of the engine when operating with hydrogen. The brake thermal efficiency with hydrogen is about 2% greater than that of gasoline. A lean limit equivalence ratio of about 0.3 could be attained with hydrogen as compared to 0.83 with gasoline. CO, CO 2 and HC emissions were negligible with hydrogen operation. However, for hydrogen operation, NO x emission was four times higher than that of gasoline at full load power. The best ignition timing for hydrogen was much retarded when compared to gasoline. The effect of hydrogen injection pressure was also studied and no specific changes were observed. The effect of operating speed was also studied.

예연소실을 갖는 점화플러그의 연소 특성에 관한 연구

The new concept spark plug was developed to study its influence on the combustion characteristics of SI engine. It has pre-ignition chamber in the lower end of spark plug and flame hole, in which fresh mixture gas can be introduced without any fuel supply system. This spark plug was tested with a commercial SI engine. Fuel consumption rate, emission gas and MBT timing were measured in the engine dynamometer for various flame hole numbers, hole positions, hole sizes of the pre-ignition chamber of the spark plug. And average flame propagation speed was measured by using the head gasket ionization probe in single cylinder engine. The new concept spark plug induces fast bum in combustion compared with the conventional spark plug, and MBT(Minimum advance for Best Torque) timing was retarded about crank angle. The flame hole number, hole direction and volume of pre-ignition chamber were found to influence the combustion characteristics.

The thermodynamic analysis of optimum ignition timing. The effect of cooling loss.

Optimum Ignition Timing is defined as the Minimum Advance for Best Torque (MBT) experimentally. However the relations between the Optimum Ignition Timing and the heat release rate, wall temperature, combustion heat of the mixture, compression ratio, etc. have not been formulated clearly. The problem of this formulation is to integrate the work done on the piston explicitly, because a cylinder volume is not defined as a simple formula of the crank angle. The author presented a simple polynomial of the crank angle for the cylinder volume. Using this polynomial, the author derived the Optimum Ignition Timing formula of the cooled engine as a function of the wall temperature, heat release rate, compression ratio, engine speed, mixture strength, etc.