Application of jet propellant-8 to premixed charge ignition combustion in a single-cylinder diesel engine

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The aviation fuel, jet propellant-8, was applied to premixed charge ignition combustion as well as conventional combustion in a single-cylinder diesel engine and was compared with diesel fuel. The engine performance and emissions were tested with and without exhaust gas recirculation under two operating conditions. The liquid- and vapor-phase penetration of diesel fuel and jet propellant-8 were also compared by Mie-scattering and Schlieren method under evaporating conditions using a constant-volume chamber. It was observed that jet propellant-8 exhibited slightly longer vapor-phase penetration and evidently shorter liquid-phase penetration compared with diesel fuel due to the lower distillation temperature and density of jet propellant-8. However, despite the faster evaporation rate of jet propellant-8, it was found that the ignition delay with jet propellant-8 was 2-3 crank angle degrees longer than that with diesel fuel due to its lower cetane number. This result was consistent for all operating conditions and combustion regimes. Jet propellant-8 also showed lower nitrogen oxides (NOx) and smoke emissions for both combustion regimes under the low-load condition because of locally leaner air-fuel mixture caused by longer ignition delay, higher volatility, and lower aromatic contents. As the engine load increased, jet propellant-8 emitted more NOx under conventional combustion regime due to the more vigorous premixed burn phase compared with diesel fuel. With exhaust gas recirculation, jet propellant-8 showed an improved trade-off relationship between NOx and smoke emissions for both combustion regimes due to its better evaporation characteristics and lower aromatic contents. Premixed charge ignition combustion with jet propellant-8 emitted lower smoke than conventional combustion with jet propellant-8 under near-zero NOx level.
Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Issue Date
2015-01
Language
English
Article Type
Article
Keywords

EMISSIONS; FUEL; PERFORMANCE; IMPACT; EGR

Citation

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINE RESEARCH, v.16, no.1, pp.92 - 103

ISSN
1468-0874
DOI
10.1177/1468087414561275
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10203/195621
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ME-Journal Papers(저널논문)
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