Effects of reformed fuel on dual-fuel combustion particulate morphology
Abstract
Advancements in catalytic reforming have demonstrated the ability to generate syngas (a mixture of CO and hydrogen) from a single hydrocarbon stream. This syngas mixture can then be used to replace diesel fuel and enable dual-fuel combustion strategies. The role of port-fuel injected syngas, composed of equal parts hydrogen and carbon monoxide by volume, was explored experimentally for soot reduction benefits under diesel pilot ignition and reactivity controlled compression ignition strategies. Particle size distribution measurements were made with a scanning mobility particle sizer and condensation particle counter for different levels of syngas substitution. To explain the experimental findings, computational fluid dynamics simulations utilizing a detailed stochastic soot model were used to validate and initialize additional simulations that isolate mixing and chemistry effects. Based on these simulations, the influence of adding syngas on soot particle size and quantity is discussed.
- Authors:
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- Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1580656
- Grant/Contract Number:
- EE0007300
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- International Journal of Engine Research
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 22; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 1468-0874
- Publisher:
- SAGE
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING; 42 ENGINEERING; Dual fuel; syngas; reforming; soot; particulate
Citation Formats
Dal Forno Chuahy, Flavio, Strickland, Tyler, Walker, Nicholas Ryan, and Kokjohn, Sage L. Effects of reformed fuel on dual-fuel combustion particulate morphology. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1177/1468087419879782.
Dal Forno Chuahy, Flavio, Strickland, Tyler, Walker, Nicholas Ryan, & Kokjohn, Sage L. Effects of reformed fuel on dual-fuel combustion particulate morphology. United States. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468087419879782
Dal Forno Chuahy, Flavio, Strickland, Tyler, Walker, Nicholas Ryan, and Kokjohn, Sage L. Wed .
"Effects of reformed fuel on dual-fuel combustion particulate morphology". United States. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468087419879782. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1580656.
@article{osti_1580656,
title = {Effects of reformed fuel on dual-fuel combustion particulate morphology},
author = {Dal Forno Chuahy, Flavio and Strickland, Tyler and Walker, Nicholas Ryan and Kokjohn, Sage L.},
abstractNote = {Advancements in catalytic reforming have demonstrated the ability to generate syngas (a mixture of CO and hydrogen) from a single hydrocarbon stream. This syngas mixture can then be used to replace diesel fuel and enable dual-fuel combustion strategies. The role of port-fuel injected syngas, composed of equal parts hydrogen and carbon monoxide by volume, was explored experimentally for soot reduction benefits under diesel pilot ignition and reactivity controlled compression ignition strategies. Particle size distribution measurements were made with a scanning mobility particle sizer and condensation particle counter for different levels of syngas substitution. To explain the experimental findings, computational fluid dynamics simulations utilizing a detailed stochastic soot model were used to validate and initialize additional simulations that isolate mixing and chemistry effects. Based on these simulations, the influence of adding syngas on soot particle size and quantity is discussed.},
doi = {10.1177/1468087419879782},
journal = {International Journal of Engine Research},
number = 3,
volume = 22,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {10}
}
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