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An Experimental and Computational Investigation of Tailor-Developed Combustion and Air-Handling System Concepts in a Heavy-Duty Gasoline Compression Ignition Engine
- Source :
- Energies, Vol 15, Iss 3, p 1087 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2022.
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Abstract
- This study investigates using tailor-developed combustion and air-handling system concepts to achieve high-efficiency, clean gasoline compression ignition (GCI) combustion, aimed at addressing a future heavy-duty ultralow NOx standard of 0.027 g/kWh at the vehicle tailpipe and the tightening CO2 limits around the world by combining GCI with a cost-effective engine aftertreatment system. The development activities were conducted based on a 15 L heavy-duty diesel engine. By taking an analysis-led design approach, a first-generation (Gen1) GCI engine concept was developed and tested, encompassing tailor-designed piston bowl geometry, fuel spray pattern, and swirl motion paired with a customized, fixed-geometry, two-stage turbocharging system and a high-pressure EGR loop with two-stage cooling. Across four key steady-state operating points, the Gen1 GCI concept demonstrated 85–95% lower smoke and 2–3% better diesel-equivalent gross indicated fuel consumption compared to the diesel baseline at 1 g/kWh engine-out NOx. By upgrading to a Gen2 air-handling concept that was composed of a prototype, single-stage, variable-geometry turbocharger and a less restrictive EGR loop, 1D system-level analysis predicted that the pumping mean effective pressure was reduced by 43–54% and the diesel-equivalent brake-specific fuel consumption was improved by 2–4%, thereby demonstrating the performance enhancement potential of refining the air-handling system.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19961073
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Energies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.86337fd4cf4d4edf8a4a46c2c6a634d9
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/en15031087