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Numerical study on the effect of injection strategy on combustion and NO emission from different sources in a diesel/ammonia RCCI engine

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  • Lang, Maochun
  • Su, Yan
  • Li, Xiaoping
  • Xie, Fangxi
  • Wang, Yaodong
  • Shen, Bo
  • Zhang, Yulin

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Diesel/ammonia operation is one of the ways to efficiently utilize ammonia and reduce carbon emissions, however, the increase in fuel NO introduces serious emission problems. To explore the generation mechanisms of fuel NO and oxidant source NO, a multi-component diesel/ammonia chemical reaction mechanism was constructed in this study, and based on 3D CFD simulation and N-element tracking method, the combustion and different source NO emission characteristics of diesel/ammonia reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) engine at low loads were investigated by pilot injection timing (SOI1) and pilot injection ratio (PIR). In addition, the effect of different first injection spray angle (SA1) and double injection spray angle (SAtotal) on the engine operation was investigated. The results showed that high PIR and delayed SOI1 enhanced the engine IMEP but led to high PRRmax. At a PIR of 15 %, total NO emissions increased as SOI1 advanced, and the trend was reversed when the PIR was higher than 15 %. Fuel NO was produced earlier than the oxidant source N∗O. In terms of 1 spatial distribution, high concentrations of both NO and N∗O were distributed in and around the secondary diesel fuel ignition location, and fuel NO began to be reduced where the oxidant source N∗O was rapidly formed. The reduction mechanism of NO in the cylinder was a multi-path reduction mechanism incorporating Thermal DeNOx, NO Reburning, and inverse reaction pathways for NO formation from the oxidant source. Appropriate reduction of the SAtotal can significantly reduce the total NO emission while maintaining no significant reduction in IMEP. When SAtotal was 82°, the total NO emission was only 16.3 % of the original spray angle and PRRmax was further reduced. After optimization, when a narrow SAtotal of 82°, SOI1 of −15° CA, and PIR of 35 % were used, the IMEP of the engine increased by 5.9 %, and the total NO emission was reduced by 86 %, while PRRmax did not exceed the PRR upper limit.

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  • Lang, Maochun & Su, Yan & Li, Xiaoping & Xie, Fangxi & Wang, Yaodong & Shen, Bo & Zhang, Yulin, 2024. "Numerical study on the effect of injection strategy on combustion and NO emission from different sources in a diesel/ammonia RCCI engine," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 310(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:310:y:2024:i:c:s0360544224029967
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.133221
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