Diesel EGR Fuel Reformer Improvement with Flow Reversal and Central Fueling 2008-01-1607
Empirical work has been conducted with an EGR fuel reformer configured in a flow reversal and central fueling embedment to improve the fuel dispersion quality and the reforming energy efficiency. Comprehensive comparison analyses are made between the unidirectional flow and the periodic reversal flow embodiments of similar substrate size and properties; and between the inlet and central heating schemes. With a unidirectional EGR reformer, a large amount of supplemental heating is commonly required prior to reforming. The central-fueling and flow-reversal embedment in this study is shown to significantly reduce the supplemental heating energy. The EGR cooler loading for the two strategies is also analyzed. One-dimensional modeling analyses are conducted to evaluate the fuel delivery strategies and temperature profiles of the reformer at various reforming gas flow rates and engine-out exhaust temperatures and compositions. A preliminary analysis of the effect of water addition on the reformer efficiency is also investigated. Application tests are conducted to ascertain the effects of the recycled reformed gases on the in-cylinder combustion on a motoring engine dynamometer.
Citation: Zheng, M., Asad, U., Reader, G., Han, X. et al., "Diesel EGR Fuel Reformer Improvement with Flow Reversal and Central Fueling," SAE Technical Paper 2008-01-1607, 2008, https://doi.org/10.4271/2008-01-1607. Download Citation
Author(s):
Ming Zheng, Usman Asad, Graham T Reader, Xiaoye Han, Mohammad Pournazeri, David S-K Ting, Meiping Wang
Affiliated:
University of Windsor
Pages: 14
Event:
2008 SAE International Powertrains, Fuels and Lubricants Congress
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Fuel reformers
Energy conservation
Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR)
Recycling
Water
Combustion and combustion processes
Gases
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