Effects of spark plug number and location in natural gas engines

Journal Article · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2906613· OSTI ID:6952090

Meyer, R C; Meyers, D P; King, S R ^[1]; Liss, W E ^[2]

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1. Engine, Fuel, and Vehicle Research Div., Southwest Research Inst., San Antonio, TX (United States)
2. Gas Research Inst., Chicago, IL (United States)

This paper reports on combustion experiments which were conducted on a spark-ignited single-cylinder engine operating on natural gas. A special open chamber cylinder head was designed to accept as many as four spark plugs. Data were obtained to investigate the effects of spark plug quantity and location on NO[sub x], HC, CO emissions, brake and indicated thermal efficiency, MBT timing, combustion duration, ignition delay, peak cylinder pressure, peak cylinder temperature, and heat release over a wide range of equivalence ratios.

• OSTI ID: 6952090
• Journal Information: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power; (United States) Vol. 114:3; ISSN JETPEZ; ISSN 0742-4795
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
CARBON COMPOUNDS
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CARBON OXIDES
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CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION CHAMBERS
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ENGINES
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FUEL ADDITIVES
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GASES
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NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
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NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION CONTROL
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