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International Journal of Automotive Technology 2013;14(5): 693-699.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-013-0075-2
PREDICTING AUTO-IGNITION CHARACTERISTICS OF RCCI COMBUSTION USING A MULTI-ZONE MODEL
U. EGÜZ, N. C. J. MAES, C. A. J. LEERMAKERS, L. M. T. SOMERS, L. P. H. DE GOEY
Eindhoven University of Technology
ABSTRACT
The objective of new combustion concepts is to meet emission standards by improving fuel air mixing prior to ignition. Since there is no overlap between injection and ignition, combustion is governed mainly by chemical kinetics and it is challenging to control the phasing of ignition. Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition (RCCI) combustion aims to control combustion phasing by altering the fuel ratios of the high- and low octane fuel and injection timings. In this study the dual fuel blend is prepared with gasoline and diesel fuels. The applied injection timings of the diesel are very early (90 to 60o CA bTDC). In the detailed reaction mechanism, n-heptane and iso-octane represent diesel and gasoline fuel, respectively. A multi-zone model approach is implemented to perform RCCI combustion simulation. Ignition characteristics are analyzed by using CA50 as the main parameter. In the experiments for the early direct injection (DI) timing advancing the injection time results in a later ignition. Qualitatively, the trend effect of the diesel injection timing and the effect of the ratio gasoline/diesel are captured accurately by the multi-zone model.
Key Words: Reactivity controlled compression ignition, Detailed chemistry, Multi-zone modeling

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