[HTML][HTML] Improving thermal efficiency of internal combustion engines: recent progress and remaining challenges

RY Dahham, H Wei, J Pan - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Improving thermal efficiency and reducing carbon emissions are the permanent themes for
internal combustion (IC) engines. In the past decades, various advanced strategies have …

Homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) and partially premixed combustion (PPC) in compression ignition engine with low octane gasoline

Y An, M Jaasim, V Raman, FEH Pérez, J Sim, J Chang… - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The present study investigated the in-cylinder combustion for low octane 70 primary
reference fuel (PRF70) by the method of the flame index during the transition from …

Naphtha vs. dieseline–The effect of fuel properties on combustion homogeneity in transition from CI combustion towards HCCI

R Vallinayagam, Y An, S Vedharaj, J Sim, J Chang… - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
The scope of this research study pertains to compare the combustion and emission behavior
between naphtha and dieseline at different combustion modes. In this study, US dieseline …

Combustion stability study of partially premixed combustion with low-octane fuel at low engine load conditions

Y An, V Raman, Q Tang, H Shi, J Sim, J Chang… - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The study aims to investigate the sensitivity of combustion stability to the intake air
temperature for partially premixed combustion (PPC). The experiments were carried out in a …

Impact of spray-wall interaction on the in-cylinder spatial unburned hydrocarbon distribution of a gasoline partially premixed combustion engine

V Raman, Q Tang, Y An, H Shi, P Sharma… - Combustion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Partially premixed combustion (PPC) often adopts the early fuel-injection strategy that could
result in spray-wall interaction involved with piston top-land crevice. This interaction may …

Optical diagnostics on the effects of fuel properties and coolant temperatures on combustion characteristic and flame development progress from HCCI to CDC via …

Y Cui, H Liu, C Geng, Q Tang, L Feng, Y Wang, W Yi… - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
The effects of fuel properties and coolant temperatures on combustion characteristic and
flame development progress were investigated in an optical engine. The combustion mode …

Experimental study on the effects of spray–wall interaction on partially premixed combustion and engine emissions

Q Tang, Y An, V Raman, H Shi, J Sim, J Chang… - Energy & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
We investigated the detailed spray–wall interaction in partially premixed combustion (PPC)
in an optical engine with a wide-angle injector at low engine load. The fuel-trapping effect of …

In-cylinder combustion and soot evolution in the transition from conventional compression ignition (CI) mode to partially premixed combustion (PPC) mode

Y An, M Jaasim, V Raman, HG Im, B Johansson - Energy & Fuels, 2018 - ACS Publications
The present study intends to explore the in-cylinder combustion and evolution of soot
emission during the transition from conventional compression ignition (CI) combustion to …

Compression ignition of low octane gasoline under partially premixed combustion mode

Y An, MJM Ali, R Vallinayagam, A AlRamadan, J Sim… - 2018 - sae.org
Partially premixed combustion (PPC) is an operating mode that lies between the
conventional compression ignition (CI) mode and homogeneous charge compression …

Effects of different injection strategies on ignition and combustion characteristics in an optical PPC engine

M Zhang, S Derafshzan, M Richter, M Lundgren - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
abstract Although multiple injection strategies have a significant influence on partially
premixed combustion (PPC) efficiency, the mechanisms behind the influence are still to be …