• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2000

This study is aimed to develop a proto-type LPG engine for medium-duty commercial vehicles in order to substitute for conventional diesel engine. Recently, it is recognized that diesel engines are main cause for smoke pollution in urban site. So, it is expected to reduce this environmental emission by developing and substituting LPG engine which has the advantage of practical use in a short development period in aspects of infrastructures. For that, after analysing the specifications and performance characteristics of a base diesel engine, parts of combustion chamber, intake system, fuel supply and ignition systems suitable for LPG combustion were re-designed and manufactured. And and engine controller for fuel supply and ignition distributions was matched by feedback mapping based on the speed-load conditions. The torque and power of LPG engine were increased by 6∼12% on the overall driving conditions compared to the base diesel engine, and fuel consumption rate marked the similar level based on the fuel price. Exhaust emissions such as THC, CO, NOx recorded the same order with conventional LPG engine for passenger car.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.52-61
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• 2016

액화석유가스는 환경 친화적이며 에너지 효율성과 출력성능이 뛰어나 실용성이 높고, 경쟁연료에 비해 가격 경쟁력이 우수하기 때문에 촉망받는 대체연료 중 하나로 간주된다. 스파크점화 엔진에서 직분식 기술은 엔진 체적효율을 눈에 띄게 증가시키며, 상대적으로 더 높은 연소효율이 가능한 성층급기를 이용해 엔진을 작동시킨다. 본 연구에서는 가솔린직접분사 엔진의 원리를 적용하여 가시화 시스템을 장착한 연소실을 설계하였다. 이를 통해 스파크점화직분식 LPG의 점화성과 화염전파 과정을 디지털 방식으로 기록하고 분석하였다. 이러한 연구의 결과는 스파크점화직분식 LPG 엔진의 설계 및 최적화를 위한 광범위한 기초 자료로서 기여하고자 한다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제28권10호
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• pp.1178-1183
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of compression ratio on engine performance in a LPG(Liquefied Petroleum Gas) engine converted from a diesel engine. In ordor to determine the ideal compression ratio, a variable compression ratio 4-cylinder engine was developed. Retrofitting a diesel engine into a LPG engine is technically very complicated compared to a gasoline to LPG conversion. The cylinder head and the piston crown were modified to bum LPG in the engine. Compression ratios were increased from 8 to 10 in an increment of 0.5, the ignition timing was controlled to be at MBT(Minimum Spark Advance for Best Torque) for each case.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.7-14
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• 2003

Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system is used to reduce NOx emission, to improve fuel economy, and to suppress knock since it offers the benefits of the inlet charge dilution. The effects of EGR was investigated on the performance and emission to reduce exhaust thermal load with a single cylinder liquid-phase LPG injection engine, in a wide range of EGR rate, engine conditions and LPG proportions. As EGR rate was increased, NOx was reduced while HC was increased. Pumping loss reduction by EGR improved bsfc and increased EGR lowered exhaust gas temperature. And, LPG proportions were made a difference on the performance and emission characteristics.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.15-21
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• 2003

The liquid phase LPG injection engine is a new technology to make good use of LPG as a clean energy. However, it is difficult to precisely control air/fuel ratio in the system because of variation of fuel composition, change of temperature and flash boiling injection mechanism. This study newly suggests an injector control logic for liquid phase LPG injection systems. This logic compensates a number of effects such as variations of density, stoichiometric air/fuel ratio, injection delay time, injection pressure, release pressure which is formed by flash boiling of fuel at nozzle exit. This logic can precisely control air/fuel ratio with only two parameters of intake air flow rate and injection pressure without considering fuel composition, fuel temperature.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.7-12
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 DME가 함유된 LPG 연료를 불꽃 점화 기관에서 적용 가능 여부를 실험적으로 살펴보고 있다. LPG와 DME가 함유된 혼합연료로 엔진 구동시 엔진출력, 배출가스 특성, 연소안정성 등의 항목에 대한 실험을 $1200{\sim}5200\;rpm$에서 수행하였다. 결과를 살펴보면 20% 내외의 범위에서 DME를 혼합하는 경우 안정된 연소성능을 얻을 수 있었으며 10%까지는 엔진 출력 저하가 거의 없다. 하지만 혼합율이 증가할수록 DME 연료는 LPG보다 에너지 밀도가 낮으므로 출력이 감소하고 제동연료소비율은 증가하는 현상을 보인다. LPG/DME 혼합연료는 향후 DME 시장을 넓혀 나가는 최선의 방법이 될 것이다.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.117-123
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• 2003

In a bi-fuel engine using gasoline and LPG fuel, with the current ignition timing for gasoline being used, the effective performance could not be taken in LPG fuel supply mode. The ignition timing in LPG fuel mode must be advanced much more than that of gasoline mode for the compensation of its lower flame speed, due to engine torque drop. This study aims to develop the control system for ignition spark timing conversion which is composed of hardwares and control algorithm for gasoline/LPG engine. We propose the control system which can advance the ignition spark timing in LPG fuel mode more than used in gasoline fuel mode. The advance of ignition timing is achieved by change of the ignition dwell time of coil igniter. The engine torque and F/E(Fuel-Economy) in LPG fuel mode are measured to evaluate the difference of engine performance between before and alter changing ignition spark timings. The engine torque and F/E are increased respectively, which proves the developed control system is effective so much for gasoline and LPG bi-fuel engine.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제38권10호
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• pp.837-844
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• 2014

최근 자동차 제조사는 강화되는 배출가스 규제를 만족시키고 엔진 효율을 향상시키기 위해 다양한 기술을 연구하고 있다. 그 중 직접분사식 초희박 연소기술은 정밀한 연소제어를 통해 연소효율을 극대화 하고 연비를 향상시킬 수 있는 차세대 기술로 평가받고 있다. 기존 가스엔진에 초희박 직접분사기술을 적용하기 위해 기존의 MPI 엔진의 헤드를 재설계하였다. 기존 압축비10:1에서 12:1로 증가시킴으로써 이에 따른 압력선도, 열방출률, 연료소비율 등의 연소특성과 배출가스특성을 파악하였다. 압축비를 증가시킴에 따라 불안정한 연소상태로 인하여 연료소비율의 개선이 어려웠으나 탄화수소(THC)와 질소산화물(NOx)의 배출은 감소되었다.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2006

본 연구는 석탄을 가스화한 저발열량 합성가스 연료의 가스엔진과 소형가스발전기로의 적용가능성을 보여준다. 석탄을 가스화한 저발열량 합성가스를 가스엔진의 연료로 사용하기 위해 상용 LPG엔진을 부분적으로 변경하였다. 석탄가스화 연료에 적합한 연료공급시스템 -공기유량조절 오리피스, 가스믹서, 기화기, 예열히터, 레귤레이터, 연료탱크-이 집중적으로 변경되었다. 엔진 운전 결과에서 비록 석탄가스화 연료의 엔진 출력이 LPG연료에 비해 다소 떨어지지만 석탄가스화 연료를 사용하는 엔진이 공회전 조건에서부터 교축밸브를 완전 개방한 전부하조건까지 잘 운전됨을 보여주었다. 또한 본 연구에서 개발된 가스엔진발전기는 다양한 부하에서도 잘 작동됨을 보여주었다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2004

Combustion and fuel distribution characteristics of heavy duty engine with the liquid phase LPG injection(LPLI) were studied in a single cylinder engine, Swirl ratio were varied between 1.2, 2.3, and 3.4 following Ricardo swirl number(Rs) definition, Rs=2.3 showed the best results with lower cycle-by-cycle variation and shorter burning duration in the lean region while strong swirl(Rs=3.4) made these worse for combustion enhancement. Excessive swirl resulted in reverse effects due to high heat transfer and initial flame kernel quenching. Fuel injection timings were categorized with open valve injection(OVI) and closed valve injection(CVI). Open valve injection showed shorter combustion duration and extended lean limit. The formation of rich mixture in the spark plug vicinity was achieved by open valve injection. With higher swirl strength(Rs=3.4) and open valve injection, the cloud of fuel followed the flow direction and the radial air/fuel mixing was limited by strong swirl flow. It was expected that axial stratification was maintained with open-valve injection if the radial component of the swirling motion was stronger than the axial components. The axial fuel stratification and concentration were sensitive to fuel injection timing in case of Rs=3.4 while those were relatively independent of the injection timing in case of Rs=2.3.