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Access Type
WSU Access
Date of Award
January 2017
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.S.
Department
Mechanical Engineering
First Advisor
Naeim A. Henein
Abstract
A Gasoline Direct Injection Compression Ignition (GDICI) engine combines the high thermal efficiency of the diesel engine caused by its high compression ratio and the lower soot emissions as a result of using gasoline instead of diesel fuel. In addition, the GDICI has lower NOx emissions than the conventional gasoline engine because of the higher volatility of gasoline which forms a more homogeneous charge of a lower equivalence ratio. However, the GDICI engine faces problems related to the poor auto-ignition quality (low Cetane Number) of gasoline. These problems include difficulty in starting the engine particularly at lower atmospheric temperatures and combustion instability. The goal of this research is to investigate the use of a glow plug in the GDICI engine and to solve these problems.
Recommended Citation
Badavath, Sunil Srinivas, "Effect Of A Glow Plug In A Gasoline Direct Injection Compression Ignition (gdici) Engine" (2017). Wayne State University Theses. 804.
https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_theses/804