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Automotive Engineering ›› 2024, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (9): 1633-1642.doi: 10.19562/j.chinasae.qcgc.2024.09.011

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Study on the Influence of Passive Pre-chamber Combustion Strategy on In-cylinder Combustion and Emission Characteristics of Gasoline Engines

Lü Yang1,2,Shangsi Feng3,Jing Luo1,2,Lan Li4,Zhe Kang1,2()   

  1. 1.School of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering,Chongqing University,Chongqing 400044
    2.Chongqing University,State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmission for Advanced Equipment,Chongqing 400044
    3.New Power Research Institute of Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. ,Ltd. ,Chongqing 400023
    4.China Merchants Testing Vehicle Technology Research Institute Co. ,Ltd. ,Chongqing 404100
  • Received:2024-03-10 Revised:2024-04-19 Online:2024-09-25 Published:2024-09-19
  • Contact: Zhe Kang E-mail:zhekang@cqu.cn

Abstract:

As global emission regulations and energy-saving policies become increasingly stringent, gasoline engines are facing significant challenges. The urgent technical challenge is to achieve high efficiency and ultra-low emission of gasoline engines. The pre-chamber turbulent jet ignition is one of the most promising technologies for improving the thermal efficiency of gasoline engines and reducing pollutant emission. In this paper, the influence of lean combustion limit expansion and ignition timing on the optimization of thermal efficiency is investigated systematically through three-dimensional flow simulation analysis coupled with a detailed chemical reaction mechanism. The results show that the passive pre-chamber can effectively expand the lean combustion limit, improve the thermal efficiency and reduce the pollutant emission of the engine in comparison with the spark ignition. At an excess air factor of 1.5, the maximum indicated thermal efficiency is 47.24%, which is 11.89% higher than that of the original engine, with the NO x and Soot reduced by 29.27% and 98.76%, respectively.

Key words: gasoline engine, passive pre-chamber, combustion strategy, in-cylinder combustion, emission characteristics