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Mechanical Engineering

2019

Combustion

Michigan Technological University

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High Injection Pressure Dme Ignition And Combustion Processes: Experiment And Simulation, Xiucheng Zhu Jan 2019

High Injection Pressure Dme Ignition And Combustion Processes: Experiment And Simulation, Xiucheng Zhu

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With nearly smokeless combustion, Dimethyl Ether (DME) can be pressurized and used as a liquid fuel for compression-ignition (CI) combustion. However, due to its lower heating value and liquid density compared with diesel fuel, DME has a smaller energy content per unit volume. To obtain an equivalent energy content of diesel, approximately 1.86 times more quantity of DME is required. This can be addressed by a larger nozzle size or higher injection pressure. However, the effect of high injection pressure on DME spray combustion characteristics have not yet been well understood. In order to fill this gap, spray and combustion …