A multi-parameter study of the extension of the stable operating range of a wet-ethanol-fueled engine using a microwave-assisted spark plug

Anthony DeFilippo; Benjamin Wolk; Jyh Yuan Chen; Robert Dibble; Ahsa Moon; Atsushi Nishiyama; Yuji Ikeda

A multi-parameter study of the extension of the stable operating range of a wet-ethanol-fueled engine using a microwave-assisted spark plug

Anthony DeFilippo, Benjamin Wolk, Jyh Yuan Chen, Robert Dibble, Ahsa Moon, Atsushi Nishiyama, Yuji Ikeda

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Abstract

A multi-parameter test matrix has been completed in an ethanol-fueled single-cylinder Waukesha ASTM-Cooperative Fuel Research (CFR) engine for studying microwave-assisted spark ignition performance under varied conditions, notably increased compression ratio, increased preheat, and increased charge dilution. Independent variables include compression ratio (9:1, 10.5:1, and 12:1); fuel water dilution by volume (0%, 20%, 30%, 40%); intake air temperature (22°C, 60°C); equivalence ratio (stoichiometric to lean-stability-limit); spark timing (advanced, maximum brake torque, retarded); and ignition strategy (spark only, spark with microwave). This report examines the extension of the stable operating range by a microwave-assisted spark plug, with data indicating that microwave-assisted spark ignition reduces cyclic variation as compared to spark-only ignition in highly-dilute mixtures at all tested compression ratios and intake air temperatures. Examination of the factors affecting microwave ignition performance shows diminished effects of microwave energy input when in-cylinder pressures are high at time of spark.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Fall Technical Meeting of the Western States Section of the Combustion Institute 2011, WSS/CI 2011 Fall Meeting
Publisher	Western States Section/Combustion Institute
Pages	234-246
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	9781618393043
State	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes
Event	Fall Technical Meeting of the Western States Section of the Combustion Institute 2011, WSS/CI 2011 - Riverside, United States Duration: Oct 17 2011 → Oct 18 2011

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Name	Fall Technical Meeting of the Western States Section of the Combustion Institute 2011, WSS/CI 2011 Fall Meeting

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Other	Fall Technical Meeting of the Western States Section of the Combustion Institute 2011, WSS/CI 2011
Country/Territory	United States
City	Riverside
Period	10/17/11 → 10/18/11

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Copyright © 2011 by the Western States Section/Combustion Institute All rights reserved.

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General Chemical Engineering
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Mechanical Engineering

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DeFilippo, A., Wolk, B., Chen, J. Y., Dibble, R., Moon, A., Nishiyama, A., & Ikeda, Y. (2011). A multi-parameter study of the extension of the stable operating range of a wet-ethanol-fueled engine using a microwave-assisted spark plug. In Fall Technical Meeting of the Western States Section of the Combustion Institute 2011, WSS/CI 2011 Fall Meeting (pp. 234-246). (Fall Technical Meeting of the Western States Section of the Combustion Institute 2011, WSS/CI 2011 Fall Meeting). Western States Section/Combustion Institute.

DeFilippo, Anthony ; Wolk, Benjamin ; Chen, Jyh Yuan et al. / A multi-parameter study of the extension of the stable operating range of a wet-ethanol-fueled engine using a microwave-assisted spark plug. Fall Technical Meeting of the Western States Section of the Combustion Institute 2011, WSS/CI 2011 Fall Meeting. Western States Section/Combustion Institute, 2011. pp. 234-246 (Fall Technical Meeting of the Western States Section of the Combustion Institute 2011, WSS/CI 2011 Fall Meeting).

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A multi-parameter study of the extension of the stable operating range of a wet-ethanol-fueled engine using a microwave-assisted spark plug. / DeFilippo, Anthony; Wolk, Benjamin; Chen, Jyh Yuan et al.
Fall Technical Meeting of the Western States Section of the Combustion Institute 2011, WSS/CI 2011 Fall Meeting. Western States Section/Combustion Institute, 2011. p. 234-246 (Fall Technical Meeting of the Western States Section of the Combustion Institute 2011, WSS/CI 2011 Fall Meeting).

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DeFilippo A, Wolk B, Chen JY, Dibble R, Moon A, Nishiyama A et al. A multi-parameter study of the extension of the stable operating range of a wet-ethanol-fueled engine using a microwave-assisted spark plug. In Fall Technical Meeting of the Western States Section of the Combustion Institute 2011, WSS/CI 2011 Fall Meeting. Western States Section/Combustion Institute. 2011. p. 234-246. (Fall Technical Meeting of the Western States Section of the Combustion Institute 2011, WSS/CI 2011 Fall Meeting).

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