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Fuel mixture stratification as a method for improving homogeneous charge compression ignition engine operation

Patent ·
OSTI ID:908050

A method for slowing the heat-release rate in homogeneous charge compression ignition ("HCCI") engines that allows operation without excessive knock at higher engine loads than are possible with conventional HCCI. This method comprises injecting a fuel charge in a manner that creates a stratified fuel charge in the engine cylinder to provide a range of fuel concentrations in the in-cylinder gases (typically with enough oxygen for complete combustion) using a fuel with two-stage ignition fuel having appropriate cool-flame chemistry so that regions of different fuel concentrations autoignite sequentially.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA
Sponsoring Organization:
United States Department of Energy
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Assignee:
a National Laboratories (Livermore, CA)
Patent Number(s):
7,128,046
Application Number:
11/095,256
OSTI ID:
908050
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (1)

Isolating the Effects of Fuel Chemistry on Combustion Phasing in an HCCI Engine and the Potential of Fuel Stratification for Ignition Control conference March 2004

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