Providing stable combustion of lean-burn natural gas engines was always a bigchallenge, particularly during a low load operation. In transient sea conditions, there is an additional concern due to irregular time-vary...Providing stable combustion of lean-burn natural gas engines was always a bigchallenge, particularly during a low load operation. In transient sea conditions, there is an additional concern due to irregular time-varying loads. Therefore, this study aimed at investigatingthe part-load operation of a marine spark-ignition lean-burn natural gas engine by simulatingthe entire engine. The engine’s essential components are modeled, including air manifold,intake valves, fuel system, controllers, combustion chamber, exhaust valves, exhaust manifoldand turbocharger.In steady-state, the results of emission compounds from modeling have been compared tomeasured data from 25% to 100% loads. For transient conditions, for the sample time of about50 min, the fuel flow and turbocharger output are selected from the vessel logged data andcompared with the simulation results. The model has shown the great potential of predictingthe engine response throughout the steady-state and transient conditions. Simulating the engineat part-load transient condition showed that the unburned hydrocarbon formation, known asmethane slip in lean-burn gas engines, is more than the part-load steady-state. This increaseof methane slip is due to the combustion instability in lower loads and flame extinguishingin such transient conditions. The engine measured data shows a double amount of methane slipin a 25% load than the 100% load in steady-state. However, the simulation output in the transient conditions confirms an increase in methane slip over four times than equivalentsteady-state load. Moreover, the lean-burn gas engine releases less NOX in part-load operationin a steady-state due to lower in-cylinder temperature. In transient conditions, there is remarkable instability in excess air ratio. Due to this instability, there is a rich mixture in instantaneoustime steps during loads up. Therefore, it will result in an unusually high amount of NOX, andmore than two times in comparison with the equivalent steady-state output.展开更多
文摘Providing stable combustion of lean-burn natural gas engines was always a bigchallenge, particularly during a low load operation. In transient sea conditions, there is an additional concern due to irregular time-varying loads. Therefore, this study aimed at investigatingthe part-load operation of a marine spark-ignition lean-burn natural gas engine by simulatingthe entire engine. The engine’s essential components are modeled, including air manifold,intake valves, fuel system, controllers, combustion chamber, exhaust valves, exhaust manifoldand turbocharger.In steady-state, the results of emission compounds from modeling have been compared tomeasured data from 25% to 100% loads. For transient conditions, for the sample time of about50 min, the fuel flow and turbocharger output are selected from the vessel logged data andcompared with the simulation results. The model has shown the great potential of predictingthe engine response throughout the steady-state and transient conditions. Simulating the engineat part-load transient condition showed that the unburned hydrocarbon formation, known asmethane slip in lean-burn gas engines, is more than the part-load steady-state. This increaseof methane slip is due to the combustion instability in lower loads and flame extinguishingin such transient conditions. The engine measured data shows a double amount of methane slipin a 25% load than the 100% load in steady-state. However, the simulation output in the transient conditions confirms an increase in methane slip over four times than equivalentsteady-state load. Moreover, the lean-burn gas engine releases less NOX in part-load operationin a steady-state due to lower in-cylinder temperature. In transient conditions, there is remarkable instability in excess air ratio. Due to this instability, there is a rich mixture in instantaneoustime steps during loads up. Therefore, it will result in an unusually high amount of NOX, andmore than two times in comparison with the equivalent steady-state output.
