Relevance of Research and Motor Octane Numbers to the Prediction of Engine Autoignition

D. Bradley; C. Morley; H. L. Walmsley

doi:10.4271/2004-01-1970

2004-06-08

Relevance of Research and Motor Octane Numbers to the Prediction of Engine Autoignition 2004-01-1970

Links between the RON, MON and Octane Index (OI) of a gasoline are explored and factors influencing knock severity are discussed. The OI was calculated by considering how the autoignition delay time changes with temperature and pressure. Three fuels were examined: a 65/35% toluene/heptane test fuel, and two primary reference fuels (PRF), one with the RON value of the test fuel and the other with the MON value.

PRF autoignition times were taken from Adomeit et al and test fuel autoignition times were generated from mathematical models of RON/MON tests plus two experimental sets of engine autoignition data. The toluene/heptane OI depended strongly on engine conditions and could easily exceed the RON. With a lean mixture at high pressure it was 100.2 whereas the RON was only 83.9.

Knock severity is governed by the nature of localized “hot spots”. Severe knock is associated with developing detonations towards the end of the delay time. An attempt is made to identify the conditions under which these arise.

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Relevance of Research and Motor Octane Numbers to the Prediction of Engine Autoignition 2004-01-1970

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