Effect of the Fuel-Injection Strategy on Flame-Front Evolution in an Optical Wall-Guided DISI Engine with Gasoline and Butanol Fueling

AbstractThis work investigates the effect of n-butanol on combustion processes in a direct injection spark ignition (DISI) engine through the analysis of flame front propagation. Specific attention is given to the sensitivity of n-butanol when changing injection mode in terms of timing and number of injections. Tests were carried out on an optically accessible single-cylinder DISI engine fueled with n-butanol and gasoline, alternatively. The engine is equipped with the head of a commercial turbocharged engine with similar geometrical specifications (bore, stroke, compression ratio). The head has four valves and a centrally located spark device. A conventional elongated hollow piston is used and an optical crown, accommodating a fused-silica window, is screwed onto it. The injector is side mounted and features six holes oriented so that the spray is directed toward the piston crown. During the experimental activity, injection pressure was maintained at 100 bar for all conditions; homogeneous charge conditi...

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