Naphtha as a Fuel for Internal Combustion Engines

Autor: Wonah Park
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International Journal of Automotive Technology. 22:1119-1133
ISSN: 1976-3832
1229-9138
DOI: 10.1007/s12239-021-0100-9
Popis: Naphtha is a product obtained in the gasoline boiling range from different refinery components. Because naphtha is a less processed product of a refinery, its well-to-tank CO2 is lower than that of conventional gasoline or diesel. In addition, naphtha features a longer ignition delay than that of diesel fuel and better auto-ignition characteristics than those of gasoline fuel. Therefore, naphtha has gained significant attention as a fuel suitable for advanced combustion strategies that exhibit a substantial potential in improving the thermal efficiency and reducing exhaust gas emissions. Moreover, using naphtha for engines can reduce imbalanced gasoline and diesel fuels, compared with the proportions of a typical barrel of crude oil. As mentioned previously, naphtha is an attractive fuel for internal combustion engines because of its lower refining costs and CO2, suitability for advanced combustion strategies, and it is a solution for gasoline and diesel imbalance. Therefore, this study focuses on the application of naphtha to internal combustion engines. First, early naphtha studies and a naphtha engine are introduced. Subsequently, advanced combustion strategies based on naphtha are discussed, and few other studies based on naphtha are introduced. Simulation models for predicting the characteristics of naphtha are also considered.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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