Computational assessment of the effects of pre-chamber and piston geometries on the combustion characteristics of an optical pre-chamber engine

X Liu, ME Marquez, S Sanal, M Silva, AS AlRamadan… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Pre-chamber combustion (PCC) has the potential to extend the lean-burn limit in spark-
ignition engines, which can promote engine efficiency and relieve the concern of emissions …

Fundamental insights on ignition and combustion of natural gas in an active fueled pre-chamber spark-ignition system

R Rajasegar, Y Niki, JM García-Oliver, Z Li… - Combustion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pre-chamber spark-ignition (PCSI), either fueled or non-fueled, is a leading concept with the
potential to enable diesel-like efficiency in medium-duty (MD) and heavy-duty (HD) natural …

[HTML][HTML] Enabling powertrain technologies for Euro 7/VII vehicles with computational fluid dynamics

S Wijeyakulasuriya, J Kim, D Probst… - Transportation …, 2022 - Elsevier
Government regulations on vehicle tailpipe emissions have steadily become more stringent
in the last few decades, mainly to reduce gaseous and particulate pollutants from internal …

Effect of pre-chamber volume and nozzle diameter on pre-chamber ignition in heavy duty natural gas engines

A Shah, P Tunestal, B Johansson - 2015 - sae.org
It has previously been shown by the authors that the pre-chamber ignition technique
operating with fuel-rich pre-chamber combustion strategy is a very effective means of …

Study on the effects of narrow-throat pre-chamber geometry on the pre-chamber jet velocity using dual formaldehyde PLIF imaging

Q Tang, R Sampath, P Sharma, ME Marquez… - Combustion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The effects of narrow-throat pre-chamber geometry on the main chamber combustion were
investigated on a heavy-duty optical engine fueled with methane. Simultaneous dual …

Using ducted fuel injection to attenuate or prevent soot formation in mixing-controlled combustion strategies for engine applications

RK Gehmlich, CJ Mueller, DJ Ruth, CW Nilsen… - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Ducted fuel injection is a strategy that can be used to enhance the fuel/charge-gas mixing
within the combustion chamber of a direct-injection compression-ignition engine. The …

Numerical investigation of a fueled pre-chamber spark-ignition natural gas engine

J Kim, R Scarcelli, S Som, A Shah… - … Journal of Engine …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Pre-chamber spark-ignition (PCSI) is a leading advanced ignition concept for internal
combustion engines with the potential to enable diesel-like efficiency in medium-duty/heavy …

Estimates of the air-fuel ratio at the time of ignition in a pre-chamber using a narrow throat geometry

P Hlaing, M Silva, ME Marquez… - … Journal of Engine …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The benefits of pre-chamber combustion (PCC), such as improved engine efficiency and
reduced NOx emissions, are primarily observed when operating at lean conditions with an …

Advantages of the unscavenged pre-chamber ignition system in turbocharged natural gas engines for automotive applications

JJ López, R Novella, J Gómez-Soriano… - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In view of the increasing restrictions for CO 2 mitigation, the evaluation of alternative fuels to
ensure sustainability of transportation is becoming increasingly important. Since some of …

High-efficiency and clean combustion natural gas engines for vehicles

F Li, Z Wang, Y Wang, B Wang - Automotive Innovation, 2019 - Springer
Natural gas engines have become increasingly important in transportation applications,
especially in the commercial vehicle sector. With increasing demand for high efficiency and …