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To better understand the formation and evolution processes of soot, the two-color laser induced incandescence diagnostic method was applied on a single cylinder optical direct injection spark ignition engine. Soot volume fraction was measured, and soot distribution was imaged as cyclic fuel quantity changes. The results show that 45.5 mg/cycle generates the most soot at the same measure plane. Pool fire dominates the formation of soot in the tested engine and generates more soot on the top surface of the piston near the injector. In-cylinder soot increases until 42°CA ATDC and then reduces due to oxidation. Pool fire continues through the expansion stroke till 52°CA ATDC, and then soot cloud gathers near the 10 mm plane. After 82°CA ATDC, in-cylinder soot basically in equilibrium, and residual soot moves follow the in-cylinder flow randomly and evenly distributes within the whole combustion chamber. With increasing cyclic fuel quantity, particles number concentration gradually increases and their distribution present dual-peak shape. In detail, 45.5 mg/cycle emits the most accumulation mode particles while 52 mg/cycle emits the most nucleation mode particles.
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Abbreviations
- ATDC:
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after top dead center
- BTDC:
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before top dead center
- DISI:
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direct injection spark ignition (DISI)
- GDI:
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gasoline direct injection (GDI)
- ICCD:
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intensified charge coupled device
- ICE:
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internal combustion engine
- LEM:
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laser extinction method
- LII:
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laser induced incandescence
- 2C-LII:
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2 color-laser induced incandescence
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This work was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51876079), Science and Technology Pilot Projects of Jilin Province (20180201008GX), Provincial Fund Projects of the Industrial Innovation of Jilin Province (2019C058-4), Science and Technology Pilot Projects of Jilin Province (20190103049JH), Open Fund of state key laboratory of automotive simulation and control, Jilin University (20181110), Science and Technology Research Projects of Jilin Province education department for 13th Five Year Plan (JJKH20200978KJ), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.
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Xie, F., Zhang, M., Wang, Y. et al. Soot Development in an Optical Direct Injection Spark Ignition Engine Fueled with Isooctane. Int.J Automot. Technol. 22, 455–463 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-021-0042-2
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