Amelioration of Combustion of Hydrogen Rotary Engine

Hydrogen rotary engines are promising power sources for the future hydrogen society, and improving their thermal efficiency helps propel tomorrow's car farther. This research looked into the combustion process to reduce fuel consumption. Primary studies of combustion duration and location showe...

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Published inInternational Journal of Automotive Engineering Vol. 3; no. 3; pp. 81 - 88
Main Authors Nizar, Jaber, Mukai, Manabu, Kagawa, Ryoji, Nakakura, Haruki, Moriue, Osamu, Murase, Eiichi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc 2012
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Summary:Hydrogen rotary engines are promising power sources for the future hydrogen society, and improving their thermal efficiency helps propel tomorrow's car farther. This research looked into the combustion process to reduce fuel consumption. Primary studies of combustion duration and location showed that increasing the local mass burning rate in the L-side of the combustion chamber by generating turbulence was beneficial. Experiments with optical and real rotary engines proved that turbulence effectively increased mass burning rate in L-side and consequently engine's thermal efficiency and its lean limit.
ISSN:2185-0984
2185-0992
DOI:10.20485/jsaeijae.3.3_81