The development and implementation of a diesel engine combustion system simulation model is described. The model is a crank angle based combustion model, which uses the conditions in the intake and exhaust manifolds together with the fuel injection signal from the engine control unit to estimate the in-cylinder pressure throughout a complete combustion cycle. The model is implemented in Matlab....

Research has been conducted toward developing technology for co-firing of coal with municipal solid waste (MSW) in order to reduce emissions of chlorinated organic compounds, particularly polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans (PCDDs and PCDFs). Previous benchand pilot-scale research has shown that presence of SO2 can inhibit the PCDD and PCDF formation, and suggested cofiring high-sulfur...

Internal combustion (IC) engines serve as a viable small-scale and portable option for electricity generation. While there are several aspects of IC engines that limit their efficiency, one of the major detractors is the unrestrained combustion reaction that is the initial step in the conversion of the chemical bond energy of the fuel into useful work. Another viable small-scale electricity gen...

The worldwide concern regarding global warming has increased the interest of using biomass as a renewable and CO2 neutral source of energy. Pyrolysis oil (PO), as one of the most important product of biomass conversion, has the potential to be used as a fuel oil substitute in many applications for heat and electricity generation. However, pyrolysis oil properties and its behavior during combust...

A two-phase subgrid combustion model developed earlier has been evaluated for applicability in largeeddy simulations (LES). Direct Numerical Simulations (DNS) of two-phase isotropic turbulence in the presence of passive, momentum-coupled and vaporizing droplets has been extensively studied to form a base-line database. Current DNS results agree with earlier studies and show that the presence of...

An experimental investigation on the reduction of nitrogen oxide emission from swirling, turbulent diffusion flames was conducted using a prototype multi-annular burner. The burner utilizes swirl-induced centrifugal body forces to dampen turbulent exchange between the fuel and air streams, allowing an extended residence time for fuel pyrolysis and fuel-N conversion chemistry in a locally fuel-r...

In this study, a 3D combustion chamber was simulated using FLUENT 6.32. Aim to obtain detailed information on combustion characteristics and _ nitrogen oxides in the furnace and the effect of oxygen enrichment in a combustion process. Oxygenenriched combustion is an effective way to reduce emissions. This paper analyzes NO emission, including thermal NO and prompt NO. Flow rate ratio of air to ...

Combustion, performance and emission were studied for DI diesel engine fuelled with DMM/diesel fuel blends for DMM content from 0 to 50%. Results showed that, for diesel engine with fuel supply system and combustion system unchanged, with increased DMM percentage, thermal efficiency slightly increases; smoke and CO emissions decrease, NOx remains almost unchanged while HC increases a little; fo...

concern regarding the ef%ciency, stability and safety margins of hi-propellant combustion in rocket engines has prompted the investigation of nlany specific aspects of spray evaporation, ignition and combustion previoudy not studied. Thus, early s!,ucties of combustion in liquid rocket engines were based upon the results of the classsid single-component, isolated drop combustion at atmospheric ...

Biomass fuel is considered a promising substitute for traditional fossil fuels. Amid a great variety of methods for converting the energy in biomass fuel into usable energy, direct combustion is still the dominant technology employed by industry. Because biomass fuel possess a much wider range of physical and chemical properties than fossil fuel, its combustion behavior is similarly diverse (an...