Combustion characteristics of various fuels during research octane number testing on an instrumented CFR F1/F2 engine

Journal Article · 01 April 2017 · Combustion Engines

DOI: https://doi.org/10.19206/CE-2017-427 · OSTI ID:1394801

Kolodziej, Christopher P. ^[1]; Wallner, Thomas ^[1]

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1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

The Cooperative Fuels Research (CFR) engine is the long-established standard for characterization of fuel knock resistance in spark-ignition internal combustion engines. Despite its measurements of RON and MON being widely used, there is little understanding of what governs the CFR octane rating for fuels of various chemical compositions compared to primary reference fuels (iso-octane and n-heptane). Some detailed combustion characteristics were measured on a highly instrumented CFR F1/F2 engine during RON testing of fuels with significantly different chemical composition. Our results revealed differences in the cylinder pressure and temperature conditions, as well as knocking characteristics.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)
• Grant/Contract Number: AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 1394801
• Journal Information: Combustion Engines, Vol. 171, Issue 4; ISSN 2300-9896
• Publisher: Polish Scientific Society of Combustion EnginesCopyright Statement
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English