Development of Retrofit DME Diesel Engine Operating with Rotary Distributor Fuel Injection Pump

Koichi Kinoshita; Mitsuharu Oguma; Shinichi Goto; Kouseki Sugiyama; Masataka Kajiwara; Makihiko Mori; Tomoko Watanabe

doi:10.4271/2003-01-0758

2003-03-03

Development of Retrofit DME Diesel Engine Operating with Rotary Distributor Fuel Injection Pump 2003-01-0758

In order to reduce environmental disruption due to exhaust PM and NOx emissions from diesel engines of dimethyl ether (DME) has been proposed the use for the next generation vehicles, because the discharge of the atmospheric pollutants is less.

In this study, DME is used to fuel a retrofit type diesel engine, and operational tests were carried out using a rotary distributor fuel injection pump. In this experiment, comparison and examination of the effects of fuel injection pressure, nozzle hole diameter, and injection timing. When using DME as an alternative fuel, the fuel temperature affects engine operation. And diameter of the injector nozzle hole and larger injection quantity is regarded as factors affecting the improvement in engine performance.

In addition, for understanding the DME spray in the cylinder, DME was sprayed in a constant volume chamber where atmospheric temperature and pressure increased simultaneously, and the result is compared and examined with diesel fuel.

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Development of Retrofit DME Diesel Engine Operating with Rotary Distributor Fuel Injection Pump 2003-01-0758

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