A two-stage PPCI-diffusion combustion process recently showed good potential to enable clean and fuel-efficient gasoline compression ignition (GCI) combustion at medium-to-high loads. By conducting closed-cycle 3-D CFD combustion analysis, a further step was undertaken in this work to evaluate and optimize the PPCI-diffusion combustion strategy at a full load operating point (2000rpm-23.5 bar IMEPcc) while keeping engine-out NOx below 1 g/kWh.The light-duty GCI engine used in this investigation featured a custom-designed piston bowl geometry at a 17.0 compression ratio (CR), a high pressure diesel fuel injection system, and advanced single-stage turbocharging. A split fuel injection strategy was used to enable the two-stage PPCI-diffusion combustion process.First, the injector spray pattern and swirl ratio effects were evaluated. In-cylinder air utilization and the PPCI-diffusion combustion process were notably influenced by the closed-cycle combustion system design. Among the different spray patterns at a swirl ratio of 0, the one with 120° spray inclusion angle, 8-hole, and 1.5 times total nozzle area (TNA) was favored due to enhanced late-stage fuel-air mixing and more rapid diffusion combustion. In the second step, a fuel injection strategy optimization campaign was performed through a space-filling Design of Experiments (DoE) approach. Overall, the optimized injector spray pattern and the optimized fuel injection strategy together were predicted to produce 5.1% lower ISFC and 50% soot reduction over the baseline. A competitive analysis showed the optimized PPCI-diffusion combustion strategy had the potential to generate substantially lower NOx and soot than a modern light-duty diesel engine at full load.
A Computational Investigation of PPCI-Diffusion Combustion Strategy at Full Load in a Light-Duty GCI Engine
Sae Int. J. Adv. and Curr. Prac. in Mobility
SAE WCX Digital Summit ; 2021
Sae International Journal of Advances and Current Practices in Mobility ; 3 , 4 ; 1757-1775
2021-04-06
19 pages
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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