Effect of Water Injection on Combustion and Emissions Parameters of SI Engine Fuelled by Hydrogen–Natural Gas Blends

Saugirdas Pukalskas (), Vidas Korsakas, Tomas Stankevičius, Donatas Kriaučiūnas and Šarūnas Mikaliūnas
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Saugirdas Pukalskas: Department of Automobile Engineering, Faculty of Transport Engineering, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Plytinės Str. 25, LT-10105 Vilnius, Lithuania
Vidas Korsakas: SG dujos Auto, Vilniaus Str. 94, LT-18177 Pabradė, Lithuania
Tomas Stankevičius: Department of Automobile Engineering, Faculty of Transport Engineering, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Plytinės Str. 25, LT-10105 Vilnius, Lithuania
Donatas Kriaučiūnas: Department of Automobile Engineering, Faculty of Transport Engineering, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Plytinės Str. 25, LT-10105 Vilnius, Lithuania
Šarūnas Mikaliūnas: Department of Automobile Engineering, Faculty of Transport Engineering, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Plytinės Str. 25, LT-10105 Vilnius, Lithuania

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 9, 1-16

Abstract: Technologies used in the transport sector have a substantial impact on air pollution and global warming. Due to the immense impact of air pollution on Earth, it is crucial to investigate novel ways to reduce emissions. One way to reduce pollution from ICE is to use alternative fuels. However, blends of alternative fuels in different proportions are known to improve some emissions’ parameters, while others remain unchanged or even worsen. It is therefore necessary to find ways of reducing all the main pollutants. For SI engines, mixtures of hydrogen and natural gas can be used as alternative fuels. The use of such fuel mixtures makes it possible to reduce CO, HC, and CO 2 emissions from the engine, but the unique properties of hydrogen tend to increase NO x emissions. One way to address this challenge is to use port water injection (PWI). This paper describes studies carried out under laboratory conditions on an SI engine fuelled with CNG and CNG + H 2 mixtures (H 2 = 5, 10, 15% by volume) and injected with 60 and 120 mL/min of water into the engine. The tests showed that the additional water injection reduced CO and NO x emissions by about 20% and 4–5 times, respectively. But, the results also show that water injection at the rate of 120 mL/min increases fuel consumption by between 2.5% and 7% in all cases.

Keywords: hydrogen; natural gas; water injection; spark ignition engine; in-cylinder pressure (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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