Experimental studies on the particulate matter emission characteristics of a lateral swirl combustion system for direct injection diesel engines

Dong Liu, Xiangrong Li*, Liang Xie, Jiang Chang, Yuning Kang, Zhi Zhang

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Abstract

To analyze the particulate emission characteristics of a lateral swirl combustion system (LSCS), experimental research on a single-cylinder diesel engine was done and compared against the Turbocharger-Charge Air Cooling-Diesel Particle Filter Series combustion system (TCDCS) at different conditions. Compared to the TCDCS, the LSCS presents better combustion performance and lower total particle emission characteristics: As for the LSCS, the vast majority of the particle number size distributions shifted downward, indicating a decrease in the particle number concentration. The total particle number and mass concentrations of the LSCS decreased by 8.7–62.4% and 15.2–55.6% at various loads. The number concentration of particles smaller than approximately 8 nm increased for the LSCS, which can be attributed to the higher temperature and more thorough fuel/air mixture, facilitating the oxidation of large particles into small particles. Combined with the simulation, the LSCS perfectly exerts the wall-flow-guided effect, remarkably improving the fuel/air mixing quality and reducing the local over-concentration regions, which can inhibit the formation of particles. Hence, the LSCS effectively reduces the particle number and mass concentrations, exhibiting excellent particulate emission characteristics.

Original languageEnglish
Article number121756
JournalEnvironmental Pollution
Volume330
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2023

Keywords

  • Combustion characteristic
  • Diesel engine
  • Lateral swirl combustion system
  • Particulate matter
  • Particulate number

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