Low-pressure gasoline direct injection system development and emissions analysis for a reciprocating two-stroke engine

Abstract

This study presents the design and construction of an electronic low-pressure gasoline direct injection system for two-stroke engines, with the objective to study engine performance and the emission of exhaust polluting gases, maintaining the expec- tations of this type of engine. The investigation includes a test bench with an incorporated engine and the required control devices for this, as well as a gas analyzer Class 0, a computerized data acquisition and several tools for displaying and process all the electronic signals from the engine in real time. In order to manage this system, a custom electronic injection control unit has been designed and built, which allows to control the fuel injection timing and duration. This unit uses the signal from an inductive sensor installed in the crankshaft as a reference and synchronization point. Additionally, modifications have been made to the fuel feeder circuit and the electronic of the test engine, as well as to some parts of the mechanism in order to adapt them to this technology. The implementation of the engine tests is described, and the performance and operational points of the original system and those of the new injection system are evaluated.

This project was supported by the Committee on Research Scientist of the Council of Government of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.

Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature.

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