Pang Bin, Yu Shiwu, Hou Xiaoshuai, et al. Optimization of injector arrangement and injection strategy for diesel-piloted high-pressure direct-injection ammonia engines[J]. 2025, (5): 385-392.
Pang Bin, Yu Shiwu, Hou Xiaoshuai, et al. Optimization of injector arrangement and injection strategy for diesel-piloted high-pressure direct-injection ammonia engines[J]. 2025, (5): 385-392.DOI:
A numerical simulation study was conducted on the co-optimization of injector configuration parameters and injection strategies for diesel-piloted high-pressure direct injection ammonia combustion. Results indicate that reducing injector offset increases the proportion of effectively-ignited ammonia spray,improving combustion efficiency and thermal efficiency. Under high load conditions,the ammonia-first-diesel-later(AD) injection strategy leads to obstruction of the diesel flame by the ammonia spray,preventing full effective ignition of ammonia,with maximum combustion losses reaching 27.62%. Using a two-stage ammonia(ammonia-diesel-ammonia,ADA) injection strategy or optimizing the side injector nozzle insert distance effectively avoids interference between the ammonia spray and diesel flame distribution,enhancing the ignition and combustion processes. The optimal solution features:side nozzle offset of 10 mm,insert distance of 6 mm,diesel-first-ammonia-later(DA) injection strategy at low load(thermal efficiency:49.68%),and AD injection strategy at high load(thermal efficiency: 50.75%). The sub-optimal solution uses a side nozzle offset of 10 mm with other parameters unchanged:DA injection strategy at low load(thermal efficiency:50.26%) and ADA injection strategy at high load(thermal efficiency: 49.93%).