Gasoline compression ignition (GCI) is a promising combustion technology that can help the commercial transportation sector achieve operational flexibility and meet upcoming criteria pollutant regulations. However, high-pressure fuel injection systems (>1000 bar) are needed to enable GCI and fully realize its benefits compared to conventional diesel combustion. This work is a continuation of previous durability studies that identified three key technical risks after running gasoline-like fuel through a heavy-duty, common rail injection system: (i) cavitation damage to the inlet check valve of the high-pressure pump, (ii) loss of injector fueling capacity, (iii) cavitation erosion of the injector nozzle holes. Upgraded hardware solutions were tested on a consistent 400- to 800-hour NATO durability cycle with the same gasoline-like fuel as previous studies. The upgraded pump showed no signs of abnormal wear or cavitation damage to the inlet check valve. In contrast to previous studies, there were no signs of pump performance degradation observed after 400 hours of testing. Material selection and design upgrades were also made to the injector which, only showed a 6.5% loss in fueling capacity after 800 hours of durability testing compared to 49.3% previously. Finally, geometric nozzle hole features such as higher inlet radius of curvature and higher K-factor were found to correlate with reduced cavitation erosion. However, mitigation of eccentric radial needle motion (i.e., wobble) is likely needed to further suppress cavitation. In general, the results from this study indicate there are viable hardware-based solutions for improving the endurance of high-pressure systems when running with gasoline-like fuel.


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    Title :

    Durability Study of a High-Pressure Common Rail Fuel Injection System Using Lubricity Additive-Dosed Gasoline-Like Fuel—Improved Endurance with Upgraded Hardware


    Additional title:

    Sae Int. J. Fuels Lubr
    Sae International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2022-12-21


    Size :

    15 pages




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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