Technical Paper
Effects of Fuel Injection Parameters on Low Temperature Diesel Combustion Stability
2010-04-12
2010-01-0611
Low temperature diesel combustion (LTC) exhibits ultra low NOx and smoke emissions, but currently it has the problems of increased CO and THC emissions, and higher combustion instability compared to conventional diesel combustion. This study evaluated the effects of fuel injection parameters on combustion stability in a single cylinder research diesel engine running at low and intermediate speeds and loads under LTC operating conditions. The LTC operation was achieved using high rates of EGR. In this work, the fuel injection timing and injection pressure were varied to investigate their effects on combustion stability at fixed engine speed and total fuel quantity. The cylinder pressure and THC emissions were measured during the tests. The THC emissions and the coefficient of variability of IMEP (CoV(IMEP)) were used to assess combustion stability. The relationship between these two parameters was also evaluated.