Flame development analysis in a diesel optical engine converted to spark ignition natural gas operation

J Liu, CE Dumitrescu - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The conversion of heavy-duty diesel engines to spark-ignition natural gas operation has the
potential to decrease the use of conventional petroleum-based fuels and reduce …

[HTML][HTML] Optical and thermodynamic investigation of jet-guided spark ignited hydrogen combustion

M Balmelli, L Merotto, Y Wright, D Bleiner… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrogen as an alternative fuel for engines is gaining interest to decarbonize the heavy-duty
sector. Hydrogen combustion in engines conventionally relies on the Otto cycle and either …

Experimental and numerical investigations of the unscavenged prechamber combustion in a rapid compression and expansion machine under engine-like conditions

G Xu, M Kotzagianni, P Kyrtatos, YM Wright… - Combustion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Even though the unscavenged prechamber has been extensively applied in lean premixed
natural gas engines, the limited understanding of the fundamentals and the lack of predictive …

Effect of methane on pilot-fuel auto-ignition in dual-fuel engines

A Srna, M Bolla, YM Wright, K Herrmann… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - Elsevier
The ignition behavior of n-dodecane micro-pilot spray in a lean-premixed methane/air
charge was investigated in an optically accessible Rapid Compression-Expansion Machine …

[HTML][HTML] A large-eddy simulation study on the influence of diesel pilot spray quantity on methane-air flame initiation

H Kahila, O Kaario, Z Ahmad, MG Masouleh… - Combustion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The present study is a continuation of the previous work by Kahila et al.(2019), in which a
dual-fuel (DF) ignition process was numerically investigated by modeling liquid diesel …

N-heptane micro pilot assisted methane combustion in a Rapid Compression Expansion Machine

S Schlatter, B Schneider, YM Wright, K Boulouchos - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
The autoignition and combustion behaviour of an n-heptane spray in a premixed
methane/air charge was investigated. A Rapid Compression Expansion Machine (RCEM) …

Characterization of combustion in a gas engine ignited using a small un-scavenged pre-chamber

G Xu, YM Wright, M Schiliro… - International Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Prechamber ignition technology receives increasing attention due to its considerable
improvement on engine combustion efficiency and stability. However, fundamental …

[HTML][HTML] Direct numerical simulations of premixed methane flame initiation by pilot n-heptane spray autoignition

E Demosthenous, G Borghesi, E Mastorakos… - Combustion and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Autoignition of n-heptane sprays in a methane/air mixture and the subsequent methane
premixed flame ignition, a constant volume configuration relevant to pilot-ignited dual fuel …

Experimental investigation of pilot-fuel combustion in dual-fuel engines, Part 1: Thermodynamic analysis of combustion phenomena

A Srna, B von Rotz, K Herrmann, K Boulouchos… - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
The pilot-fuel auto-ignition and combustion in compressed methane/air mixtures are
investigated. Experiments were performed in an optically accessible rapid compression …

Verification of diesel spray ignition phenomenon in dual-fuel diesel-piloted premixed natural gas engine

Y Niki, R Rajasegar, Z Li… - … Journal of Engine …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Dual-fuel (DF) engines, in which premixed natural gas and air in an open-type combustion
chamber is ignited by diesel-fuel pilot sprays, have been more popular for marine use than …