Flashboiling-induced targeting changes in gasoline direct injection sprays

Direct Injection of Natural Gas/Liquid Diesel Fuel Sprays

Dual-fuelling provides a suitable method for operating compression-ignition engines on alternative fuels. The CFD package Fluent is being used to model the direct-injection of two such fuels simultaneously into an engine. The CFD models have been initially calibrated using high-speed photographic visualisation of the jets. Different orientations and staging of the jets with respect to each othe...

Object Oriented Modeling of a Gasoline Direct Injection System

The topic of this paper is the object oriented modeling of a Common Rail Direct Injection System of a gasoline engine. The injection system of a gasoline engine is described; the main functional elements are detailed and an object oriented implementation using the Modelica language is proposed. The availability of a fast and easily reconfigurable simulator allows to study how different parts of...

Knock Suppression Calculations In Highly Turbocharged Gasoline/Ethanol Engines Using Direct Ethanol Injection

Calculations are described of knock suppression using direct ethanol injection in spark ignition gasoline/ethanol engines. The calculations show that evaporative cooling from direct ethanol injection, coupled with the high octane rating of ethanol, can be highly effective in inhibiting knock, thereby allowing use of small turbocharged engines with substantially increased efficiency. The calcula...

Hybrid Command Governors for Idle Speed Control in Gasoline Direct Injection Engines

Combustion Control in Gasoline Hcci Engine with Direct Fuel Injection and Exhaust Gas Trapping

Homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) seems to be the most promising solution for gasoline engines in the light of future emissions regulations. This novel combustion technique allows for significant reduction of fuel consumption and engine-out NOX emissions at low and medium engine load/speed conditions. High heat release rate enables realization of the Otto cycle close to ideal, incr...