Numerical Studies on Controlling Gaseous Fuel Combustion by Managing the Combustion Process of Diesel Pilot Dose in a Dual-Fuel Engine

• Authors: Maciej Mikulski , Sławomir Wierzbicki , Andrzej Piętak
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Protection of the environment and counteracting global warming require finding alternative sources of energy. One of the methods of generating energy from environmentally friendly sources is increasing the share of gaseous fuels in the total energy balance. The use of these fuels in compression-ignition (CI) engines is difficult due to their relatively high autoignition temperature. One solution for using these fuels in CI engines is operating in a dualfuel mode, where the air and gas mixture is ignited with a liquid fuel dose. In this method, a series of relatively complex chemical processes occur in the engine's combustion chamber, related to the combustion of individual fuel fractions that interact with one another. Analysis of combustion of specific fuels in this type of fuel injection to the engine is difficult due to the fact that combustion of both fuel fractions takes place simultaneously. Simulation experiments can be used to analyse the impact of diesel fuel combustion on gaseous fuel combustion. In this paper, we discuss the results of simulation tests of combustion, based on the proprietary multiphase model of a dual-fuel engine. The results obtained from the simulation allow for analysis of the combustion process of individual fuels separately, which expands the knowledge obtained from experimental tests on the engine.

Keywords

EN

dual-fuel engine; gaseous fuel; combustion process; mathematical model

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Chemical and Process Engineering
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 36
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 225-238

Dates

published

1 - 6 - 2015

revised

12 - 5 - 2015

accepted

13 - 5 - 2015

online

17 - 7 - 2015

received

20 - 1 - 2015

Contributors

author

Maciej Mikulski

• University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Słoneczna 46 A, 10-710 Olsztyn, Poland

author

Sławomir Wierzbicki

• University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Słoneczna 46 A, 10-710 Olsztyn, Poland

author

Andrzej Piętak

• University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Słoneczna 46 A, 10-710 Olsztyn, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/cpe-2015-0015