Technical Paper
Effect of Injection Pressure and Timing on the In-Cylinder Soot Formation Characteristics of Low CR Neat GTL-Fueled DI Diesel Engine
2011-12-15
2011-01-2464
This work capitalizes on the investigation of the effect of injection pressure and timing on the in-cylinder soot formation performance of low CR GTL-fueled DI diesel engine. An optically-accessed Rapid Compression Machine capable of simulating compression and expansion strokes of diesel engine was deployed allowing the application of optical diagnostics. For the detection of flame zones aiming mainly at determining the Lift-Off-Length, imaging of flame self-luminescence technique was used, while for the assessment of in-cylinder soot formation the photodiode-based non-imaging soot incandescence acquisition optical technique has been applied. Through in-cylinder installed pressure transducer and piston position sensor, the rate of heat release was calculated for the analysis of the combustion development. It was found that soot formation rate and peak decrease with increasing injection pressure. The former decreases, however, non-linearly, while the later decreases linearly.