10.1007/s40095-021-00398-w

The experimental verification of the multi-fuel IC engine concept with the use of jet propellant-8 (JP-8) and its blends with pure rapeseed oil

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  • Grzegorz Pawlak*1,
  • Patryk Płochocki1,
  • Przemysław Simiński1,
  • Tomasz Skrzek2,
  1. Military Institute of Automotive and Armor Technology, Sulejówek, 05-070, PL
  2. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Kazimierz Pulaski University of Technology and Humanities in Radom, Radom, 26-600, PL
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Published in Issue 2021-06-11

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Pawlak, G., Płochocki, P., Simiński, P., & Skrzek, T. (2021). The experimental verification of the multi-fuel IC engine concept with the use of jet propellant-8 (JP-8) and its blends with pure rapeseed oil. International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering, 12(4 (December 2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40095-021-00398-w
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Abstract

Abstract The paper presents some research results to recognize the possibility of realization of the idea of a multi-fuel IC engine. Future construction is planned as a flexible solution for military or special purpose transport means and emergency power generation. The proposed engine would utilize compression ignition mode for combustion of high reactive fuels (JP-8, diesel oil, etc.) or spark ignition mode for gasoline or other low reactive fuels. Practical implementation of the idea requires that highly reactive fuels be burned efficiently at a low compression ratio suitable for both engine modes. For the test diesel oil, JP-8 and its blends with pure rapeseed oil were chosen as easily accessible fuels. The experiment was carried out on naturally aspirated and supercharged AVL research engine with a common rail system and compression ratio CR = 12. The elaborated, unified injection strategy that synchronized the main dose injection timing with the start of the second stage of homogeneous mixture combustion was checked in practice. The proposed injection strategy applied for CI engine with the low compression ratio enabled efficient combustion and comparable, relatively high engine performance for all tested fuels.

Keywords

  • Multi-fuel IC engine,
  • JP-8,
  • Pure rapeseed oil,
  • Fuel blends,
  • Low compression ratio,
  • Injection strategy
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