Talibi, M;
Balachandran, R;
Ladommatos, N;
(2017)
Influence of combusting methane-hydrogen mixtures on compression–ignition engine exhaust emissions and in-cylinder gas composition.
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
, 42
(4)
pp. 2381-2396.
10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.10.049.
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Abstract
The paper presents an experimental investigation of combusting methane-hydrogen mixtures, pilot-ignited by diesel fuel, on a naturally aspirated, direct injection compression ignition engine. The tests were performed with two diesel fuel flow rates for pilot-ignition, and the engine was supplied with different quantities of methane-hydrogen mixtures (in various proportions) to vary the engine load between 0 and 7 bar IMEP. In addition, engine in-cylinder gas samples were collected with two geometric sampling arrangements and at various instants during the engine cycle, to measure species concentrations within the engine cylinder. The results showed lower exhaust CO2 and particulate emissions at all engine loads when combusting methane-hydrogen mixtures as compared to diesel fuel only. CO and unburned THC emissions were higher for methane-hydrogen mixtures at all engine loads when compared with diesel fuel only. NOx emissions increased with increasing proportion of hydrogen in the aspirated mixture at all engine loads. In-cylinder NOx levels were observed to be higher in the region between the fuel sprays as compared to within the spray core, attributable to higher temperatures reached in between the sprays post ignition.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Influence of combusting methane-hydrogen mixtures on compression–ignition engine exhaust emissions and in-cylinder gas composition |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.10.049 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.10.049 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2016. This manuscript version is published under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Non-derivative 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This licence allows you to share, copy, distribute and transmit the work for personal and non-commercial use providing author and publisher attribution is clearly stated. Further details about CC BY licences are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Access may be initially restricted by the publisher. |
| Keywords: | Methane; Hydrogen; Combustion; Diesel; Emissions; Gas sampling |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Mechanical Engineering |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1529247 |
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