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We have achieved injection quantity range enhancement by using the current waveform control technique for direct injection (DI) gasoline injectors. In this study, we developed an injection quantity simulator to find out the mechanism of non-linear characteristics. We clarified the non-linear production mechanism by using the simulator. This simulator is a one-dimensional simulator that incorporates calculation results from both unsteady electromagnetic field analysis and hydraulic flow analysis into the motion equation of this simulation code. We investigated the relation between armature and the injection quantity by using the simulator. As a result, we clarified that the non-linearity was produced by the bounce of the armature in the opening action. Thus, we found that it is effective to reduce the armature bounce to improve the linearity of the injection quantity characteristics.

This paper presents an experimental study on the effects of Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) on soot emission and diesel knock by using a direct-injection diesel engine. The effect of EGR on soot emission depends on operating conditions. Under the condition that the mass fraction burned by pre-mixed combustion of the two combustion patterns is increased, soot emission is decreased by EGR. It is also revealed that the EGR has the effects of both increasing and decreasing the diesel knock intensity. The mechanisms of these effects of EGR on soot emission and diesel knock are discussed.