A comparative study using diesel fuel and gasoline has been conducted focusing on the injection process. In this paper an experimental study has been carried out comparing the effects of the different fuels on the mass ...
Benajes Calvo, Jesus Vicente; García Martínez, Antonio; Domenech Llopis, Vicente; Durret, Russell(Elsevier, 2013-04-15)
Nowadays the automotive scientific community and companies are focusing part of their efforts on the investigation of new combustion modes in Compression Ignition (Cl) engines, mainly based on the use of locally lean air ...
Benajes Calvo, Jesus Vicente; Molina Alcaide, Santiago Alberto; García Martínez, Antonio; Monsalve Serrano, Javier; Durrett, Rusell(Elsevier, 2014-09-15)
New combustion concepts applied to Compression Ignition engines are focused on achieve low temperature combustion together with a lean mixture distribution by allowing extra time from the end of injection to the start of ...
[EN] This paper presents an experimental and computational study with the aim of developing a fundamental understanding of the nozzle internal flow behavior in a prototype piezo-stack injector with a multi-orifice nozzle, ...
[EN] Emissions control is a key topic for internal combustion engine development. One of the most widespread technologies to reduce the formation of nitrogen oxides is the recirculation of exhaust gas to the engine intake. ...
Injection rate shaping is one of the most attractive alternatives to multiple injection strategies; however, its implementation has been for long time impeded by limitations in the injector technology and therefore, the ...
Benajes Calvo, Jesus Vicente; Martín Díaz, Jaime; García Martínez, Antonio; Villalta Lara, David; Warey, Alok(Elsevier, 2015-12)
The efficiency and CO2 are one of the main concerns of automotive manufacturers. There are several strategies under investigation to solve this problem. In the present work, the research effort has been focused on improving ...
Payri, Raul; Gimeno, Jaime; Viera, Juan P.; Plazas Torres, Alejandro Hernán(Elsevier, 2013-11)
In this study, Schlieren visualization tests have been performed for a prototype diesel common rail direct-acting piezoelectric injector, to understand the influence of fuel injection rate shaping on the vapor spray ...
Benajes Calvo, Jesus Vicente; Molina Alcaide, Santiago Alberto; García Martínez, Antonio; Monsalve Serrano, Javier; Durrett, Russell(Elsevier, 2014-12-01)
Spark assistance has been found to improve combustion control when combined with both single and double injection operation applied to compression ignition (CI) engines using gasoline as the fuel. Previous work has verified ...
Szymkowicz, Patrick G.; Benajes, Jesús(Elsevier, 2018)
[EN] Simple, yet fully-representative surrogate fuels are needed to model market Diesel fuels. The surrogates must closely mimic market Diesel fuel properties and match the engine combustion and emissions behavior. To this ...
A state of the art prototype common rail injector featuring direct control of the needle by means of a piezo stack
(direct acting) has been tested. Liquid phase penetration of the sprays in diesel engine-like conditions ...