Effects of Excess Air Coefficients on Combustion Characteristics of N-butanol by a Constant Volume Combustion Bomb

The effects of excess air coefficients on the combustion characteristics have been experimentally investigated by means of a constant volume combustion bomb.N-butanol was tested as the research fuel at different air-fuel equivalence ratios.Through the discussion of the combustion pressure,the combustion temperature,accumulated heat release,ignition delay and combustion duration,the effects of the excess air coefficient on combustion characteristics is clarified.Experimental results show that near the theoretical air-fuel ratio,the combustion rate is the fastest accompanying with shorter combustion duration while the combustion pressure and temperature reach the maximum.With increase or decrease of the excess air coefficient the combustion pressure,the temperature and the heat release reduce.Simultaneously,the combustion timing is deferred and the combustion duration becomes longer.