Critical review on combustion phenomena of low carbon alcohols in SI engine with its challenges and future directions

TS Kumar, B Ashok - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The automotive sector is concerned about menacing towards depleting fossil fuel and
exhaust emissions generated by conventional engines. To meet the challenges of fossil fuel …

Evaluation on combustion and lean-burn limit of a medium compression ratio hydrogen/methanol dual-injection spark-ignition engine under methanol late-injection

C Gong, Z Li, J Sun, F Liu - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Lean-burn is an effective way to optimize the fuel economy of spark-ignition methanol
engines. Hydrogen-assisted combustion can improve the stability of combustion and …

Research on the performance of a hydrogen/methanol dual-injection assisted spark-ignition engine using late-injection strategy for methanol

C Gong, Z Li, K Huang, F Liu - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
A dual-fuel spark-ignition engine that was equipped with a hydrogen (H 2) port-injection and
methanol direct-injection fuel-supply system was used to study the power, combustion and …

Comparative study on combustion and emissions between methanol port-injection engine and methanol direct-injection engine with H2-enriched port-injection under …

C Gong, Z Li, L Yi, F Liu - Energy Conversion and Management, 2019 - Elsevier
Lean-burn is an effective way to improve thermal efficiency and reduce emissions of spark-
ignition (SI) engines. A hydrogen (H 2) enrichment combustion strategy can extend the lean …

Assessment of ultra-lean burn characteristics for a stratified-charge direct-injection spark-ignition methanol engine under different high compression ratios

C Gong, L Yi, Z Zhang, J Sun, F Liu - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Lean burn is one of the most important characteristics of a stratified-charge direct-injection
spark-ignition engine. In this study, a non-uniform 10-hole× 0.30 mm spray-line distribution …

Numerical study of twin-spark plug arrangement effects on flame, combustion and emissions of a medium compression ratio direct-injection methanol engine

C Gong, J Sun, F Liu - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
The effects of twin-spark plug arrangement on flame, combustion and emissions of a
medium compression ratio direct injection methanol engine were numerically investigated …

Computational study of nozzle spray-line distribution effects on stratified mixture formation, combustion and emissions of a high compression ratio DISI methanol …

C Gong, Z Zhang, J Sun, Y Chen, F Liu - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, five different spray-line distribution nozzles were designed to evaluate the
effect of the nozzle spray-line distribution on stratified-charge combustion of methanol …

Numerical analysis of knock combustion with methanol-isooctane blends in downsized SI engine

H Feng, J Wei, J Zhang - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Methanol is a promising fuel to suppress knock for improving engine compression ratio. In
this study, knock combustion was simulated in a downsized spark engine with different …

Effects of fuel injection strategies on combustion and emissions of intelligent charge compression ignition (ICCI) mode fueled with methanol and biodiesel

G Huang, Z Li, W Zhao, Y Zhang, J Li, Z He, Y Qian… - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, the prospective experiment of methanol-biodiesel dual fuel in intelligent
charge compression ignition (ICCI) mode was conducted to study the effects of fuel injection …

Influence of pressure, temperature and vessel volume on explosion characteristics of ethanol/air mixtures in closed spherical vessels

M Mitu, E Brandes - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
Ethanol is a biofuel that can be used as an alternative fuel or as a blending component for
combustion engines. This requires more information and systematic investigation of the …