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Troels Dyhr Pedersen.indd - Solid Mechanics

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With EGR there was a notable change in the engine sound as the exhaust oxygen concentration reached 3-5 %.<br />

The engine sound changed to become very quiet, which must be a result of a decreased rate of reaction.<br />

As the combustion becomes increasingly sensitive to exhaust gas concentration of oxygen, the EGR valves<br />

should possibly be controlled using feedback from an exhaust gas measurement with a broadband lambda<br />

sensor. This would ensure that the optimum concentration of oxygen is maintained.<br />

PERFORMANCE RELATIVE TO DI CI<br />

Table 3 shows the performance at each operating condition, at the highest brake efficiency obtained. The BSFC<br />

is given as diesel fuel equivalent.<br />

Table 4 shows the performance at similar loads previously recorded for the same engine operating in DI CI<br />

mode. The engine was fitted with a jerk-type pump and injection system made for DME and operating at the<br />

standard compression ratio of 19 [13]. The data are those achieved at optimum BSFC. It is worth noticing that<br />

the BSFC achieved in HCCI operation with methanol is not much higher than those of the same engine in DI CI<br />

part load, despite the difference in the compression ratio.<br />

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Mode<br />

HCCI<br />

DME+<br />

MEOH<br />

HCCI<br />

DME+<br />

MEOH<br />

HCCI<br />

DME+<br />

EGR<br />

HCCI<br />

DME+<br />

EGR<br />

Speed 1000 1800 1000 1800<br />

Torque [Nm] 160 138 95 97<br />

Power [kW] 16.8 26.1 9.9 18.3<br />

BMEP [kPa] 441 380 261 267<br />

e 0.35 0.31 0.29 0.26<br />

Bsfc [g/kWh] 236 266 287 320<br />

Table 3: Performance at highest brake efficiency

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