The engine out particular matter number (PN) distributions at engine coolant temperature (ECT) of 0° C to 40° C for ethanol/ gasoline blends (E0 to E85) have been measured for a direct-injection spark ignition engine under cold fast idle condition. For E10 to E85, PN increases modestly when the ECT is lowered. The distributions, however, are insensitive to the ethanol content of the fuel. The PN for E0 is substantially higher than the gasohol fuels at ECT below 20° C. The total PN values (obtained from integrating the PN distribution from 15 to 350 run) are approximately the same for all fuels (E0 to E85) when ECT is above 20° C. When ECT is decreased below 20° C, the total PN values for E10 to E85 increase modestly, and they are insensitive to the ethanol content. For E0, however, the total PN increases substantially. This sharp change in PN from E0 to E10 is confirmed by running the tests with E2.5 and E5. The midpoint of the transition occurs at approximately E5. Because the fuel evaporative property does not change substantially from E0 to E10, the significant change in PN is attributed to the particulate matter formation chemistry.


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    Title :

    Particulate Matter Emissions from a Direct Injection Spark Ignition Engine under Cold Fast Idle Conditions for Ethanol-Gasoline Blends


    Additional title:

    Sae Int. J. Engines


    Contributors:
    Dimou, Iason (author) / Kar, Kenneth (author) / Cheng, Wai (author)

    Conference:

    SAE 2011 World Congress & Exhibition ; 2011


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2011-04-12


    Size :

    9 pages




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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