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Automotive Engineering ›› 2023, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (8): 1489-1498.doi: 10.19562/j.chinasae.qcgc.2023.08.019

Special Issue: 发动机&排放专题2023年

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An Investigation on Intake Preheating Characteristics Based on Spray Wall Impinging Ignition for Diesel Engine

Yixiao Zhang,Xiao Ma(),Xinhui Lu,Zhi Wang,Weilin Zhuge,Shijin Shuai   

  1. School of Vehicle and Mobility,Tsinghua University,Beijing  100084
  • Received:2023-01-20 Revised:2023-03-03 Online:2023-08-25 Published:2023-08-17
  • Contact: Xiao Ma E-mail:max@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn

Abstract:

For the cold start of heavy-duty diesel engine in low temperature environment, an intake preheating scheme using spray ignition by hot wall impinging combined with flame stabilization by recirculation is proposed. Based on the self-designed and built preheating experiment apparatus, the temperature rising and combustion characteristics under different inflow speed, fuel spray targeting and injection strategy are studied, and CFD numerical simulations are conducted. The experimental results show that ignition and temperature rise are strongly sensitive to spray targeting, and there is an optimal position of heating plate, with the mean temperature rising rate reaching 4.24 ℃/s at the inflow speed of 10 m/s. To balance the temperature rising rate, combustion efficiency and maintenance cost, the injection strategy with an injection period of 20~25 ms and injection pulse width of 1~3 ms should be adopted at high inflow speed. The fast droplets rebound and break up after impinging the heating plate, which falls in the Leidenfrost breakup mode. The simulation results show that a recirculation region with local flow speed of lower than 5 m/s is formed by the spoiler, which promotes evaporation and fuel-air mixing, and it is conducive to ignition and flame stabilization. For appropriate match between the injection mass with injection frequency, it is essentially to make the combustion duration suitable with injection period, so as to make full use of fuel and increase temperature rise and heat release rate.

Key words: diesel engine, intake preheating, spray wall impinging ignition, flame stabilization by recirculation, numerical simulation