Design, set up and commissioning of a test facility for smokeless rich diesel combustion research

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dc.contributor.advisorFloweday, Garethen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKing, Timothy Coleen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-16T07:35:53Z
dc.date.available2017-05-16T07:35:53Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractLow Temperature Combustion (LTC) is a strategy that harnesses the properties of exhaust gas, through the use of large quantities of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), to reduce the peak combustion temperatures below that favoured by the formation processes of oxides of nitrogen (Ox) and those of soot. There is interest within the fuels research community in investigating the effects of diesel fuel formulations on LTC, using a suitable engine test platform. The objective of this study was to design and set up a test apparatus capable of achieving LTC in a diesel research engine, that could subsequently be used to study LTC behaviour with different fuels. In addition, it was necessary to present test data demonstrating the engine's performance, in terms of engine-out emissions and indicated specific fuel consumption (ISFC), transitioning between conventional diesel combustion (CDC) and LTC. The mechanical, electrical and control requirements for attaining CDC and LTC conditions were investigated in the literature and through consultations with experts in the fuels research field. These requirements were distilled into a definitive System Requirement Specification.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationKing, T. C. (2015). <i>Design, set up and commissioning of a test facility for smokeless rich diesel combustion research</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Sasol Advanced Fuels Laboratory. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24289en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKing, Timothy Cole. <i>"Design, set up and commissioning of a test facility for smokeless rich diesel combustion research."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Sasol Advanced Fuels Laboratory, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24289en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKing, T. 2015. Design, set up and commissioning of a test facility for smokeless rich diesel combustion research. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - King, Timothy Cole AB - Low Temperature Combustion (LTC) is a strategy that harnesses the properties of exhaust gas, through the use of large quantities of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), to reduce the peak combustion temperatures below that favoured by the formation processes of oxides of nitrogen (Ox) and those of soot. There is interest within the fuels research community in investigating the effects of diesel fuel formulations on LTC, using a suitable engine test platform. The objective of this study was to design and set up a test apparatus capable of achieving LTC in a diesel research engine, that could subsequently be used to study LTC behaviour with different fuels. In addition, it was necessary to present test data demonstrating the engine's performance, in terms of engine-out emissions and indicated specific fuel consumption (ISFC), transitioning between conventional diesel combustion (CDC) and LTC. The mechanical, electrical and control requirements for attaining CDC and LTC conditions were investigated in the literature and through consultations with experts in the fuels research field. These requirements were distilled into a definitive System Requirement Specification. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Design, set up and commissioning of a test facility for smokeless rich diesel combustion research TI - Design, set up and commissioning of a test facility for smokeless rich diesel combustion research UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24289 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/24289
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKing TC. Design, set up and commissioning of a test facility for smokeless rich diesel combustion research. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Sasol Advanced Fuels Laboratory, 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24289en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSasol Advanced Fuels Laboratoryen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherFuels Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleDesign, set up and commissioning of a test facility for smokeless rich diesel combustion researchen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSc (Eng)en_ZA
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