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Study of CNG Combustion Under Internal Combustion Engines Conditions Part I: Using Quasi-Dimensional Modelling

Y. Bakhshan and Shahrir Abdullah

Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, Volume 17, Issue 2, July 2009

Keywords: Natural gas, auto-ignition, quasi-dimensional, chemical kinetic, modelling

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An in-house quasi-dimensional code has been developed which simulate the overlap, intake, compression, combustion, as well as expansion and exhaust processes of a homogeneous charged internal combustion engine (ICE). A detailed chemical kinetic mechanism, constituting of 39 species and 148 elementary reactions, has been used in conjunction with above code to study the combustion of CNG under IC engine conditions. Two different criteria, based on pressure rise and mass of fuel burned, are used to detect the onset of ignition. Parametric studies are conducted to show the effect of compression ratio, initial pressure, intake temperature and equivalence ratio, on the time of ignition and fuel burning rate. The results obtained from the modelling show a good agreement with the experimental data.

ISSN 1511-3701

e-ISSN 2231-8542

Article ID

JST-0060-2008

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