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LTC Fuel Quality Requirements

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In low temperature combustion (LTC) engines, premixed fuel-air mixture is created in the cylinder, and combustion starts by auto-ignition due to compression of the fuel–air mixture during compression stroke. The LTC process involves various physical processes (atomization, evaporation and mixing) and complex chemical reactions occurring in the cylinder. Fuel properties and fuel composition play an important role in all the physical and chemical processes involved in LTC process. Autoignition depends on the evolution of cylinder pressure and temperature with time and autoignition chemistry of the fuel–air mixture. Autoignition chemistry depends on the fuel composition and fuel-air mixture quality (equivalence ratio). This chapter discusses the autoignition characteristics (autoignition chemistry, impact of fuel molecular structure on autoignition, fuel autoignition quality), fuel effects on autoignition and several fuel indices developed for LTC engines. Fuel design and fuel properties/quality required for LTC engines are also discussed in the present chapter.

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Maurya, R.K. (2018). LTC Fuel Quality Requirements. In: Characteristics and Control of Low Temperature Combustion Engines. Mechanical Engineering Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68508-3_3

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