Thermodynamic Analysis of the Combustion Process in Hydrogen-Fueled Engines with EGR

Stanislaw Szwaja (), Andrzej Piotrowski, Magdalena Szwaja and Dorota Musial
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Stanislaw Szwaja: Department of Thermal Machinery, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, Czestochowa University of Technology, Dabrowskiego 69, 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland
Andrzej Piotrowski: Department of Technology and Automation, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, Czestochowa University of Technology, Dabrowskiego 69, 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland
Magdalena Szwaja: Department of Thermal Machinery, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, Czestochowa University of Technology, Dabrowskiego 69, 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland
Dorota Musial: Faculty of Production Engineering and Materials Technology, Czestochowa University of Technology, Dabrowskiego 69, 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 12, 1-17

Abstract: This article presents a novel approach to the analysis of heat release in a hydrogen-fueled internal combustion spark-ignition engine with exhaust gas recirculation (EGR). It also discusses aspects of thermodynamic analysis common to modeling and empirical analysis. This new approach concerns a novel method of calculating the specific heat ratio ( c p /c v ) and takes into account the reduction in the number of moles during combustion, which is characteristic of hydrogen combustion. This reduction in the number of moles was designated as a molar contraction. This is particularly crucial when calculating the average temperature during combustion. Subsequently, the outcomes of experimental tests, including the heat-release rate, the initial combustion phase (denoted CA0-10 ) and the main combustion phase ( CA10-90 ), are presented. Furthermore, the impact of exhaust gas recirculation on the combustion process in the engine is also discussed. The efficacy of the proposed measures was validated by analyzing the heat-release rate and calculating the mean combustion temperature in the engine. The application of EGR in the range 0-40% resulted in a notable prolongation of both the initial and main combustion phases, which consequently influenced the mean combustion temperature.

Keywords: hydrogen; combustion; thermodynamic analysis; heat-release rate; EGR; single zone (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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