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A quasi-dimensional model for performance and emissions predictions in a dual fuel engine
thesis
posted on 2012-11-22, 14:01 authored by Stephen JohnsonA new quasi-dimensional, multi-zone model has been developed to describe the
combustion processes occurring inside a dual fuel engine. A dual fuel engine is a
compression ignition engine in which a homogeneous lean premixed charge of
gaseous fuel and air is ignited by a pilot fuel spray. The atomisation and preparation
of the pilot leads to the formation of multiple ignition centres from which turbulent flame
fronts develop. The energy release in a dual fuel engine is therefore a combination of
that from the combustion of the pilot fuel spray and lean premixed charge. Hence, the
dual fuel combustion process is complex, combining elements of both conventional
spark and compression ignition engines. The dual fuel engine is beneficial as it can
achieve significant reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), as well as
reducing emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and particulate matter (PM). [Continues.]
History
School
- Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Publisher
© Stephen JohnsonPublication date
2012Notes
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy of Loughborough University.Language
- en