Experimental Study on Low-Temperature Oxidation Characteristics and Ignition Boundary Conditions of Gasoline/Hydrogenated Catalytic Biodiesel

Sicheng Lai; Wenjun Zhong; Tamilselvan Pachiannan; Zhixia He; Qian Wang

doi:10.53941/ijamm.2023.100017

Abstract

This study investigates the ignition characteristics of Hydrogenated Catalytic Biodiesel (HCB) with pure gasoline, and diesel. The experiment aims to enhance the ignition characteristics of gasoline fuel by blending it with high-reactivity HCB. It provides experimental data for the fuel blends and offers dependable support for gasoline compression ignition mode applications. To achieve this, the ignition characteristics of various fuels were studied on a variable compression ratio test bench. Experiments were conducted by varying the equivalence ratio and intake temperature of the fuel blends. By analyzing CO emissions and the maximum in-cylinder temperature, we investigated the low-temperature oxidation characteristics of the fuels. Simultaneously, we identified the critical compression ratio and critical temperature as indicators of the ignition boundaries. Finally, this study examined the heat release behavior of the fuels at low temperatures and discussed their combustion characteristics under high-temperature conditions through the heat release rate analysis. The study indicates that with the increase of HCB in the blend, the low-temperature oxidation characteristics are significantly enhanced. However, the ignition boundaries are lowered, and more pronounced secondary heat release combustion behavior is observed. When the blending ratio reaches 50% namely G50H50, it exhibits low-temperature oxidation characteristics and a secondary heat release rate similar to diesel. Their critical compression ratios are 6.8 and 6.5, and the critical temperatures are 838.74 K and 881.41 K respectively. Hence the G50H50 blend holds the potential to serve as a substitute for diesel fuel in compression ignition engines. The increase in intake temperature and equivalence ratio can also enhance low-temperature oxidation characteristics and lower the ignition boundaries. Simultaneously, they exert a certain influence on the peak and phase of the heat release rate.

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