Characterization of Regional Combustion Efficiency usingΔXCO:ΔXCO_(2)Observed by a Portable Fourier-Transform Spectrometer at an Urban Site in Beijing

Measurements of column-averaged dry-air mole fractions of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide,CO_(2)(XCO_(2))and CO(XCO),were performed throughout 2019 at an urban site in Beijing using a compact Fourier Transform Spectrometer(FTS)EM27/SUN.This data set is used to assess the characteristics of combustion-related CO_(2)emissions of urban Beijing by analyzing the correlated daily anomalies of XCO and XCO_(2)(e.g.,ΔXCO andΔXCO_(2)).The EM27/SUN measurements were calibrated to a 125HR-FTS at the Xianghe station by an extra EM27/SUN instrument transferred between two sites.The ratio ofΔXCO overΔXCO_(2)(ΔXCO:ΔXCO_(2))is used to estimate the combustion efficiency in the Beijing region.A high correlation coefficient(0.86)betweenΔXCO andΔXCO_(2)is observed.The CO:CO_(2)emission ratio estimated from inventories is higher than the observedΔXCO:ΔXCO_(2)(10.46±0.11 ppb ppm^(−1))by 42.54%-101.15%,indicating an underestimation in combustion efficiency in the inventories.DailyΔXCO:ΔXCO_(2)are influenced by transportation governed by weather conditions,except for days in summer when the correlation is low due to the terrestrial biotic activity.By convolving the column footprint[ppm(μmol m-2 s-1)-1]generated by the Weather Research and Forecasting-X-Stochastic Time-Inverted Lagrangian Transport models(WRF-X-STILT)with two fossil-fuel emission inventories(the Multi-resolution Emission Inventory for China(MEIC)and the Peking University(PKU)inventory),the observed enhancements of CO_(2)and CO were used to evaluate the regional emissions.The CO_(2)emissions appear to be underestimated by 11%and 49%for the MEIC and PKU inventories,respectively,while CO emissions were overestimated by MEIC(30%)and PKU(35%)in the Beijing area.

Numerical study on combustion efficiency of aluminum particles in solid rocket motor

The combustion of aluminum particles in solid rocket motor plays an important role in energy release of propellants. However, due to the limited residence time, aluminum particles may not be burned completely, thus hindering the improvement of specific impulse. This study aims to explore the characteristics of aluminum combustion efficiency and its influencing factors by experiments and numerical simulations, providing a guideline for engine performance improvement. As an input of simulation, the initial agglomerate size was measured by a high pressure system. Meanwhile, the size distribution of the particles in plume was measured by ground firing test to validate the numerical model. Then, a two-phase flow model coupling combustion of micro aluminum particle was developed, by which the detailed effects of particle size, detaching position and nozzle convergent section structure on aluminum combustion efficiency were explored. The results suggest that the average combustion temperature in the chamber drops with increasing initial particle size,while the maximum temperature increases slightly. In the tested motors, the aluminum particle burns completely as its diameter is smaller than 50 μm, and beyond 50 μm the combustion efficiency decreases obviously with the increase of initial size. As the diameter approaches to 75 μm, the combustion efficiency becomes more sensitive to particle size. The combustion efficiency of aluminum particle escaping from end-burning surfaces is significantly higher than that from internal burning surface, where the particle combustion efficiency decreases during approaching the convergent section. Furthermore, the combustion efficiency decreases slightly with increasing nozzle convergent section angle. And theoretically it is feasible to improve combustion efficiency of aluminum particles by designing the convergent profile of nozzle.

Application of steam injection in iron ore sintering:fuel combustion efficiency and CO emissions

Improving the combustion efficiency of fuels is essential to reducing pollutant emissions in the iron ore sintering process.The sintering bed surface steam-injection technology has attracted significant research interest for its potential advantages in low-energy consumption and low emission.The effect of steam injection on fuel combustion efficiency and CO emission was studied by comparing the thermodynamic response from the sintering process before and after steam injection.The mechanism of improving combustion efficiency was also revealed.The results indicated that the sintering gas medium of H_(2)O-H_(2)-N_(2)-O_(2) with the blown steam improved the heat transfer conditions of fuel combustion and promoted the water gas reaction.The optimum state of steam injection was achieved at 15 min after ignition with 0.02 m^(3) min^(-1).The CO emission reduction is 10.91% compared with the base case.The combustion efficiency was 88.83%,6.15% higher than conventional sintering,and the solid fuel consumption was reduced by 1.15 kg t^(-1).It was indicated that steam injection would improve combustion efficiency and reduce solid fuel consumption.Meanwhile,the steam injection could improve the combustion kinetic conditions in the zone of unburned fuel and low oxygen partial pressure.It was conducive to the reaction of H_(2)O with C and CO to convert the CO of reducing atmosphere to CO_(2),which in turn realized the complete combustion of fuel and CO and improved the efficiency of fuel combustion.

Effect of mixing section configurations on combustion efficiency of Mg-CO_(2)Martian ramjet

Experiments were conducted to determine the effects of the mixing section configurations on the Mg-CO_(2)Martian ramjet combustion efficiency.It was carried out at a mainstream mass flow rate of 110 g/s and a temperature of 810 K.The chamber pressure was measured under different configurations and Oxidizer to Fuel(O/F)ratios.Results showed that the engine achieved self-sustaining combustion and worked stably during experiments.The pre-combustion chamber is needed to increase the combustion efficiency and promote the full combustion of the powder.After the configuration of the pre-combustion chamber,the best combustion efficiency reached 80%when radial powder injection and lateral carbon dioxide intake were used.In addition,the O/F ratio in the pre-combustion chamber decreased from 0.67 to 0.31,resulting in an 8%increase in the combustion efficiency.It was speculated that different mixing section configurations and the variations in an O/F ratio within the pre-combustion chamber impacted the combustion efficiency and in essence,all affected the flow velocity and residence time of the two-phase flow in the com-bustion chamber.

COAL COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY IN CFB BOILER

The carbon content in the fly ash from most Chinese circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boilers is much higher than expected, thus directly influencing the combustion efficiency. In the present paper, carbon burnout was investigated both in field tests and laboratory experiments. The effect of coal property, operation condition, gas-solid mixing, char deactivation, residence time and cyclone performance are analyzed seriatim based on large amount of experimental results. A coal index is proposed to describe the coal rank, defined by the ratio of the volatile content to the coal heat value, is a useful parameter to analyze the char burnout. The carbon content in the fly ash depends on the coal rank strongly. CFB boilers burning anthracite, which has low coal index, usually have high carbon content in the fly ash. On the contrary, the CFB boilers burning brown coal, which has high coal index, normally have low carbon content. Poor gas-solid mixing in the furnace is another important reason of the higher carbon content in the fly ash. Increasing the velocity and rigidity of the secondary air could extend the penetration depth and induce more oxygen into the furnace center. Better gas solid mixing will decrease the lean oxygen core area and increase char combustion efficiency. The fine char particles could be divided into two groups according to their reactivity. One group is 'fresh' char particles with high reactivity and certain amount of volatile content. The other group of char particles has experienced sufficient combustion time both in the furnace and in the cyclone, with nearly no volatile. These 'old' chars in the fly ash will be deactivated during combustion of large coal particles and have very low carbon reactivity. The generated fine inert char particles by attrition of large coal particles could not easily burn out even with the fly ash recirculation. The fraction of large coal particles in coal feed should be reduced during fuel preparation process. The cyclone efficiency controls the particle residence time in CFB loop, especially for that of the fine particles. So the cyclone efficiency, especially the cut size, will greatly influence the carbon content in the fly ash.

Combustion efficiency test method in scramjet engine

A scramjet engine combustion efficiency measure system was designed.The combustion efficiency was measured by chromatography method,and the results of chromatography method were compared with those of temperature method.The results indicate that the combustion efficiency measured by chromatography method was 80.7%,lower than the combustion efficiency of 84.5%measured by temperature method;the combustion efficiency could be measured more precisely by chromatogram method than by temperature method.The combustion efficiency measure system based on chromatogram method can work well,and thus can be used to measure the combustion efficiency of scramjet engine.

Combustion characteristic and aging behavior of bimetal thermite powders

Nanothermites have been employed as fuel additives in energetic formulations due to their higher energy density over CHNO energetics. Nevertheless, sintering and degradation of nanoparticles significantly limit the practical use of nanothermites. In this work, combustion characteristic and aging behavior of aluminum/iron oxide(Al/Fe2O3) nanothermite mixtures were investigated in the presence of micron-scale nickel aimed to produce bimetal thermite powders. The results showed that the alumina content in the combustion residue increased from 88.3% for Al/Fe2O3 nanothermite to 96.5% for the nanothermite mixture containing 20 wt% nickel. Finer particle sizes of combustion residue were obtained for the nanothermite mixtures containing nickel, indicative of the reduced agglomeration. Both results suggested a more complete combustion in the bimetal thermite powders. Aging behavior of the nanothermite mixture was also assessed by measuring the heat of combustion of the mixture before and after aging process. The reduction in heat of combustion of nanothermite mixtures containing nickel was less severe as compared to a significant decrease for the nanothermite mixture without nickel, indicating better aging resistance of the bimetal thermite powders.

On the Design and Optimization of a Clean and Efficient Combustion Mode for Internal Combustion Engines through a Computer NSGA-Ⅱ Algorithm

In order to address typical problems due to the huge demand of oil for consumption in traditional internal combustion engines,a new more efficient combustion mode is proposed and studied in the framework of Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD).Moreover,a Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm(NSGA-Ⅱ)is applied to optimize the related parameters,namely,the engine methanol ratio,the fuel injection time,the initial temperature,the Exhaust Gas Re-Circulation(EGR)rate,and the initial pressure.The so-called Conventional Diesel Combustion(CDC),Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition(HCCI)and the Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition(RCCI)combustion modes are compared.The results show that RCCI has a higher methanol ratio and an earlier injection timing with moderate EGR rate and higher initial pressure.The initial temperature increases as the methanol ratio increases.In comparison,CDC has the lowest hydrocarbon and CO emissions and the highest combustion efficiency.At different crankshaft rotation angles corresponding to 50%of the combustion amount(CA50),the combustion temperature and boundary layer temperature of HCCI change significantly,while those of RCCI undergo limited variations.At the same CA50,the exergy losses of HCCI and RCCI are lower than that of the CDC.On the basis of these findings,it can be concluded that the methanol/diesel RCCI engine can be used to obtain a clean and efficient combustion process,which should be regarded as a promising combustion mode.

Elaborative collection of condensed combustion products of solid propellants:Towards a real Solid Rocket Motor(SRM)operational environment

A novel constant-pressure and constant-quenching distance Condensed Combustion Products(CCPs)collection system was developed,coupled with a timing control system,to collect the CCPs formed in the course of burning of aluminum-based composite propellants.The effects of adiabatic graphite plating,collection zone,quenching distance,time series of collection,and propellant burning rate on the microscopic morphology,particle size distribution and unburned aluminum content of CCPs were investigated.It was verified that the graphite plating can provide a high-fidelity high-temperature environment for propellant combustion.The combustion efficiency is improved by 2.44% compared to the bare propellant case.The time series of collection has a significant effect on the combustion efficiency of aluminum,and the combustion efficiency of aluminum in the thermal state(1.2-2.4 s)is 2.75% higher than that in the cold state(0-1.2 s).Similarly,the characteristics of the CCPs in different collection zones are different.At the quenching distance of 5 mm,the combustion efficiency of aluminum in the core zone(85.39%)is much lower than that in the outer zone(92.07%),while the particle size of the CCPs in the core zone(172μm)is larger than that in the outer zone(41μm).This indicates that the core zone is more likely to produce large-sized and incompletely burned agglomerates during the propellant combustion process.Different burning rates also lead to a significant difference in particle size distribution and combustion efficiency.High burning rates result in higher combustion efficiency.A detailed sequence of the elaborative collection process of CCPs is proposed,mainly including the setting of ignition delay time,burning rate,working pressure,plating length and time series of collection.The findings of this study are expected to provide a reliable tool for the evaluation of the combustion efficiency of solid propellants.

Performance of supersonic model combustors with staged injections of supercritical aviation kerosene

Supersonic model combustors using two-stage injections of supercritical kerosene were experimentally investigated in both Mach 2.5 and 3.0 model combustors with stagnation temperatures of approximately 1,750 K. Supercritical kerosene of approximately 760 K was prepared and injected in the overall equivalence ratio range of 0.5-1.46. Two pairs of integrated injector/flameholder cavity modules in tandem were used to facilitate fuel-air mixing and stable combustion. For single-stage fuel injection at an upstream location, it was found that the boundary layer separation could propagate into the isolator with increasing fuel equivalence ratio due to excessive local heat release, which in turns changed the entry airflow conditions. Moving the fuel injection to a further downstream location could alleviate the problem, while it would result in a decrease in combustion efficiency due to shorter fuel residence time. With two-stage fuel injections the overall combustor performance was shown to be improved and kerosene injections at fuel rich conditions could be reached without the upstream propagation of the boundary layer separation into the isolator. Furthermore, effects of the entry Mach number and pilot hydrogen on combustion performance were also studied.

Pilot Combustion Characteristics of RP-3 Kerosene in a Trapped-Vortex Cavity with Radial Bluff-Body Flameholder

The structure of the trapped-vortex cavity and radial flameholder can maintain stable combustion under severe conditions,such as sub-atmospheric pressure and high inlet velocity.This article reports a complete study of combustion characteristics for this design.The flow field of the physical model was obtained by numerical simulation.The pilot combustion characteristics,including the combustion process,combustion efficiency,and wall temperature distribution,were studied by experiments.The pilot combustion can be divided into three modes under different fuel flow rates and inlet conditions.In“cavity maintained(CM)”mode,pilot flame exists at both sides of the cavity zone,rotating with the main vortex.In“cavity-flameholder maintained(CFM)”mode,the combustion process occurs both inside the cavity and behind the flameholder.While in“flameholder maintained(FM)”mode,the cavity will quench,and the combustion is maintained by the radial flameholder only.Due to the difference in the flow field,the flame pattern and propagation direction vary under different combustion modes.The combustion efficiency,influenced by combustion modes,shows an increase-decrease-increase curve.The wall temperature distribution is also affected;the cavity wall temperature decreases under large fuel flux while the temperature of the burner-back plate continues to rise to a maximum value.

Migration behavior of solid fuel particles during granulation process and its influence on combustion property

Iron ore sintering process is the main CO_(2) emission source throughout the integrate steelworks,which primarily comes from the combustion of solid fuels.Improving the combustion efficiency and reducing the solid fuel consumption are important ways to reduce the CO_(2) emission in the sintering process.Around the efficient combustion of fuel,the migration behavior and combustion characteristics of solid fuel in the granulation process were investigated.The results indicated that during the granulation process,fuel particles with size less than 0.5 mm mainly migrated into the granules with grain size of 1-3,3-5 and 5-8 mm;fuel particles with size of 0.5^(-1)mm mainly migrated into granules of 1-3 mm;fuel particles with size of 1-3,3-5 and 5-8 mm mainly entered the granules with the same grain size.With the increase in fuel particles grain size from-0.5 to+8 mm,the combustion efficiency exhibited a firstly-increasing and then decreasing tendency,while the NO_(x) exhibited a decreasing tendency.Potential reason can be described that finer fuel particles(-1 mm)easily distributed in the outer layer of the granules,which combusted fiercely due to its larger specific surface area,leading to the development of incomplete combustion and the conversion of fuel nitrogen;the combustion efficiency of larger fuel particles was restricted by the inner diffusion of O_(2),which then contributed to the reduction of NO_(x) under the inadequate combustion atmosphere.

Characterization and prediction of tailpipe ammonia emissions from in-use China 5/6 light-duty gasoline vehicles

On-road tailpipe ammonia (NH3) emissions contribute to urban secondary organic aerosol formation and have direct or indirect adverse impacts on the environment and human health. To understand the tailpipe NH3 emission characteristics, we performed comprehensive chassis dynamometer measurements of NH3 emission from two China 5 and two China 6 light-duty gasoline vehicles (LDGVs) equipped with three-way catalytic converters (TWCs). The results showed that the distance-based emission factors (EFs) were 12.72 ± 2.68 and 3.18 ± 1.37 mg/km for China 5 and China 6 LDGVs, respectively. Upgrades in emission standards were associated with a reduction in tailpipe NH3 emission. In addition, high NH3 EFs were observed during the engine warm-up period in cold-start cases owing to the intensive emissions of incomplete combustion products and suitable catalytic temperature in the TWCs. Notably, based on the instantaneous NH3 emission rate, distinct NH3–emitting events were detected under high/extra high velocity or rapid acceleration. Furthermore, NH3 emission rates correlated well with engine speed, vehicle specific power, and modified combustion efficiency, which were more easily accessible. These strong correlations were applied to reproduce NH3 emissions from China 5/6 LDGVs. The predicted NH3 EFs under different dynamometer and real-world cycles agreed well with existing measurement and prediction results, revealing that the NH3 EFs of LDGVs in urban routes were within 8.55–11.62 mg/km. The results presented here substantially contribute to improving the NH3 emission inventory for LDGVs and predicting on-road NH3 emissions in China.

Three-dimensional numerical analysis on combustion performance and flow of hybrid rocket motor with multi-segmented grain

This paper presents the combustion characteristics in hybrid rocket motors with multisegmented grain through three-dimensional numerical simulations.Multi-segmented grain is composed of several thin grains with two or more ports.The numerical model consists of Navier-Stokes equations with turbulence,solid fuel pyrolysis,chemical reactions,a fluid–solid coupling model and a regression rate model.The simulations adopt 90%Hydrogen Peroxide(HP)and PolyEthylene(PE)as the propellant combination.The effects of the rotation,port number,fuel grain segment number and mid-chamber length on the flow field and combustion performances are analyzed.The results indicate that the multi-segmented grain configuration can strengthen the flow field,and the regression rate and combustion efficiency are enhanced.Take the cases with two grain segments and three ports for example,the regression rate is increased by 32.4%-45.1%and the combustion efficiency increases by 6%-8.6%in different rotation angles.

Investigation on low total temperature combustion characteristics of kerosene-fueled supersonic combustor

In this paper,the combustion characteristics of kerosene-fueled supersonic combustor under the conditions of Mach number 2.0,the total temperature at 700 K and the total pressure at 520 k Pa(simulated flight Mach number at 3.5)were studied by using the flame stabilizing method of cavity and strut from three aspects such as blockage ratios,kerosene equivalence ratios,location and quantity of injection holes.The results showed that:(A)The combustor with the strut realized the independent and stable combustion of kerosene.The combustion-induced back pressure in the block test with blockage ratio of 20%and 10%destroyed the inlet flow conditions;while the blockage ratio was 7.3%and 5%,the incoming flow conditions when kerosene was burned stably were not destroyed.(B)The kerosene Equivalence Ratio(ER)was more likely to be disturbed upstream than the induced back pressure when it rose,and an excessively high-ER would reduce the combustion efficiency;when the equivalence ratio was constant,the combustion efficiency of the blockage ratio of 7.3%was higher than the blockage ratio of 5%.The combustion efficiencies were 0.86(ER=0.13)and 0.78(ER=0.19)when the blockage ratio was 5%,respectively;the combustion efficiencies were 0.89(ER=0.16)and 0.82(ER=0.19)when the blockage ratio was 7.3%,respectively;the combustion efficiencies were 0.51(ER=0.25),0.81(ER=0.3),0.65(ER=0.34)and0.62(ER=0.42)when the blockage ratio was 20%,respectively.(C)The porous injection provided behind the strut was beneficial to the atomization of kerosene and improved the combustion efficiency of kerosene;the second injection after the cavity would reduce the combustion efficiency due to insufficient oxygen and combustion space.This study expanded the working range of ramjet and provided a reference fuel injection scheme for Turbine-Based Combined Cycle(TBCC)engine.

Combustion enhancement in rearward step based scramjet combustor by air injection at step base

Numerical simulations were performed to model the non-reacting and reacting flow behind a rearward step flameholder in Mach 1.6 supersonic flow with fuel injection at the step base.The combustor geometry was based on the University of Florida scramjet experimental facility.Turbulence was modeled using k-u shear stress transport(SST),laminar flamelet was used for combustion modeling.Wall static pressure showed good agreement with experimental data for non-reacting and reacting flow.For non-reacting flow,dummy fuel helium mole fraction distribution in the recirculation region behind the step was validated with planar laser induced fluorescence(PLIF)images in experiments.To improve the combustion characteristics,air was injected in tandem with hydrogen at step base using various configurations.With all fuel injection as baseline,the case with 2 air jets around each fuel jet and air injected at 2 times the stagnation pressure of fuel showed the most improvement compared to other cases.It was most effective in reducing the local fuel richness,shortening the flame length and increasing combustion efficiency.

Overspeeding characteristics of turbomachinery for gas generator cycle air turbo ramjet engine

The main interest in the current study focuses on the possibility of overspeeding for the gas-generator cycle air turbo ramjet(GG-ATR)engine.The authors developed the air turbo ramjet engine and investigated its compressor performance.Based on those data,the authors developed the analytical code for the air turbo ramjet engine,which calculates the performances of turbomachinery,gas-generator,and ram combustor.The previous study described that the rotor overspeeding would not occur in the air turbo rocket engine.However,the current results show that degraded ram combustion can decrease the compressor pressure ratio and the compressor power.This reduced compressor power can cause overspeeding for the air turbo ramjet engine.The experimental results of compressor power and turbine inlet pressure support those analytical results.

Estimation and feedback control of air-fuel ratio for gasoline engines

In 4-stroke internal combustion engines, air-fuel ratio control is a challenging task due to the rapid changes of engine throttle,especially during transient operation. To improve the transient performance, managing the cycle-to-cycle transient behavior of the mass of the air, the fuel and the burnt gas is a key issue due to the imbalance of cyclic combustion process. This paper address the model-based estimation and control problem for cyclic air-fuel ratio of spark-ignition engines. A discrete-time model of air-fuel ratio is proposed, which represents the cycle-to-cycle transient behavior of in-cylinder state variables under the assumptions of cyclic measurability of the total in-cylinder charge mass, combustion efficiency and the residual gas fraction. With the model,a Kalman filter-based air-fuel ratio estimation algorithm is proposed that enable us to perform a feedback control of air-fuel ratio without using lambda sensor. Finally, experimental validation result is demonstrated to show the effectiveness of proposed estimation and control scheme that is conducted on a full-scaled gasoline engine test bench.