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Title: Investigation of Bio-Diesel Fueled Engines under Low-Temperature Combustion Strategies

Abstract

In accordance with meeting DOE technical targets this research was aimed at developing and optimizing new fuel injection technologies and strategies for the combustion of clean burning renewable fuels in diesel engines. In addition a simultaneous minimum 20% improvement in fuel economy was targeted with the aid of this novel advanced combustion system. Biodiesel and other renewable fuels have unique properties that can be leveraged to reduce emissions and increase engine efficiency. This research is an investigation into the combustion characteristics of biodiesel and its impacts on the performance of a Low Temperature Combustion (LTC) engine, which is a novel engine configuration that incorporates technologies and strategies for simultaneously reducing NOx and particulate emissions while increasing engine efficiency. Generating fundamental knowledge about the properties of biodiesel and blends with petroleum-derived diesel and their impact on in-cylinder fuel atomization and combustion processes was an important initial step to being able to optimize fuel injection strategies as well as introduce new technologies. With the benefit of this knowledge experiments were performed on both optical and metal LTC engines in which combustion and emissions could be observed and measured under realistic conditions. With the aid these experiments and detailed combustion models strategies weremore » identified and applied in order to improve fuel economy and simultaneously reduce emissions.« less

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1026504
DOE Contract Number:  
FC26-05NT42634
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; ATOMIZATION; COMBUSTION; CONFIGURATION; DIESEL ENGINES; EFFICIENCY; ENGINES; FUEL CONSUMPTION; PARTICULATES; PERFORMANCE; TARGETS

Citation Formats

Lee, Chia-fon F., and Hansen, Alan C. Investigation of Bio-Diesel Fueled Engines under Low-Temperature Combustion Strategies. United States: N. p., 2010. Web. doi:10.2172/1026504.
Lee, Chia-fon F., & Hansen, Alan C. Investigation of Bio-Diesel Fueled Engines under Low-Temperature Combustion Strategies. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1026504
Lee, Chia-fon F., and Hansen, Alan C. 2010. "Investigation of Bio-Diesel Fueled Engines under Low-Temperature Combustion Strategies". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1026504. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1026504.
@article{osti_1026504,
title = {Investigation of Bio-Diesel Fueled Engines under Low-Temperature Combustion Strategies},
author = {Lee, Chia-fon F. and Hansen, Alan C.},
abstractNote = {In accordance with meeting DOE technical targets this research was aimed at developing and optimizing new fuel injection technologies and strategies for the combustion of clean burning renewable fuels in diesel engines. In addition a simultaneous minimum 20% improvement in fuel economy was targeted with the aid of this novel advanced combustion system. Biodiesel and other renewable fuels have unique properties that can be leveraged to reduce emissions and increase engine efficiency. This research is an investigation into the combustion characteristics of biodiesel and its impacts on the performance of a Low Temperature Combustion (LTC) engine, which is a novel engine configuration that incorporates technologies and strategies for simultaneously reducing NOx and particulate emissions while increasing engine efficiency. Generating fundamental knowledge about the properties of biodiesel and blends with petroleum-derived diesel and their impact on in-cylinder fuel atomization and combustion processes was an important initial step to being able to optimize fuel injection strategies as well as introduce new technologies. With the benefit of this knowledge experiments were performed on both optical and metal LTC engines in which combustion and emissions could be observed and measured under realistic conditions. With the aid these experiments and detailed combustion models strategies were identified and applied in order to improve fuel economy and simultaneously reduce emissions.},
doi = {10.2172/1026504},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1026504}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 2010},
month = {Thu Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 2010}
}