Full-load Miller cycle with ethanol and EGR: Potential benefits and challenges

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 90, Issue , 2015, Pages 274-285

  Martins, Mario E S ^a   Lanzanova, Thompson D M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

EGR; Ethanol; Internal combustion engines; Miller cycle

Indexed keywords

AIR INTAKES; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMBUSTION; COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); COMPRESSORS; DIESEL ENGINES; ENGINES; ETHANOL; HEAT ENGINES; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; SUPERCHARGERS; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

EGR; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; HIGHER COMPRESSION RATIOS; INTAKE VALVE CLOSURES; LATE INTAKE VALVE CLOSURES; MILLER CYCLE; TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES; VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION;

INTAKE VALVES;

EID: 84937822927     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.06.086     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. R.K. Pachauri, and L. Meyer Climate Change 2014-Synthesis Report 2014 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Geneva, Switzerland
2. A.S. Szklo, R. Shaeffer, M.E. Schuller, and W. Chandler Brazilian energy policies side-effects on CO2 emissions reduction Energy Policy 33 2005 349 364
3. N. Jeuland, X. Montagne, and X. Gautrot Potentiality of ethanol as a fuel for dedicated engine Oil Gas Sci. Technol. 59 2004 559 570
4. H.L. MacLean, and L.B. Lave Evaluating automobile fuel/propulsion system technologies Prog. Energy Combust. Sci. 29 2003 1 69
5. J.H. Mack, S.M. Aceves, and R.W. Dibble Demonstrating direct use of wet ethanol in a homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engine Energy 34 2009 782 787
6. R.H. Miller Supercharging and internal cooling cycle for high output Am. Soc. Mech. Eng. 69 1947 453 457
7. A. Viggiano, and V. Magi A comprehensive investigation on the emissions of ethanol HCCI engines Appl. Energy 93 2012 277 287
8. A. Stoter, Y. Taitel, and D. Luria The Otto-Atkinson Engine - a New Concept in Automotive Economy 1982 SAE technical paper series 820352
9. B. Ribeiro, and J. Martins Miller Cycle Analysis Using EGM 2005 American Society of Mechanical Engineers 441 446
10. B. Ribeiro, and J. Martins Direct Comparison of an Engine Working Under Otto, Miller and Diesel Cycles: Thermodynamic Analysis and Real Engine Performance 2007 SAE technical paper series 2007-01-0261
11. H. Sakai, H. Noguchi, M. Kawauchi, and H. Kanesaka A New Type of Miller Supercharging System for High-speed Engines-part 1 Fundamental Considerations and Application to Gasoline Engines 1985 SAE technical paper series 851522
12. Y. Ishizuki, Y. Shimizu, H. Hikino, and Y. Kawashima A New Type of Miller Supercharging System for High Speed Engines: Part 2-Realization of High Bmep Diesel Engines 1985 SAE technical paper series 851523
13. W. Yaodong, L. Lin, S. Zeng, J. Huang, A.P. Roskilly, Y. He, and et al. Application of the Miller cycle to reduce NOx emissions from petrol engines Appl. Energy 85 2008 463 474
14. T. Sufiyama, R. Hiyoshi, S. Takemura, and S. Aoyama Technology for Improving Engine Performance Using Variable Mechanisms 2007 SAE technical paper series 2007-01-1290
15. R. Flierl, and M. Kluting The Third Generation of Valvetrains - New Fully Variable Valvetrains for Throttle-free Load Control 2000 SAE Tech. Pap., no. 2000-01-1227
16. G. Fontana, and E. Galloni Variable valve timing for fuel economy improvement in a small spark-ignition engine Appl. Energy 86 2009 96 105
17. S. Tkemura, S. Aoyama, T. Sugiyama, T. Nohara, K. Moteki, M. Nakamura, and S. Hara A Study of a Continuous Variable Valve Event and Lift (VEL) System 2001 SAE Tech. Pap., no. 2001-01-0243
18. Y. Zhang, and H. Zhao Investigation of combustion, performance and emission characteristics of 2-stroke and 4-stroke spark ignition and CAI/HCCI operations in a DI gasoline Appl. Energy 130 2014 244 255
19. T. Goto, K. Hatamura, S. Takizawa, H. Nobuhiro, H. Hiroshi, H. Abe, and H. Kanesaka Development of V6 Miller Cycle Gasoline Engine 1994 SAE technical paper series 940198
20. Y. Miyagi, S. Takabe, K. Miyashita, and N. Ikeva Experimental Study of New Lysholm Supercharger with a Simple Unloading System 1996 SAE technical paper series 960952
21. N. Ueda, H. Sakai, N. Isso, and J. Sasaki A Naturally Aspirated Miller Cycle Gasoline Engine-its Capability of Emission, Power and Fuel Economy 1996 SAE technical paper series 960589
22. T. Sekimori Development of ToyotaS Electric and Hybrid Vehicle 1998 SAE technical paper series 98C053
23. I. Gentile, M. Pirelli, G. Mastrangelo, M. Fulfaro, and P. Palloti The New FIRE 1,4 8v and 16v VVT Engine Family: a Unique Approach to Reduce Fuel Consumption 2005 SAE technical paper series 2005-24-076
24. R. Chute Pressure Compounding a Four Cycle Diesel Engine 1985 SAE technical paper series 851520
25. D. Qi, M. Leick, Y. Liu, and C.F. Lee Effect of EGR and injection timing on combustion and emission characteristics of split injection strategy DI-diesel engine fueled with biodiesel Fuel 90 2011 1884 1891
26. S. Edwards, A. Raab, F. Wirbeleit, and N. Jackson The Potential of a Combined Miller Cycle and Internal EGR Engine for Future Heavy-duty Truck Applications 1998 SAE technical paper series 980180
27. O. Weber, V. Jörg, W. Bullmer, and S. Wyatt Variable valve timing complementing hybrid-EGR at diesel engines MTZ Worldw. 70 April 2009
28. D. Wunkerwald, T. Gwehenberger, and M. Thiele The new A100-H single-stage turbocharger series for high-speed engines MTZ Worldw. 69 August 2008
29. G. Tinschmann, P. Holand, H. Benetschik, and P. Eilts Potential of two-stage turbocharging on MAN Diesel's 32/44 CR MTZ Worldw. 69 October 2008
30. F. Zhang, K. Okamoto, S. Morimoto, and F. Shoji Methods of Increasing the BMEP (Power Output) for Natural Gas Spark-ignition Engines 1998 SAE technical paper series 981385
31. S. Ariga. Production Miller-Cycle natural gas engine, in: Technology Progress in Japan - Alternative Fuels and Engines, Inter-Tech Energy Progress, Inc., San Antonio, ch 1, pp. 1-9.
32. A. Tsunoda, and H. Shimoda Mitsubishi lean-burn gas engine with world's highest thermal efficiency Mitsubishi Heavy Ind. Ltd. Tech. Rev. 40 4 August 2003
33. Y. Fukuzawa, H. Shimoda, Y. Kakuhama, H. Endo, and K. Tanaka Development of high efficiency Miller cycle gas engine Mitsubishi Heavy Ind. Ltd. Tech. Rev. 38 3 October 2001
34. H. Endo, Y. Kakuhama, K. Tanaka, Y. Goda, T. Fujiwaka, and M. Nishigaki Development of the lean burn Miller cycle gas engine Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Diagnostics and Modeling of Combustion in Internal Combustion Engines (COMODIA 2001) July 2001
35. N. Watson, and M. Janota Turgocharging the Internal Combustion Engine 1982 John Wiley and Sons New York
36. U. Kesgin Efficiency improvement and NOx emission reduction potentials of two-stage turbocharged Miller cycle for stationary natural gas engines Int. J. Energy Res. 29 2005 189 216
37. C.R. Ferguson Internal Combustion Engines 1986 Wiley New York
38. A. Boretti Towards 40% efficiency with BMEP exceeding 30 bar in directly injected, turbocharged, spark ignition ethanol engines Energy Convers. Manag. 57 2012 154 166
39. J.G.C. Baeta, and M. Pontoppidan Presentation of the Development of a Downsized, Turbocharged Prototype Engine and the Optimization of the Layout of its PFI Mixture Preparation System 2013 SAE Technical Paper Series 2013-36-0180
40. R.F. Britto Jr., E.P.D. Coelho, S. Frederico, M. Machado, D. Martinek, C. Rabello, and T. Tomita Development of Heavy Duty Otto Cycle Engine Powered by Ethanol 2013 SAE Technical Paper 2013-36-0324
41. G. Woschni A Universally Applicable Equation for the Instantaneous Heat Transfer Coefficient in the Internal Combustion Engine 1967 SAE Technical Paper 670931
42. S.K. Chen, and P.F. Flynn Development of Single Cylinder Compression Ignition Research Engine 1965 SAE Technical Paper 650733
43. J.B. Heywood Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals 1988 McGraw-Hill
44. R. Keribar, and T. Morel A Model for Predicting Spatially and Time Resolved Convective Heat Transfer in Bowl-in-piston Combstion Chambers 1985 SAE Technical Papers 850204
45. T. Morel, C.I. Rackmil, R. Keribar, and M.J. Jennings Model for Heat Transfer and Combustion in Spark Ignited Engines and its Comparison with Experiments 1988 SAE Technical Papers 880198
46. S. Wahiduzzaman, T. Morel, and S. Sheard Comparison of Measured and Predicted Combustion Characteristics of a Four-valve S.I. Engine 1993 SAE Technical Paper 930613
47. H. Takashi, and T. Kimitoshi Laminar flame speeds of ethanol, n-heptane, iso-octane air mixtures 2006 Fisita Conference 2006 (Detroit)
48. J.A. Eng Characterization of Pressure Waves in HCCI Combustion 2002 SAE Technical Papers 2002-01-2859
49. M.M. Andreae, W.K. Cheng, T. Kenney, and J. Yang On HCCI Engine Knock 2007 SAE Paper 2007-01-1858
50. M. Sjöberg, and J.E. Dec Effects of EGR and its constituents on HCCI autoignition of ethanol Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 33 2011 3031 3038
51. R. Munsin, Y. Laoonual, S. Jugjai, M. Matsuki, and H. Kosaka Investigation of effects of ignition improver on ignition delay time of ethanol combustion with rapid compression-expansion machine The Second TSME International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Krabi 2011