Instantaneous and cycle optimization of fuel usage on a dual fuel vehicle leveraging gasoline and natural gas
Abstract
Recent increases in natural gas supply have led to a desire to leverage this fuel in the transportation sector. Dual fuel engines provide a platform on which to use natural gas efficiently; these engines, however, require new hardware and new control strategies to properly utilize two fuels simultaneously. This paper explores the impact of implementing dual fuel capabilities on a sedan and demonstrates that a dual fuel E10 and compressed natural gas engine is able to improve the average engine efficiency by up to 6.5% compared to a single fuel engine on standard drive cycles. An optimal control technique is also developed, and the proposed approach allows factors including fuel cost and fuel availability to be taken into account. Optimization at each time instant is investigated and contrasted with optimization over the entire cycle. Cycle optimization is shown to have particular value for cases in which the level in one fuel tank is low.
- Authors:
-
- Illinois Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering, Chicago, IL, USA
- Argonne National Laboratory, Center for Transportation Research, Lemont, IL, USA
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1491427
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1510485
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part D, Journal of Automobile Engineering
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part D, Journal of Automobile Engineering Journal Volume: 233 Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 0954-4070
- Publisher:
- SAGE Publications
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; dual fuel engine; fuel efficiency; natural gas engine; optimal control
Citation Formats
Hall, Carrie M., Pamminger, Michael, Sevik, James, and Wallner, Thomas. Instantaneous and cycle optimization of fuel usage on a dual fuel vehicle leveraging gasoline and natural gas. United Kingdom: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1177/0954407017743159.
Hall, Carrie M., Pamminger, Michael, Sevik, James, & Wallner, Thomas. Instantaneous and cycle optimization of fuel usage on a dual fuel vehicle leveraging gasoline and natural gas. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954407017743159
Hall, Carrie M., Pamminger, Michael, Sevik, James, and Wallner, Thomas. Fri .
"Instantaneous and cycle optimization of fuel usage on a dual fuel vehicle leveraging gasoline and natural gas". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954407017743159.
@article{osti_1491427,
title = {Instantaneous and cycle optimization of fuel usage on a dual fuel vehicle leveraging gasoline and natural gas},
author = {Hall, Carrie M. and Pamminger, Michael and Sevik, James and Wallner, Thomas},
abstractNote = {Recent increases in natural gas supply have led to a desire to leverage this fuel in the transportation sector. Dual fuel engines provide a platform on which to use natural gas efficiently; these engines, however, require new hardware and new control strategies to properly utilize two fuels simultaneously. This paper explores the impact of implementing dual fuel capabilities on a sedan and demonstrates that a dual fuel E10 and compressed natural gas engine is able to improve the average engine efficiency by up to 6.5% compared to a single fuel engine on standard drive cycles. An optimal control technique is also developed, and the proposed approach allows factors including fuel cost and fuel availability to be taken into account. Optimization at each time instant is investigated and contrasted with optimization over the entire cycle. Cycle optimization is shown to have particular value for cases in which the level in one fuel tank is low.},
doi = {10.1177/0954407017743159},
journal = {Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part D, Journal of Automobile Engineering},
number = 2,
volume = 233,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Fri Dec 08 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Fri Dec 08 00:00:00 EST 2017}
}
Free Publicly Available Full Text
Publisher's Version of Record
https://doi.org/10.1177/0954407017743159
https://doi.org/10.1177/0954407017743159
Other availability
Search WorldCat to find libraries that may hold this journal
Cited by: 1 work
Citation information provided by
Web of Science
Web of Science
Save to My Library
You must Sign In or Create an Account in order to save documents to your library.
Works referenced in this record:
Extension of the Lean Operating Limit for Natural Gas Fueling of a Spark Ignited Engine Using Hydrogen Blending
journal, January 1997
- Bell, Stuart R.; Gupta, Manishi
- Combustion Science and Technology, Vol. 123, Issue 1-6
Natural-gas fueled spark-ignition (SI) and compression-ignition (CI) engine performance and emissions
journal, February 2011
- Korakianitis, T.; Namasivayam, A. M.; Crookes, R. J.
- Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, Vol. 37, Issue 1
A comparative study of the performance and exhaust emissions of a spark ignition engine fuelled by natural gas and gasoline
journal, January 1997
- Evans, R. L.; Blaszczyk, J.
- Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, Vol. 211, Issue 1
Modeling and control of fuel distribution in a dual-fuel internal combustion engine leveraging late intake valve closings
journal, October 2016
- Kassa, Mateos; Hall, Carrie; Ickes, Andrew
- International Journal of Engine Research, Vol. 18, Issue 8
Comparison of Emissions and Efficiency of a Turbocharged Lean-Burn Natural Gas and Hythane-Fueled Engine
journal, January 1997
- Larsen, J. F.; Wallace, J. S.
- Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 119, Issue 1
An experimental investigation of high performance natural gas engine with direct injection
journal, May 2011
- Kalam, M. A.; Masjuki, H. H.
- Energy, Vol. 36, Issue 5
Combustion and exhaust emission characteristics of a dual fuel compression ignition engine operated with pilot Diesel fuel and natural gas
journal, November 2004
- Papagiannakis, R. G.; Hountalas, D. T.
- Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 45, Issue 18-19
Combustion and exhaust gas emission characteristics of a diesel engine dual- fueled with natural gas
journal, October 2000
- Kusaka, J.
- JSAE Review, Vol. 21, Issue 4
Effect of engine parameters and type of gaseous fuel on the performance of dual-fuel gas diesel engines—A critical review
journal, August 2009
- Sahoo, B. B.; Sahoo, N.; Saha, U. K.
- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 13, Issue 6-7
Variable Composition Hydrogen/Natural Gas Mixtures for Increased Engine Efficiency and Decreased Emissions
journal, July 1999
- Sierens, R.; Rosseel, E.
- Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 122, Issue 1
Performance, Efficiency and Emissions Assessment of Natural Gas Direct Injection compared to Gasoline and Natural Gas Port-Fuel Injection in an Automotive Engine
journal, April 2016
- Sevik, James; Pamminger, Michael; Wallner, Thomas
- SAE International Journal of Engines, Vol. 9, Issue 2
Performance improvement by control of flow rates and diesel injection timing on dual-fuel engine with ethanol
journal, April 1996
- Noguchi, Noboru; Terao, Hideo; Sakata, Chikanori
- Bioresource Technology, Vol. 56, Issue 1
Spark ignition natural gas engines—A review
journal, February 2007
- Cho, Haeng Muk; He, Bang-Quan
- Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 48, Issue 2
Evaluation of Knock Behavior for Natural Gas - Gasoline Blends in a Light Duty Spark Ignited Engine
journal, April 2016
- Pamminger, Michael; Sevik, James; Scarcelli, Riccardo
- SAE International Journal of Engines, Vol. 9, Issue 4
Fuel-Flexible Engine Control of Biodiesel Blends During Mixing-Controlled Combustion
journal, August 2013
- Adi, Gayatri H.; Hall, Carrie M.; Snyder, David B.
- Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, Vol. 135, Issue 6
Influence of Injector Location on Part-Load Performance Characteristics of Natural Gas Direct-Injection in a Spark Ignition Engine
journal, April 2016
- Sevik, James; Pamminger, Michael; Wallner, Thomas
- SAE International Journal of Engines, Vol. 9, Issue 4
Investigation of Combustion Phasing Control Strategy During Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition (RCCI) Multicylinder Engine Load Transitions
journal, April 2014
- Wu, Yifeng; Hanson, Reed; Reitz, Rolf D.
- Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 136, Issue 9
Hydrocarbon Speciation in Blended Gasoline-Natural Gas Operation on a Spark-Ignition Engine
conference, October 2016
- Hall, Carrie M.; Sevik, James; Pamminger, Michael
- SAE 2016 International Powertrains, Fuels & Lubricants Meeting, SAE Technical Paper Series