Experimental Evaluation of Pilot and Main Injection Strategies on Gasoline Compression Ignition Engine—Part 1: Combustion Characteristics

Climate change and stringent emission regulations have become major challenges for the automotive sector, prompting researchers to investigate advanced combustion technologies. Gasoline compression ignition (GCI) technology has emerged as a potential solution, delivering higher brake thermal efficiency with ultra-low nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate emissions. Combustion stability and controls are some of the significant challenges associated with GCI. This study investigates the combustion characteristics of a two-cylinder diesel engine in GCI mode. GCI experiments were performed using a low-octane fuel prepared by blending 80% (v/v) gasoline and 20% (v/v) diesel (G80). Baseline experiments were conducted in conventional diesel combustion (CDC) mode. These experiments investigated the effects of double pilot injection, first pilot fuel ratio, and the start of main fuel injection timing (10–8°CA before top dead center, bTDC). The results indicated that the GCI mode produced significantly lower (~10%) in-cylinder pressure than the CDC mode. Higher pilot fuel proportions exhibited a lower heat release rate (HRR) at low loads. Retarded main injection showed a lower heat release in the premixed combustion phase than the advanced main injection case at all loads. In addition, retarded main injection timing showed retarded start of combustion (SoC) and end of combustion (EoC). GCI mode exhibited higher cyclic variations than baseline CDC mode, which need to be addressed.

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