Usama Bin Khalid

@upv.edu.es



           

https://researchid.co/usamacmt
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Scopus Publications

Scopus Publications


  • A numerical analysis of hydrotreated vegetable oil and dimethoxymethane (OME<inf>1</inf>) blends combustion and pollutant formation through the development of a reduced reaction mechanism
    José M García-Oliver, Ricardo Novella, Carlos Micó, Usama Bin-Khalid, and Dario Lopez-Pintor
    SAGE Publications
    The solution to the dilemma of carbon footprint of internal combustion engines and pollutant emissions is necessary for the survival of this technology. In this context, alternative fuels have shown great potential in terms of achieving cleaner combustion and compliance with ever increasing pollutant emissions regulations. This work is focused on the study of two promising alternative fuels as Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), which is a biofuel and Dimethoxymethane also termed as OME1, which is an e-fuel. A comprehensive numerical approach has been followed to study these fuels. Primarily a compact reaction mechanism having 121 species and 678 reactions has been developed which can be utilized to perform 3D CFD simulations of blends of these fuels. Secondly, a detailed numerical investigation including combustion and emissions analysis has been carried out. Results show that the developed mechanism is able to offer predictions, which match the experimental behavior observed in various combustion parameters and thus can be utilized for compression ignition engine applications involving these promising fuels. In addition, the numerical analysis also highlights that a reduction of 50% and 37% in terms soot and NOx emissions respectively can be achieved by addition of 30% OME1 in the blend containing HVO, suggesting that these blends can be utilized in unmodified CI engines to break the soot-NOx tradeoff without significantly penalizing the energy loss.

  • A Numerical Approach for the Analysis of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil and Dimethoxy Methane Blends as Low-Carbon Alternative Fuel in Compression Ignition Engines
    Jose M Garcia-Oliver, Ricardo Novella, Dario Lopez Pintor, Carlos Micó, and Usama Bin-Khalid
    SAE International
    &lt;div class="section abstract"&gt;&lt;div class="htmlview paragraph"&gt;Despite recent advances towards powertrain electrification as a solution to mitigate pollutant emissions from road transport, synthetic fuels (especially e- fuels) still have a major role to play in applications where electrification will not be viable in short-medium term. Among e-fuels, oxymethylene ethers are getting serious interest within the scientific community and industry. Dimethoxy methane (OME&lt;sub&gt;1&lt;/sub&gt;) is the smaller molecule among this group, which is of special interest due to its low soot formation. However, its application is still limited mainly due to its low lower heating value. In contrast, other fuel alternatives like hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) are considered as drop-in solutions thanks to their very similar properties and molecular composition to that of fossil diesel. However, their pollutant emission improvement is limited. This work proposes the combination of OME&lt;sub&gt;1&lt;/sub&gt; and HVO as an alternative to fossil diesel, to achieve noticeable soot emission reductions while compensating for the different properties of the first fuel.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="htmlview paragraph"&gt;The aim of this work is to provide insight into the combustion characteristics of blends of these two fuels. For this purpose, experimental and numerical studies are combined. In this context, n-dodecane is proposed as a surrogate for HVO simulation based on the high similarities experimentally observed between both fuels. Then, a compact kinetic mechanism is developed and validated, combining individual OME&lt;sub&gt;1&lt;/sub&gt; and n-dodecane mechanisms. Results confirm that the numerical approach followed was able to capture the experimental behavior of these blends in terms of heat release rate, in-cylinder pressure and soot formation. An increase of the OME&lt;sub&gt;1&lt;/sub&gt; content in the blend greatly influences the combustion process. The ignition delay, as well as the premixed combustion phase peak, increase with the OME&lt;sub&gt;1&lt;/sub&gt; percentage in the blend. However, HVO helps on limiting this effect while remarkable soot formation reductions are still achieved thanks to OME&lt;sub&gt;1&lt;/sub&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;