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Effects of knock intensity measurement technique and fuel chemical composition on the research octane number (RON) of FACE gasolines: Part 2 – Effects of spark timing

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  1. Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
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The Research and Motor Octane Number (RON, MON) characterize a fuel’s knock resistance by rating the knock intensity of a sample fuel relative to that of Primary Reference Fuels (PRF) in a Cooperative Fuel Research (CFR) Engine. A fuel’s octane number is regulated to prevent damage from autoignition leading to knocking combustion in spark-ignition engines. The operational differences between the standard RON rating and modern engine operation are explored in a three-part publication series. The previous study focused on the effects of lambda and knock characterization. This second study primarily focuses on the effects of spark timing on RON determination. Following the findings from the first publication, the knock intensity was captured by the knockmeter and by the maximum amplitude of pressure oscillations (MAPO) at the lambda of peak knock intensity and stoichiometry. Knock-limited spark advance tests were conducted for a set of seven Fuels for Advanced Combustion Engines (FACE) from the Coordinating Research Council (CRC) with varying chemical composition, PRFs, and Toluene Standardization Fuels (TSFs). For retarded spark timings, pre-spark low-temperature heat release was found for low RON PRFs. Low RON PRFs also showed knocking characteristics before reaching the center of combustion suggesting that the use of knock-limited spark advance (KLSA) was preferred over the knock-limited combustion phasing. Primarily paraffinic fuels tended towards increased pressure oscillations while dominantly aromatic fuels experienced higher pressure rise rates. A MAPO-based KLSA correlated best to Octane Index at a negative K-factor suggesting beyond RON operation despite being at otherwise RON conditions. At stoichiometry, the MAPO-based KLSA did neither correlate to RON nor Octane Index. Finally, good agreement was found between KLSA-based effective RON from this study to the MAPO-based effective RON from the first study.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
2423200
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 2000188
Journal Information:
Fuel, Journal Name: Fuel Vol. 342; ISSN 0016-2361
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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