Open AccessInvestigation on Combustion Characteristics of Methanol-Syngas Fuel
Author(s) -
Yexin Chen,
Yankun Jiang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/558/2/022015
Subject(s) - syngas , combustion , methanol , syngas to gasoline plus , internal combustion engine , ignition system , waste management , materials science , process engineering , environmental science , automotive engineering , chemistry , thermodynamics , engineering , catalysis , organic chemistry , physics , hydrogen production , steam reforming
Methanol has a broad application prospect in internal combustion engine due to its renewable and environment-friendly characteristics. In this research, a method of using mixture of methanol and syngas as internal combustion engine fuel is proposed, while the syngas is produced by dissociating the methanol through making use of the exhaust heat of the engine. By analyzing reaction path of fuel oxidation and sensitivity analysis of elementary reactions, the effect of syngas on the oxidation process of fuel was studied. The effect of blending ratio and equivalence ratio on ignition delay time and laminar flame speed was investigated. The research results can provide theoretical guidance for the application of methanol-syngas fuel in internal combustion engine.