Fundamental insights on ignition and combustion of natural gas in an active fueled pre-chamber spark-ignition system

Rajasegar, Rajavasanth; Niki, Yoichi; García-Oliver, Jose Maria; Li, Zheming; Musculus, Mark P. B.

doi:10.1016/j.combustflame.2021.111561

Fundamental insights on ignition and combustion of natural gas in an active fueled pre-chamber spark-ignition system

Journal Article · Tue Jul 06 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Combustion and Flame

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2021.111561· OSTI ID:1820438

Rajasegar, Rajavasanth ^[1]; Niki, Yoichi ^[2]; García-Oliver, Jose Maria ^[3]; Li, Zheming ^[1]; Musculus, Mark P. B. ^[1]

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
National Inst. of Maritime, Tokyo (Japan)
Univ. Politècnica de València (Spain)

Pre-chamber spark-ignition (PCSI), either fueled or non-fueled, is a leading concept with the potential to enable diesel-like efficiency in medium-duty (MD) and heavy-duty (HD) natural gas (NG) engines. However, the inadequate scientific base and simulation tools to describe/predict the underlying processes governing PCSI systems is one of the key barriers to market penetration of PCSI for MD/HD NG engines. To this end, experiments were performed in a heavy-duty, optical, single-cylinder engine fitted with an active fueled PCSI module. Furthermore, the spatial and temporal progress of ignition and subsequent combustion of lean-burn natural gas using PCSI system were studied using optical diagnostic imaging and heat release analysis based on main-chamber and pre-chamber pressure measurements.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States); Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 1820438

Report Number(s):: SAND--2021-11353J; 699378

Journal Information:: Combustion and Flame, Journal Name: Combustion and Flame Vol. 232; ISSN 0010-2180

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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