Study on the Effects of Fuel Reforming on Fuel Properties and the Following Potential Influences on ICEs 2020-01-1315
A high temperature and no oxygen atmosphere fuel reforming has been proposed for the purpose of exergy saving by theoretical analyzing the detailed exergy loss events of combustion process, the correctness and feasibility of this fuel reforming have been verified through experiments. The exergy behaviors of high temperature and no oxygen atmosphere fuel reforming have been extensively studied, and many benefits had been observed including: (1) simplifying the reforming device where catalysts are not necessary; (2) improving the total chemical exergy while effectively converting large moleculae to small moleculae; (3) improving the mixture’s ratio of specific heat that can promote work-extraction; and (4) lengthening the ignition delay that buys time for better mixing process. All of these benefits are conducive to a better organized HCCI combustion that may improve the engine second law efficiency.
Citation: Yan, F. and Fu, T., "Study on the Effects of Fuel Reforming on Fuel Properties and the Following Potential Influences on ICEs," SAE Technical Paper 2020-01-1315, 2020, https://doi.org/10.4271/2020-01-1315. Download Citation
Author(s):
Feng Yan, Tieqiang Fu
Affiliated:
CATARC
Pages: 12
Event:
WCX SAE World Congress Experience
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Combustion and combustion processes
Fuel reformers
Engines
HCCI engines
Thermodynamics
Catalysts
Oxygen
Chemicals
Research and development
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