In this study, the influence air fuel ratio and injection timing on the engine performance of 4-cylinder direct injection hydrogen fueled engine was investigated. The effect of air fuel ratio (AFR) and engine speed on optimum injection timing is presented. The 4-cylinder direct injection hydrogen engine model was developed utilizing the GTPower commercial software. This model employed one dimen...

This study presents experimental test results of a compressed natural gas (CNG) direct injection (DI) engine, which has been developed by modifying a single cylinder diesel engine. The major modifications are (a) modification of components such as cylinder head, piston etc. and (b) development and deployment of electronic fuel injection system and (c) installation of a capacitive discharge igni...

1 Mechanical Engineering Department Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria. 2 Mechanical Engineering Department Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, Nigeria. Corresponding Author: O. Obodeh __________________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract The techno-economic effects of diesel-kerosene blends on the operation of a dire...

Maximization of the fuel economy of the lean burn spark ignition (SI) engine strongly depends on precise air-fuel ratio control. A great challenge associated with the air-fuel ratio feedback control is the large variable time delay in the exhaust system. In this paper, a systematic development of an air-fuel ratio controller based on post lean NOx trap (LNT) oxygen sensor feedback using linear ...

Lean fuel/air mixtures with various fuel/fuel ratios between methane and n-butane were supplied to a premixed compression-ignition engine (i.e. homogeneous charge compression ignition engine, HCCI) with or without supplementary gaseous formaldehyde induction as an ignition controlling additive. In the no additive case the methane and butane function as the two fuels in the high/low-octane two-f...

This paper puts forward one kind of air-fuel ratio control method with PI controller. With the help of MATLAB/SIMULINK software, the mathematical model of air-fuel ratio control system for distributorless CNG engine is constructed. The objective is to maintain cylinder-to-cylinder air-fuel ratio at a prescribed set point, determined primarily by the state of the ThreeWay-Catalyst (TWC), so that...

Modern diesel fuel injection system (common rail and pump-nozzle-units) requires the reference of crank angles, engine speed and load to estimate the two parameters: crank angle at the start of fuel injection and amount of fuel to inject for a diesel engine. Measurement of engine speed of a combustion engine is carried out by sensor wheels mounted on the crankshaft. Crank angles can be estimate...

Alternative fuels have received much attention due to the depletion of world petroleum reserves and increased environmental concerns. Thus processed form of vegetable oil (Biodiesel) offers attractive alternative fuels to compression ignition engines. The present work investigates the engine performance parameters and emissions characteristics for direct injection diesel engine using coconut bi...