Application of the Computer Simulation Technique to Developing EFI Engine

The application of computer simulation technique to electronic controlled fuel injection(EFI) engine was studied to increase the development speed and improve the overall performance of the engine and car. On the basis of an EFI system developed by ourselves, the simulation model of the initial control data and engine operation points during a driving cycle and the car performance pridiction model were established. This method was applied to a mini car. The experiment showed that the simulated control data has good accuracy; and the engine test points and car performances obtained by simulation are useful for the matching of EFI system with gasoline engine and the development speed is increased.

A comparison of hydrocarbons emission from engine running 85￣＃gasoline and M－100 methanol fuel

Increasing global interest in methanoi fuel has led us to investigate the exhaust emissionsof its engine. Analysis of its inorganic and organic emissions. such as CO. NO_x and hydrocarbons(total HC) have been widely reported. This paper presents an analysis of more than 20 kinds ofhydrocarbons in the emissions obtained from a spark-ignition Shanghai car running 85# gasoline anda comparison with emission from a Santana test car running M-100 methanol fuel. A set ofenrichment method has also been described. Test results show that at the current stage of methanolengine development the concentration of individual hydrocarbon including some poisonous substancesis lower than those of normal gasoline engine.

Measurements of Emissions to Air from a Marine Engine Fueled by Methanol

Emissions of exhaust gases and particulate matter from a dual fuel marine engine using methanol as fuel with marine gasoil as pilot fuel have been examined for a ferry during operation.The emission factor for nitrogen oxides is lower than what is typically found for marine gasoil but does not reach the tier III limit.The emissions of particulate matter are significantly lower than for fuel oils and similar to what is found for LNG engines.The main part of the particles can be found in the ultrafine range with the peak being at around 18 nm.About 93%of the particles are evaporated and absorbed when using a thermodenuder,and thus a large majority of the particles are volatile.Methanol is a potential future marine fuel that will reduce emissions of air pollutants and can be made as a biofuel to meet emission targets for greenhouse gases.

Data-driven optimal operation of the industrial methanol to olefin process based on relevance vector machine

Methanol to olefin(MTO)technology provides the opportunity to produce olefins from nonpetroleum sources such as coal,biomass and natural gas.More than 20 commercial MTO plants have been put into operation.Till now,contributions on optimal operation of industrial MTO plants from a process systems engineering perspective are rare.Based on relevance vector machine(RVM),a data-driven framework for optimal operation of the industrial MTO process is established to fully utilize the plentiful industrial data sets.RVM correlates the yield distribution prediction of main products and the operation conditions.These correlations then serve as the constraints for the multi-objective optimization model to pursue the optimal operation of the plant.Nondominated sorting genetic algorithmⅡis used to solve the optimization problem.Comprehensive tests demonstrate that the ethylene yield is effectively improved based on the proposed framework.Since RVM does provide the distribution prediction instead of point estimation,the established model is expected to provide guidance for actual production operations under uncertainty.

Experimental Study on the Performance and Emission of Chinese Small Agricultural Diesel Engine Fuelled with Methanol/Biodiesel/DTBP

Diesel engine alternative fuels, such as methanol and biodiesel, are beneficial to reduce diesel engine emission. In order to study the influence of methanol and biodiesel on the performance, economy and emission of small agricultural diesel engine, the physical-chemical properties(cetane number, lower heat value(LHV), viscosity, etc.) of methanol and biodiesel were analyzed. The methanol and biodiesel showed good complementary property to some extent. When a large proportion of methanol was added into biodiesel, the cetane number of the methanol/biodiesel blend will be greatly reduced. Since the cetane number of the blend fuel has great influence on the combustion process of diesel engine, after testing for blending ratio of methanol/biodiesel, the blend was prepared with 5%(BM5), 10%(BM10) and 15%(BM15) methanol, respectively. Di-Tert-Butyl Peroxide(DTBP) was chosen as a cetane number improver to be added into methanol/biodiesel blend. 0.25%, 0.50% and 0.75% of DTBP was added into BM15. The bench test was carried out on a 186 FA diesel engine to study the effect of methanol and DTBP on the engine performance and emissions. The results show that, at rated condition, compared with biodiesel, the NO;concentration of BM5, BM10 and BM15 is reduced by 5.02%, 33.85% and 21.24%, and smoke is reduced by 5.56%, 22.22% and 55.56%. However, the engine power is also reduced by 5.77%, 14.23% and 25.41%, and the brake specific energy consumption is increased by 3.31%, 7.78% and 6.37%. The addition of DTBP in methanol/biodiesel could recover the engine power to the level of diesel. DTBP shows good effect on the reduction of the brake specific energy consumption and NO_(x), CO, HC concentration, but a little increase of exhaust smoke.

Advanced heterostructure of Pd nanosheets@Pt nanoparticles boosts methanol electrooxidation

Heterostructures have emerged as elaborate structures to improve catalytic activity owing to their combined surface and distinct inverse interface.However,fabricating advanced nanocatalysts with facetdependent interface remains an unexploited and promising area.Herein,we render the controlled growth of Pt nanoparticles(NPs)on Pd nanosheets(NSs)by regulating the reduction kinetics of Pt^(2+)with solvents.Specifically,the fast reduction kinetic makes the Pt NPs uniformly deposited on the Pd NSs(U-Pd@Pt HS),while the slow reduction kinetic leads to the preferential growth of Pt NPs on the edge of the Pd NSs(E-Pd@Pt HS).Density functional theory calculations demonstrate that Pd(111)-Pt interface in U-Pd@Pt HS induces the electron-deficient status of Pd substrates,triggering the d-band center downshift and amplifying the Pd-Pt intermetallic interaction.The synergy between the electronic effect and interfacial effect facilitates the removal of poisonous intermediates on U-Pd@Pt HS.By virtue of the Pd NSs@Pt NPs interface,the heterostructure achieves exceptional methanol oxidation reaction activity as well as improved durability.This study innovatively proposes heterostructure engineering with facetdependent interfacial modulation,offering instructive guidelines for the rational design of versatile heterocatalysts.

Engineering of cofactor preference and catalytic activity of methanol dehydrogenase by growth-coupled directed evolution

Methanol,produced from carbon dioxide,natural gas,and biomass,has drawn increasing attention as a promising green carbon feedstock for biomanufacturing due to its sustainable and energy-rich properties.Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide(NAD^(+))-dependent methanol dehydrogenase(MDH)catalyzes the oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde via NADH generation,providing a highly active C1 intermediate and reducing power for subsequent biosynthesis.However,the unsatisfactory catalytic efficiency and cofactor bias of MDH significantly impede methanol valorization,especially in nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate(NADP^(+))-dependent biosynthesis.Herein,we employed synthetic NADH and NADPH auxotrophic Escherichia coli strains as growth-coupled selection platforms for the directed evolution of MDH from Bacillus stearothermophilus DSM 2334.NADH or NADPH generated by MDH-catalyzed methanol oxidation enabled the growth of synthetic cofactor auxotrophs,establishing a positive correlation between the cell growth rate and MDH activity.Using this principle,MDH mutants exhibiting a 20-fold improvement in catalytic efficiency(k_(cat)/K_(m))and a 90-fold cofactor specificity switch from NAD^(+)to NADP+without a decrease in specific enzyme activity,were efficiently screened from random and semi-rationally designed libraries.We envision that these mutants will advance methanol valorization and that the synthetic cofactor auxotrophs will serve as versatile selection platforms for the evolution of NAD(P)^(+)-dependent enzymes.

Metabolic engineering strategies for microbial utilization of methanol

The increasing shortage of fossil resources and environmental pollution has renewed interest in the synthesis of value-added biochemicals from methanol.However,most of native or synthetic methylotrophs are unable to assimilate methanol at a sufficient rate to produce biochemicals.Thus,the performance of methylotrophs still needs to be optimized to meet the demands of industrial applications.In this review,we provide an in-depth discussion on the properties of natural and synthetic methylotrophs,and summarize the natural and synthetic methanol assimilation pathways.Further,we discuss metabolic engineering strategies for enabling microbial utilization of methanol for the bioproduction of value-added chemicals.Finally,we highlight the potential of microbial engineering for methanol assimilation and offer guidance for achieving a low-carbon footprint for the biosynthesis of chemicals.

Investigation to meet China Ⅱ emission legislation for marine diesel engine with diesel methanol compound combustion technology

In order to reduce the pollutant emission and alleviate the pressure of petroleum resources shortage and greenhouse gas emission at the same time,the use of clean and renewable alternative fuel for marine engines is a promising option.In this study,a marine diesel engine,which was modified to run in diesel methanol compound combustion (DMCC) mode,was investigated.After the diesel injection parameters were calibrated,and combined with a sample after-treatment device DOC (diesel oxidation catalyst),the engine could meet the requirements of China II legislation.The overall MSP (methanol substitute percent) reached 54.1%.The value of each pollutant emission was much lower than that in China II emission legislation,and there was almost no methanol and formaldehyde emissions.When methanol was injected into the inlet manifold,the intake air temperature decreased a lot,as well as the exhaust gas temperature,which were beneficial to increase engine thermal efficiency and improve engine room environment.Compared with the engine running in pure diesel mode,when the engine ran in diesel/methanol dual fuel mode,the combustion phase was advanced,and the combustion duration became shorter.Therefore,the engine thermal efficiency increased,and fuel consumption decreased significantly.

Advances in engineering methylotrophic yeast for biosynthesis of valuable chemicals from methanol

Methylotrophic yeasts and bacteria, which can use methanol as carbon and energy source, have beenwildly used as microbial cell factories for biomanufacturing. Due to their robustness in industrial harshconditions, methylotrophic yeasts such as Pichia pastoris have been explored as a cell factory forproduction of proteins and high-value chemicals. Methanol utilization pathway （MUT） is highlyregulated for efficient methanol utilization, and the downstream pathways need extensively constructedand optimized toward target metabolite biosynthesis. Here, we present an overview of methanolmetabolism and regulation in methylotrophic yeasts, among which we focus on the regulation of keygenes involved in methanol metabolism. Besides, the recent progresses in construction and optimizationof downstream biosynthetic pathways for production of high value chemicals, such as polyketides, fattyacids and isoprenoids, are further summarized. Finally, we discuss the current challenges and feasiblestrategies toward constructing efficient methylotrophic cell factories may promote wide applications inthe future.

Assessment of performance,combustion and emissions characteristics of methanol-diesel dual-fuel compression ignition engine:A review

The energy security concern and rapidly diminishing fossil fuel resources demand the development of renewable and economically attractive fuel for reciprocating engines.Methanol is a promising renewable alternative fuel.Numerous studies have been carried out to explore the various aspects of the utilization of methanol in compression ignition(CI)engine.This review paper presents a detailed analysis of the effect of methanol on performance,combustion,and emission(NOx,CO,HC,and soot)characteristics of conventional CI-engine along with dual-fuel combustion mode.This study focuses on methanol utilization in dual-fuel mode,which is an advanced engine combustion mode.First,methanol production and solubility issues of methanol in diesel are briefly discussed.This study discusses the soot and nano-particle emission from the methanol fueled CI-engine,which is one of the main concerns in the current emission legislation.It was found that the utilization of methanol in CI-engine has the potential to improve the performance and simultaneously with a significant reduction in NOx,CO,soot,and nano-particle emissions in comparison to neat diesel operation.However,unburnt HC emission reduces for methanol-diesel blended fuel operation whereas HC emissions are higher for methanoldiesel dual-fuel operation.

Performance Evaluation of Spark Ignited Engine Fueled with Gasoline-Ethanol-Methanol Blends

In this paper, experimental investigations are presented to assess the performance variations in a single cylinder spark ignited engine when run with three different gasoline-alcohol blends： （88% gasoline-12% methanol, 88% gasoline-12% ethanol and 88% gasoline-6% methanol-6% ethanol）. Additional tests are carried out with the basic gasoline fuel for comparison analysis and performance assessment. Engine performance is investigated under a variety of engine operating conditions. The results are presented in the domain of engine speed. In particular, the brake power of the engine is shown to be slightly increased. The brake thermal efficiency showed an increase compared with the basic gasoline engine. Similarly, it is shown that brake specific fuel consumption is enhanced compared with basic gasoline engine. The exhaust gas temperature showed a decrease compared with gasoline fuel which is preferable to reduce emissions. The alcohol additives are strongly recommended to enhance performance, increasing the mileage and reducing the emissions.

不同海拔下甲醇替代率和主喷正时对RCCI发动机性能的影响

为探究不同海拔条件下甲醇/柴油反应活性控制压燃(reactivity controlled compression ignition, RCCI)发动机的运行特性,该研究基于甲醇/柴油双燃料发动机试验台架,试验研究1 800 r/min、100%负荷和3 200 r/min、100%负荷下不同甲醇替代率、柴油喷射正时对发动机燃烧与排放性能的影响规律。结果表明:不同海拔条件下随着甲醇替代率的增加,缸压和瞬时放热率峰值逐渐升高,燃烧始点和燃烧中心前移,当量有效燃油消耗率(equivalent brake specific fuel consumption, ESFC)降低,有效热效率升高,NO_x和碳烟排放大幅降低,THC(total hydrocarbons)和CO排放增加。1 800 r/min、100%负荷工况下,甲醇替代率由0增至20%,0、1 000、2 000 m海拔下最大缸压平均增加1.72 MPa,瞬时放热率峰值平均升高25.08 J/(°),ESFC平均降低4.67%,有效热效率平均升高4.90%,NO_x和碳烟排放分别平均降低16.63%和50%,THC和CO排放量分别平均增加142.03、388.18 mg/kg。3 200 r/min下甲醇替代率由0增至7%,不同海拔高度下ESFC平均降低1.76%,有效热效率平均升高1.79%,NO_x和碳烟排放量分别平均降低8.17%和20.70%。海拔高度由0升至2 000 m,1 800 r/min、20%甲醇替代率与3 200 r/min、7%甲醇替代率下,瞬时放热率峰值分别降低4.80和8.08 J/(°),燃烧中心分别推迟1.44°和1.43°,有效热效率分别降低0.82%和0.68%,ESFC分别升高2.10%和1.99%,NO_(x)排放量分别减少10.61%和7.35%,碳烟排放分别增加26.54%和32.12%,THC排放分别升高29.88%和15.45%,CO排放量分别增加22.42%和18.15%。固定甲醇替代率后,随着柴油主喷正时提前,不同海拔条件下缸压和放热率峰值逐渐升高,燃烧中心向上止点靠近,ESFC逐渐降低,有效热效率升高,碳烟排放减少,NO_(x)、THC和CO排放增加。1 800 r/min、15%甲醇替代率下,主喷正时从-1.5°提前至-7.5°,不同海拔高度下ESFC平均降低8.27%,有效热效率平均升高9.08%,碳烟排放平均减少90.94%。为提升高海拔条件下甲醇/柴油RCCI发动机的热效率和燃油经济性,可以适当增大柴油主喷正时。研究结果可为不同海拔环境下甲醇/柴油RCCI发动机燃烧与污染物排放控制优化提供参考。

利用SE-GPR模型对甲醇/柴油混合燃料柴油机性能的预测

为了对柴油机的经济性和排放参数进行高效、准确的预测,根据4190型船用柴油机实验数据与边界参数,建立AVL-BOOST甲醇/柴油混合燃料柴油机仿真模型;利用模型进行仿真实验,并建立甲醇掺混比、废气再循环(exhaust gas recirculation,EGR)率、喷油提前角和进气压力4个控制参数对有效油耗率和NO x排放预测数据集;利用该数据集对5种不同核函数的高斯过程回归(Gaussian process regression,GPR)模型进行训练;最后将最优的平方指数高斯过程回归(squared exponential-Gaussian process regression,SE-GPR)模型、AVL-BOOST仿真数据和柴油机实验数据进行对比。结果表明:在数据量为180组时,SE-GPR模型对有效油耗率和NO x排放均取得拟合关联度99%以上,均方根误差(root mean square error,RMSE)分别为1.859,0.3445,平均绝对误差(mean absolute error,MAE)分别为0.954,0.2489;并且,相较于AVL-BOOST仿真实验,SE-GPR模型对实验数据具有更好的拟合性。

商用纯甲醇发动机的非常规排放特性研究

甲醇作为一种清洁、来源广泛的碳中性燃料,可有效助力我国“双碳”战略目标的实现.本文在一台由天然气机改造而来的进气道喷射火花点燃式纯甲醇商用发动机上研究了负荷、转速、废气再循环(EGR)率及喷油策略对非常规甲醇甲醛排放的影响.对不同工况下所采尾气由GC-2010气相色谱仪直接进行检测.检测过程组合使用非放射性脉冲放电氦离子化检测器(PDHID)和氢火焰离子化检测器(FID),并使用Gs-OxyPLOT强极性毛细柱,提高了出检速度和准确率.结果表明:发动机非常规排放物主要为甲醇和甲醛,其排放量最高分别可达5000×10^(-6)和1000×10^(-6),二者占污染物总量的97%.喷射策略会直接影响甲醇/空气混合气的形成质量,进一步影响到缸内的燃烧质量,进而对非常规排放造成影响,最佳喷射时刻(360°CA)对应的热效率(BTE)比最低热效率提升了约5%,而对应的甲醇和甲醛排放可降低为原来的50%.此外,将甲醇直接向进气阀背面喷射可提升雾化质量,从而使排放降低.此外甲醛来源于未燃甲醇的后氧化过程,发动机转速、负荷以及EGR率本质上通过影响缸内及排气管中的温度以及尾气的停留时间来影响未燃甲醇和甲醛的排放.随着排气温度的升高,未燃甲醇排放降低,而甲醛排放先增加后降低.

甲醇及其燃烧副产物对发动机油性能的影响研究

文章选取了一款市售普通发动机油作为研究对象,研究了甲醇及其燃烧副产物对该润滑油主要性能的影响。微动摩擦磨损试验机(SRV)摩擦磨损试验(往复模式)结果显示:甲醇及其燃烧副产物对该发动机油的减摩抗磨性能具有较大的负面影响,使摩擦副的平均摩擦系数增大19%、磨损率增大54%。这是由于甲醇及其燃烧副产物与润滑油中的减摩抗磨剂二烷基二硫代磷酸锌(ZDDP)和二烷基二硫代氨基甲酸钼(MoDTC)发生反应,导致其析出所致。抗氧化试验结果显示:加入甲醇、甲醛、甲酸三者的混合物,使得该发动机油的起始氧化温度降低7℃,在210℃下的氧化诱导期缩短7 min。曲轴箱模拟试验表明:甲醇对结焦行为影响最大,而三者混合物的引入使得该发动机油的结焦评级达10级,结焦量增加400%。此外,甲醇及其燃烧副产物的加入会使润滑油碱值下降幅度增大,并导致黏度指数改进剂析出,从而使其运动黏度下降。

甲醇-柴油反应活性控制压燃发动机排放特性与经济性预测及优化

基于甲醇-柴油双燃料反应活性控制压燃(reactivity controlled compression ignition,RCCI)发动机台架试验数据,建立了基于粒子群算法(particle swarm optimization,PSO)优化BP神经网络的甲醇-柴油RCCI发动机排放特性、经济性预测智能模型,以发动机负荷、甲醇替代率、EGR率为输入参数,NO_(x)、烟度、CO、THC排放和当量有效燃油消耗率为输出,预测模型的决定系数(R^(2))分别为0.99,0.97,0.99,0.98和0.96,平均绝对百分比误差(mean absolute percentage error,MAPE)为6.46%,0.56%,3.12%,1.21%和0.3%,表明构建的PSO-BPNN模型能够有效预测甲醇-柴油RCCI发动机的NO_(x)、烟度、CO、THC排放和经济性。基于偏最小二乘回归(partial least squares regression,PLSR)分析了不同控制参数对发动机污染物排放和经济性的相关性,将PSO-BPNN预测模型与NSGA-Ⅱ算法相结合,以NO_(x)、烟度和当量有效燃油消耗率为目标对负荷、甲醇替代率和EGR率进行协同优化,将最优控制参数组合标定至双燃料发动机的控制系统进行试验验证。结果表明:优化后烟度变化不明显,NO_(x)排放平均降低39.6%,当量有效燃油消耗率平均降低2.6%。

某点燃式大功率甲醇发动机样机台架试验研究

为开发13LM100甲醇新型发动机,使用新能源动力综合试验平台对甲醇发动机样机进行台架试验,对试验过程中先后出现的发动机起动困难、异常熄火以及扭矩不稳等故障现象进行排查分析并提出改进解决方案。结果表明:燃料温度为21.5℃、环境温度低于10℃且冷却液进液温度低于50℃时,发动机起动困难,通过发动机冷却液恒温系统将进液温度控制在50℃以上,可确保发动机顺利起动;冷却液回液温度高于91.5±1℃时,发动机异常熄火,通过发动机冷却液恒温系统将回液温度控制在90.5℃以下,可避免发动机异常熄火的情况;在排除燃油供给系统、点火系统、进气系统等因素后,发动机仍扭矩不稳,通过扫点调整废气再循环系统(EGR)流量系数并选取最佳试验结果对应的EGR率,可确保发动机运转平稳,扭矩稳定。

柴油机缸内超临界环境甲醇/正庚烷液滴蒸发过程

采用分子动力学模拟方法研究了甲醇/正庚烷混合燃料液滴在不同温度(400、700、1000 K)、不同压力(2、5、7 MPa)下不同甲醇掺混质量分数(0、10%、20%、30%)的蒸发过程。结果表明:正庚烷液滴的蒸发直径随时间的变化相对平滑,甲醇/正庚烷混合燃料液滴中甲醇的蒸发对超临界环境条件更加敏感,混合燃料液滴蒸发过程波动更加剧烈。基于蒸发速率、液滴分子数和界面厚度3个指标,提出了液滴蒸发阶段的3种划分方法,并讨论了3种划分方法在不同环境条件及燃料成分下的适用范围;提出界面厚度变化率作为判断临界状态转变的指标,当界面厚度变化率大于0.04 nm/ps时,认为液滴发生亚临界向超临界的转变;基于界面厚度变化率突变时刻,建立了甲醇/正庚烷液滴临界相变预测模型,计算结果表明,甲醇掺混质量分数达到或超过44%时观察不到界面厚度变化率突变的现象,即液滴亚临界向超临界转变的时间可以忽略。

甲醇燃料在船舶内燃机动力中的运用

随着能源危机的日益加深和环保意识的提高,寻找替代传统燃料的可持续能源成为全球关注的焦点。甲醇燃料作为一种清洁、可再生的能源,具有燃烧效率高、排放少等优点,被广泛应用于船舶内燃机动力系统中。本文通过对甲醇燃料的特点和在船舶内燃机中的应用进行研究,分析了甲醇燃料在船舶行业的前景和挑战。