YU Lixin, YIN Xiaojun, WANG Xibin, et al. Experimental Study of the Effect of Injection Mode on Knock Characteristics of High Compression Ratio Methanol Engines[J]. Journal of Xi’an Jiaotong University, 2025, 59(7): 108-117.
DOI:
YU Lixin, YIN Xiaojun, WANG Xibin, et al. Experimental Study of the Effect of Injection Mode on Knock Characteristics of High Compression Ratio Methanol Engines[J]. Journal of Xi’an Jiaotong University, 2025, 59(7): 108-117.DOI: 10.7652/xjtuxb202507011.
Experimental Study of the Effect of Injection Mode on Knock Characteristics of High Compression Ratio Methanol Engines
To investigate the knock suppression methods for high compression ratio methanol engines
an experimental study is conducted on a single-cylinder naturally aspirated spark-ignition methanol engine with a compression ratio of 15∶1
focusing on the impact of injection modes on knock characteristics under stoichiometric mixed gas conditions. First
the influence of load
ignition timing
and air-fuel ratio on knock characteristics is explored under the intake port injection mode. Second
the effect of injection timing on knock characteristics is examined under the direct injection mode. Finally
the suppression effect of multiple injection strategies on knock is analyzed unde
r wide-open throttle conditions. The results indicate that in the intake port injection mode
the methanol engine experiences knock combustion at medium to high loads
with a strong knock phenomenon characterized by low frequency and high intensity
reaching a maximum knock intensity of 8.42 MPa at an indicated mean effective pressure (
p
i
) of 0.7 MPa. In contrast
under the direct injection mode
the knock phenomenon is significantly suppressed
with the maximum knock intensity dropping to 0.43 MPa when
p
i
is 0.91 MPa. A reasonable two-injection strategy further reduces knock intensity compared to a single injection strategy while maintaining a high
p
i
. This study confirms the effectiveness of combining direct injection with a two-injection strategy in suppressing knock phenomena in high compression ratio methanol engines
providing theoretical basis and data support for the development and application of methanol engines.
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