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 |
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| Title of host publication | SAE Technical Papers |
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| State | Published - Dec 1 1989 |
| Event | International Fuels and Lubricants Meeting and Exposition - Baltimore, MD, United States Duration: Sep 25 1989 → Sep 28 1989 |
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| Other | International Fuels and Lubricants Meeting and Exposition |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Baltimore, MD |
| Period | 9/25/89 → 9/28/89 |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Automotive Engineering
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
- Pollution
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
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Abnormal combustion in a methanol fueled engine. / Swain, Michael R.; Blanco, J. A.; Swain, M. N.
SAE Technical Papers. 1989.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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N2 - 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.
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