Effects of EGR on performance of engines with spark gap projection and fueled by biogas-hydrogen blends

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• 作者：Cheolwoong Park ; Seunghyun Park ; Changgi Kim ; Sunyoup Lee
• 关键词：Biogas ; Hydrogen ; Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) ; Lean burn ; Spark gap projection ; NOx emissions
• 刊名：International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：October, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：37
• 期：19
• 页码：14640-14648
• 全文大小：602 K

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In this study, the effects of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) on the behavior of a spark ignition engine fueled by hydrogen-blended low-calorific biogas were investigated, and its performance and emission characteristics were compared with those of the lean burn engine investigated in our previous work. The engine was operated at a constant rotational speed of 1800?rpm under a 60?kW power output condition, and a simulated biogas containing H₂ was used to realize a wide range of gas compositions. The engine test results demonstrate that when less than 20 % H₂ was added to the biogas, the EGR operations had inferior fuel economy to the lean burn technique. However, when the H₂ blending ratio was increased, the EGR method achieved higher engine performance with lower NO_x emissions than the legal standard. Analyses of the O₂ fraction and thermal capacity variations of the inlet charge also indicated that a dilution (O₂ replacement) effect rather than a thermal effect was the dominant factor when EGR was introduced in a low-calorific biogas engine. Subsequently, in order to improve the engine efficiency as well as combustion characteristics, the spark gap was projected further into the combustion chamber with EGR engine operations. The engine test results show that repositioning the discharge location improved the thermal efficiency, and the maximum tolerable EGR rate increased because of spatial advantages such as relatively short flame propagation lengths and high electrode temperatures.