Combustion and emission characteristics of dimethyl ether/gasoline DFSI engine under different excess air coefficients

Autor: Song Yang, Ping Sun, Jincheng Feng, Kexin Cui, Chao Wang, Wei Dong, Xiumin Yu, Ye Gu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, Vol 49, Iss , Pp 103342- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2214-157X
DOI: 10.1016/j.csite.2023.103342
Popis: Dimethyl ether (DME) was a carbon neutral alternative fuel for engines.The combustion and emission characteristics of a DME/gasoline Dual Fuel Spark Ignition (DFSI) engine with various excess air coefficients (λs) at different DME ratios (ΦDME) were investigated experimentally in this study.The in-cylinder pressures along with their relevant crank angle were used for the combustion characteristics calculation. The light five component exhaust gas analyzer and particle analyzer were employed for the gaseous and particulate matter emission measurement, respectively. Results showed that the DME/gasoline dual fuel combustion strategy can enhance the Brake Mean Effective Pressure (BMEP) by up to 12.6% because the high diffusivity, superior LTR and fast LFS of DME. Although adding DME was beneficial for the reduction of gaseous emissions (HC, CO and NOx) from DME/gasoline DFSI engines, the gaseous emissions were mainly determined by the variation of λ s. Particularly, up to 93.4% of the CO emissions at stoichiometric condition can be reduced after increasing λ to 1.3. The fast evaporation rate and superior LTR of DME helped to suppress PN emissions, but larger DME ratio (ΦDME > 5%) was needed for λ >1.2.
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