Knock control in hydrogen-fueled argon power cycle engine with higher compression ratio by water port injection

Shaoye Jin, Jun Deng, Kaien Xie, Xinghu Liang, Chenxu Wang, Weiqi Ding and Liguang Li

Applied Energy, 2023, vol. 349, issue C, No S0306261923010280

Abstract: Hydrogen-fueled Argon Power Cycle engine is a novel concept for high efficiency and zero emissions, which chooses high specific heat ratio argon‑oxygen mixture as working fluid. However, the low specific heat of argon also increases the in-cylinder temperature, causing severe knock, which limits the efficiency of the engine. A typical knock-limited compression ratio for a hydrogen port-injected Argon Power Cycle engine is about 5.5:1 if no specific method is used. This article presents experimental research on the effect of water port injection under 1000 r/min at a compression ratio of 9.6:1 with IMEP ranging from 0.1 to 0.6 MPa and argon ratios of 79%, 85%, and 90%. The net indicated thermal efficiency peaks at 53.50% without a water injection but the knock intensity reaches 3.4 MPa. With the water injection, 16 mg/cycle water is sufficient to eliminate knock and the maximum net indicated thermal efficiency slightly reduces to 52.41%. With the water increased to 51 mg/cycle, a maximum IMEP of 0.64 MPa is achieved with an argon ratio of 85%. Argon ratio shows a marginal effect on the peak net indicated thermal efficiency, but the diagram factor is lower with higher argon ratios. At peak net indicated thermal efficiency conditions of different argon ratios, the diagram factor of Argon Power Cycle engine ranges from 76% to 80%, while a typical diagram factor of an air-breathing hydrogen engine can reach 90%. Both argon‑oxygen and air-breaching hydrogen engines can currently achieve the indicated thermal efficiency of over 52%, but the Argon Power Cycle engine shows a greater potential for further efficiency improvement. This paper suggests that the water injection is a feasible method for the knock suppression of the Argon Power Cycle engine with a marginal negative effect on efficiencies.

Keywords: Hydrogen; Argon power cycle; Water injection; Knock; Compression ratio; High efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.121664

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