Abnormal combustion in a methanol fueled engine

Michael R. Swain; J. A. Blanco; M. N. Swain

doi:10.4271/892162

Abnormal combustion in a methanol fueled engine

Michael R. Swain, J. A. Blanco, M. N. Swain

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

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Abstract

Abnormal combustion in methanol fueled engines was investigated using a combination of ion gap detection and pressure versus crankangle measurements. The ability to differentiate between cool flames and surface ignition is shown. It is shown that cool flames do exist in methanol fueled engines. It is additionally shown that they can occur before the spark plug fires producing cycle to cycle variations in the chemistry of the gases present in the spark plug gap. An analysis of the effect of surface temperature, at the time of deposit formation, on deposit induced surface ignition tendency was made.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	SAE Technical Papers
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4271/892162
State	Published - Dec 1 1989
Event	International Fuels and Lubricants Meeting and Exposition - Baltimore, MD, United States Duration: Sep 25 1989 → Sep 28 1989

Other

Other	International Fuels and Lubricants Meeting and Exposition
Country	United States
City	Baltimore, MD
Period	9/25/89 → 9/28/89

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Automotive Engineering
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Pollution
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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