Computational study on the influence of dimethyl ether additive in methane/air mixture as an alternative fuel on the combustion process of HCCI engine

Abstract

The influence of dimethyl ether additive in methane−air mixture on the combustion process of HCCI engine is reported. Computational experiment has been conducted on two models of the working process of HCCI engine. One of them is a single-zone chemical-kinetic model and the other is a mathematical model based on formal chemical kinetics. The results of the numerical experiment are supported by data from full-scale experiment.

Keywords

HCCI engine / combustion process / mathematical model

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