Hydrogen IC Engine Boosting Performance and NOx Study 2003-01-0631
Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (H2ICE) powered vehicles have been considered a low emission, low cost, practical method to help establish a hydrogen fueling infrastructure. However, the naturally aspirated H2ICE operating lean has performance issues requiring either increased displacement or induction boost to have comparable power to the modern gasoline powered IC engine. Ford Scientific Research Laboratory has continued its H2ICE system investigation, conducting dynamometer engine-boosting experiments utilizing a 2.0 L Zetec engine (with compression ratios of 14.5:1 and 12.5:1), and a 2.3L Duratec HE-4 engine (with a compression ratio of 12.2:1) with boosted manifold air pressure up to 200 kPa. Test data of brake torque and exhaust emissions are reported at various boost pressures. Results of a detailed NOx study, conducted at University of California - Riverside, with EGR and aftertreatment for a naturally aspirated 2.0L Zetec engine are also reported. The trade off between engine compression ratio and thermal efficiency, power density, and NOx emission control strategy is discussed.
Citation: Natkin, R., Tang, X., Boyer, B., Oltmans, B. et al., "Hydrogen IC Engine Boosting Performance and NOx Study," SAE Technical Paper 2003-01-0631, 2003, https://doi.org/10.4271/2003-01-0631. Download Citation
Author(s):
Robert J. Natkin, Xiaoguo Tang, Brad Boyer, Bret Oltmans, Adam Denlinger, James W. Heffel
Affiliated:
Ford Motor Company, University of California-Riverside
Pages: 13
Event:
SAE 2003 World Congress & Exhibition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Si Combustion-SP-1743, SAE 2003 Transactions Journal of Engines-V112-3
Related Topics:
Exhaust emissions
Emissions control
Nitrogen oxides
Boost pressure
Pressure
Hydrogen fuel
Brake torque
Combustion and combustion processes
Emissions
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