A Study of a Glow Plug Ignition Engine by Chemiluminescence Images
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Summary, in English
An experimental study of a glow plug engine combustion process has been performed by applying chemiluminescence imaging. The major intent was to understand what kind of combustion is present in a glow plug engine and how the combustion process behaves in a small volume and at high engine speed. To achieve this, images of natural emitted light were taken and filters were applied for isolating the formaldehyde and hydroxyl species.
Images were taken in a model airplane engine, 4.11 cm₃, modified for optical access. The pictures were acquired using a high-speed camera capable of taking one photo every second or fourth crank angle degree, and consequently visualizing the progress of the combustion process. The images were taken with the same operating condition at two different engine speeds: 9600 and 13400 rpm. A mixture of 65% methanol, 20% nitromethane and 15% lubricant was used as fuel.
The experiments show that glow plug combustion is a propagating autoignition combustion and that the homogeneity of the oxidation process increases with the engine speed. It was also observed that at low speed, the low temperature reactions start together with the rate of heat release and once they are over the high temperature reactions appear. On the other hand at high speed there is no time for low temperature reactions followed by high temperature reactions. This means that formaldehyde formation is partially skipped and hydroxyl shows up almost at the same time but not in the same location as formaldehyde.
Images were taken in a model airplane engine, 4.11 cm₃, modified for optical access. The pictures were acquired using a high-speed camera capable of taking one photo every second or fourth crank angle degree, and consequently visualizing the progress of the combustion process. The images were taken with the same operating condition at two different engine speeds: 9600 and 13400 rpm. A mixture of 65% methanol, 20% nitromethane and 15% lubricant was used as fuel.
The experiments show that glow plug combustion is a propagating autoignition combustion and that the homogeneity of the oxidation process increases with the engine speed. It was also observed that at low speed, the low temperature reactions start together with the rate of heat release and once they are over the high temperature reactions appear. On the other hand at high speed there is no time for low temperature reactions followed by high temperature reactions. This means that formaldehyde formation is partially skipped and hydroxyl shows up almost at the same time but not in the same location as formaldehyde.
Department/s
Publishing year
2007
Language
English
Publication/Series
SAE Technical Paper Series
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Document type
Conference paper
Publisher
Society of Automotive Engineers
Topic
- Other Mechanical Engineering
Keywords
- Internal Combustion Engines
- Compression Ignition
- Two-Stroke
Conference name
JSAE/SAE International Fuels & Lubricants Meeting
Conference date
2007-07-23
Conference place
Kyoto, Japan
Status
Published
Project
- VIMPA
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0148-7191
- 2007-01-1884