FY2015 Annual Report for Alternative Fuels DISI Engine Research.

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1235214· OSTI ID:1235214

Sjöberg, Carl-Magnus G. ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)

Climate change and the need to secure energy supplies are two reasons for a growing interest in engine efficiency and alternative fuels. This project contributes to the science-base needed by industry to develop highly efficient DISI engines that also beneficially exploit the different properties of alternative fuels. Our emphasis is on lean operation, which can provide higher efficiencies than traditional non-dilute stoichiometric operation. Since lean operation can lead to issues with ignition stability, slow flame propagation and low combustion efficiency, we focus on techniques that can overcome these challenges. Specifically, fuel stratification is used to ensure ignition and completeness of combustion but has soot- and NOx- emissions challenges. For ultralean well-mixed operation, turbulent deflagration can be combined with controlled end-gas auto-ignition to render mixed-mode combustion that facilitates high combustion efficiency. However, the response of both combustion and exhaust emissions to these techniques depends on the fuel properties. Therefore, to achieve optimal fuel-economy gains, the engine combustion-control strategies must be adapted to the fuel being utilized.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Program (EE-2G)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1235214
• Report Number(s): SAND--2016-0241R; 618367
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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