Investigation of Mixture Formation and Combustion Prozesses in a Hydrogen Fueled Diesel Engine

Abstract

In cooperation of two chairs of the Technical University of Munich and MAN B&W AG as the industrial client a direct-injecting hydrogen Diesel engine with high efficiency and low emissions is being developed. The investigation is founded from the Bavarian Research Foundation and concerns the conversion from diesel fuel to hydrogen of a four stroke C.I. engine with stationary 900 rpm. The piston displacement is approx. 141 per cylinder. The problem of this research to be confronted with is to develop a hydrogen engine with direct injection and compression ignition, which has not been realized yet. The chair A for Thermodynamics investigates and optimizes the mixing and combustion processes with laser optical measurements in stationary and non stationary setups. The engine behavior investigations are done on a single cylinder test engine at the chair for combustion engines of the Technical University Munich.