Research Article
Comparing in Cylinder Pressure Modelling of a DI Diesel Engine Fuelled on Alternative Fuel Using Two Tabulated Chemistry Approaches
Table 3
Comparison of simulated engine’s combustion performances with experimental data.
| | Diesel | Biodiesel | | Model 1 | Model 2 | Experiment | Model 1 | Model 2 | Experiment |
| Max pressure (MPa) | 7.948 | 7.87 | 7.87 | 8.37 | 8.73 | 8.53 | Imep (MPa) | 0.52 | 0.47 | 0.6 | 0.522 | 0.6 | 0.7 | Maximum pressure occurrence (CA after TDC) | 4 | 3 | 5.8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Ignition delay (CAD) | 8.69 | 8.69 | 8.5 | 4.37 | 4.37 | 4.3 |
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