Progress in knock combustion modeling of spark ignition engines

F Ji, S Meng, Z Han, G Dong, RD Reitz - Applied Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
Knock combustion is one of the primary factors limiting thermal efficiency improvement in
spark ignition (SI) engines. After a century of research, scholars have made significant …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of hydrogen substitution for stable lean operation on spark ignition engines fueled by compressed natural gas

S Molina, S Ruiz, J Gomez-Soriano… - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) appears as a midterm solution to conventional
fuels, such as gasoline and diesel. The low carbon content and the possibility of being …

Computational assessment towards understanding the energy conversion and combustion process of lean mixtures in passive pre-chamber ignited engines

J Benajes, R Novella, J Gomez-Soriano… - Applied Thermal …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, a computational study was performed using a combination of several
numerical tools to better understand the limiting aspects of combustion in a passive pre …

Representative phenomena of cyclic turbulent combustion in high-pressure fuel sprays

A Parker, A Agrawal, J Bittle - Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 2023 - Springer
Cyclic variations in conventional diesel combustion engines can lead to large differences in
engine out emissions even at steady operation. This study uses an optically accessible …

An experimental and one-dimensional modeling analysis of turbulent gas ejection in pre-chamber engines

JM Garcia-Oliver, Y Niki, R Rajasegar, R Novella… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Experimental results from a study on the evolution of gas jets ejected through the orifices of
a pre-chamber in a heavy-duty optical engine are presented. The work examines conditions …

Large-eddy simulation study on cycle-to-cycle variation of knocking combustion in a spark-ignition engine

C Chen, P Pal, M Ameen, D Feng, H Wei - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The cycle-to-cycle variation in the knock intensity is commonly encountered under abnormal
combustion conditions. The severity of these abnormal combustion events can vary …

Effect of fuel composition and EGR on spark-ignited engine combustion with LPG fueling: Experimental and numerical investigation

T Kar, T Fosudo, A Marchese, B Windom, D Olsen - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental and numerical investigation of a spark-ignited (SI)
cooperative fuel research (CFR) engine fueled with different liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) …

Products of catalytic oxidative coupling of methane to improve thermal efficiency in natural gas engines

S Cho, H Lee, Y Lin, S Singh, WF Northrop - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pretreating natural gas using catalytic oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) produces
ethylene and ethane, both species that increase fuel reactivity, thus increasing the potential …

Fuel property effects on knock propensity and thermal efficiency in a direct-injection spark-ignition engine

Z Yue, S Som - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Engine knock remains one of the major barriers to further improvement in thermal efficiency
of Direct-Injection Spark-Ignition (DISI) engines. While Research Octane Number and Motor …

Performance, Emissions, and Combustion Characteristics of a Hydrogen-Fueled Spark-Ignited Engine at Different Compression Ratios: Experimental and Numerical …

D Nguyen, T Kar, JWG Turner - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper investigates the performance of hydrogen-fueled, spark-ignited, single-cylinder
Cooperative Fuel Research using experimental and numerical approaches. This study …