Access Type
Open Access Dissertation
Date of Award
January 2013
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Department
Mechanical Engineering
First Advisor
Naeim A. Henein
Abstract
The aim of this research is to investigate the effect of air inlet temperature and boost pressure on the auto-ignition of fuels that have different CNs and volatilities in a single cylinder diesel engine. The inlet air temperature is varied over a range of 30°C to 110°C at a constant intake pressure of 1.1 bar. The boost pressure is varied from 1.1 bar to 1.5 bar at a constant intake temperature of 60°C. All engine tests are run at steady-state conditions. The fuels used are ultra-low-sulfur-diesel (ULSD), JP-8 (two blends with CN 50 & 31) and F-T SPK. Detailed analysis is made of the rate of heat release during the ignition delay period, to determine the effect of fuel volatility and CN on the auto-ignition process. A STAR-CD CFD model is applied to track the effect of intake temperature and pressure on fuel evaporation, start of exothermic reactions, formation of different species and their significance in the auto-ignition process. CHEMKIN is used to study the chemical reactions under different equivalence ratio, pressure and temperatures. Special attention has been given to LT (low-temperature) and NTC (negative-temperature coefficient) regimes during the ignition delay period. Effect of intake pressure and temperature on these regimes has been studied in detail.
Recommended Citation
Jayakumar, Chandrasekharan, "Effect Of Intake Temperature And Boost Pressure On The Auto-Ignition Of Fuels With Different Cetane Numbers And Volatilities" (2013). Wayne State University Dissertations. 772.
https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/772