Advancement of Gasoline Direct Injection Compression Ignition (GDCI) for US 2025 CAFE and Tier3 Emissions M. Sellnau, M. Foster, W. Moore, K. Hoyer, J. Sinnamon, B. Klemm Delphi Powertrain Auburn Hills, MI USA June 14, 2017 2017 ERC Symposium
Motivation and Industry Challenge Stringent CAFE and CO2 targets with US Tier 3 emissions laws Changing demand for diesel and gasoline fuels worldwide Need efficient and clean engines operating on gasoline-like fuels Fuel Economy (United States) Projected Fuel Demand (World Energy Council, 2011) Year CAFE Target (MPG) CO 2 Target (gco 2 /mile) 2011 27.6 322 2016 35.3 250 2025 54.5 163 2
Top Goals for Future Internal Comb. Engines Ultra high fuel efficiency Target: 200 g/kwh (42% thermal efficiency) Responsible use of non-renewable fossil fuels High well-to-wheel (WTW) fuel efficiency Minimize GHG emissions for life cycle of vehicle Includes CO2 emissions to process the fuel, manufacture vehicle, and combust fuel Ultra low criteria emissions both on cycle & off cycle (US Tier3-Bin30) NOx, HC, PM, CO, CH2O 3
Three Main GDCI Programs at Delphi US Dept of Energy 4-Year 2014-2019 Develop GDCI Powertrain and Demonstrate 35% improved FE with Tier3- B30 Emissions in a practical vehicle ORNL, Umicore, Univ of Wisconsin-Madison Saudi Aramco 3-Year 2015-2018 Study Fuel Effects and Low Octane Fuels on GDCI Combustion Saudi Aramco ARPA-E (DOE) 3-Year 2016-2018 Combine Opposed-Piston engine technology with GDCI for best-in-class fuel efficiency Achates Power, Argonne National Labs Delphi is partnered with leading industry experts to develop and commercialize GDCI technology 4
Contents GDCI Concept Combustion System Injection System and Sprays Engine Test Results Emissions and Aftertreatment Summary 5
GDCI Combines the Best of Diesel & SI Technology A new low-temp combustion process for Partially-Premixed CI Gasoline that vaporizes & partially mixes at low injection pressure High CR with late multiple injections (similar to diesel) High effic. & low NOx, PM over wide speed-load range Medium CR SI Engines High CR CI Engines 6
GDCI Engine Concept Gasoline Partially Premixed CI Fuel Injection Central Mounted, Multiple-Late Injection, GDi-like injection pressures Valvetrain cont.-var. mechanical (exhaust rebreathing) Adv EMS Cyl.-Pres.-Based Control No classic SI Knock or Preignition Down-sized, down-speeded, & boosted High CR, Lean, Unthrottled GDCI Concept Addressing all loss mechanisms for internal combustion engines 7
GDCI Injection Strategy Phi-T Diagram 1, 2, or 3 injections on Intake and Compression Strokes Complete injection & partial mixing prior to start-of-comb.(ppci) Stratify : robust ignition and controlled heat release Burn in the Box : heat release below Phi=1.2, 1200 < T < 2300 K Q1 Q2 Q3 Injection Events Burn in the Box Simultaneously low NOx, PM, and CO is possible 8
Gen3 GDCI Combustion System Wetless concept for low smoke Inject at any SOI without wall wetting Wide spray angle matched to bowl Long stroke S/B=1.28 increases TDC clr space for late injections (D=2.22 liters) Zero swirl & squish for min. heat losses GCR: 16:1 (compression) Fast Intake Air Heating Cylinder Pressure Sensing Integral air-gap insulated exhaust manifold Pre-turbo catalyst (PTC) 9
Gen3 GDCI Injection System Centrally-mounted, GDi Injectors with high injection rate 350+ bar injection pressure Fuel pump driven by Intake Cam Sprays developed for fast atomization without wetting 10
Combustion System Development Goal: wetless combustion system for minimal smoke emissions Optimize spray and piston bowl design for both early and late injections Preinjections on intake stroke create premixed charge (PHI floor) Last injection late on compression stroke controls ignition; determines smoke and NOx emissions CFD tools used extensively for spray development
Mass / Total Injected Mass CFD Simulation of Injection Process Plot shows injected fuel and vapor mass as function of time for SOI -45 to -25 Injection period: 7 CAD (<0.6 ms) Very fast vaporization is observed, especially for late injections when cylinder gas temp. and pres. are high High cylinder gas temp. and pres. for late injections greatly reduce liquid penetration Major factor to reduce wall wetting -50 SA 115 o SOI -40 7a Liquid (solid) Vapor (dashed) -40-30 -20-10 Crank Angle SOI Position -45 (deg) 7b 0 SOI -25
Simulation Results: 3 Spray Angles Spray angle is a key factor in comb. system design Plots show piston and liner fuel mass as function of time for three spray angles (115, 125, 130 deg included) For spray angle 115, fuel wetting occurs for a range of SOI. Wetting persists at TDC and during combustion. For spray angle 125, fuel wetting is reduced For spray angle 130 and SOI later than -45, the injection process is wetless Conclude: wider spray angles of ~130 deg are preferred with Gen3 piston SA 115 o SA 125 o SA 130 o SOI -45 SOI -40 (solid) Vapor (dashed) SOI -45 Video SOI -40 7b SOI -25 7c SOI -35 7d Zero piston film for SOI -40 & later
Spray Chamber Testing (UW-Madison) High Pressure & Temperature Chamber at UW-Madison (Ghandhi & Oakley) Non-reacting, flow-through type chamber Multi-plume configuration Plume oriented normal to axis of view Objectives: Characterize injectors, validate spray models
Penetration Backlit & Schlieren Images; Drop Size Measurement Liquid & Vapor penetration (Q=25mm3, 200bar) Low liquid penetration for higher chamber pressures Very small drop size (SMD) measured along spray plume (100bar) Medium P&T Liquid High P&T Liquid PDPA SMD vs time Vapor Vapor PDPA SMD vs time Liquid at STP Room P&T Spray Plume PDPA SMD vs time 16
Pcyl (bar) HRR (J/CAD) Log Pcyl Typical Combustion (1000rpm-3bar IMEP) Single Injection with exhaust rebreathing (SOI=40 btdc) Start-of-Combustion near TDC Low PMEP rebreathing during intake stroke Stable, low-temperature combustion with good Texh 60 50 40 30 20 10 Measured Pcyl and Heat Release Pcyl HRR 0-180 -135-90 -45 0 45 90 135 180 Crank Position (CAD) 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0-10 2 1.5 1 0.5 0-0.5 PV Diagram PMEP = 3 kpa 1.4 1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 Log Vcyl 17
BSFC (g/kwh) BSFC - 1500 rpm Load Sweep BSFC significantly improved relative to Gen1 and Gen2 engines Low BSFC over a wide load range where the vehicle operates on drive cycle Near target: 200 g/kwh (~42% brake thermal efficiency) Exceptional light-load BSFC Small BSFC difference (~2%) attributed to aftertreatment system, which oxidizes unburned fuel prior to LP EGR system 290 280 270 260 250 240 230 220 210 200 190 Gen3 Pre-breakin 12% Target 200 g/kwh 8% 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 BMEP(kPa) NOx<0.6 g/kwh FSN<0.15 COV IMEP<3% Noise below target 3.4% Gen 1 Gen 2 Gen3 Active ATS Gen3 Inert ATS 205 g/kwh 18
BSFC (g/kwh) BSFC Benchmarking: 1500rpm-6bar IMEP GDCI is approx. 22% more efficient than SIDI turbo engine Approx. 11% more efficient than a leading 2.0L EU diesel Approx. 11% more efficient than 1.8L Atkinson engine (3 rd Gen. Prius) 300 280 260 240 220 200 180 160 140 276 2.0L T-GDi RON91 264 2.4L SIDI NA RON91-13% -13% -22% 241 240 2.0L Diesel ULSD 1.8L Atkinson RON91 214 Gen3 GDCI RON91 GDCI has excellent part-load fuel economy relative to class leading turbo SI and diesel engines 19
Reduced Smoke Emissions - 1500 rpm-11bar IMEP Smoke characteristic typically depends on injection timing Gen3 combustion system exhibits greatly reduced smoke Attributed to wetless combustion system Strong injection pressure dependency for Gen3 Enables GDCI late injection with low smoke Further smoke reduction expected with latest injectors and sprays Gen3 450bar Gen3 380bar Better Typical SOI Window 20 High-Load Smoke Limit Gen2 245bar Gen3 245bar
Emissions Challenges for Low-Temp Comb. Very challenging to achieve Tier3-Bin30 with low-temp combustion Low-temperature combustion equates to low-temp exhaust Engine out NOx and smoke are very low; HC and CO are SI-like Commercially viable technology must achieve very low TP emissions both oncycle and off-cycle including high load. Clean EGR flows are imperative for good engine health (sticky components, compressor degradation, cooler fouling)
Integral Gen3 Aftertreatment System (ATS) for Tier3- Bin30 Heat conservation: compact, integral, air-gap insulated, exh. manifold HC/CO: Pre-turbo Cat w fast lightoff, HC Trap, GOC Particulates: catalyzed, passive GPF for off-cycle EGR feed stream post GPF NOx: close-coupled SCR system with urea evaporator GOC Metal GOC 0.14L T HCT GOC 6x3 600csi HCT/GOC 1.35L EGR Catalyzd GPF 6x3 Passive GPF 1.35L Urea Dosing SCR 6x4 NH3 SCR 1.82L BPV Pre-turbo Catalyst 22
Packaging: Gen3 Aftertreatment for T3B30 Packaging is very compact for D-class passenger car Emphasis on heat conservation, short ducts, low space velocities Using Daimler SCR evaporator good urea mixing and SCR temps HF-EGR Cooler VNT Turbo LF-EGR Valve SCR Catalyst BP Valve HF-EGR Valve PreTurbo Catalyst HCT/GOC GPF SCR Doser & Evaporator
NOx Conversion % Close-Coupled SCR System (Gen3 GDCI) 3D & 1D simulations used to develop dosing strategies 300 C needed for high NOx conversion efficiency Tier3-Bin30 NOx target may be achievable depending on light-off strategy Testing needed 3D Simulation Urea Dosing Close-coupled SCR Cat. HCT/GOC cgpf Urea Basin Evaporator Plates 1D Simulation NOx Conv. Effcy NOx vs Conversion TSCR 100 80 60 40 20 NEDC Steady 0 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 SCR Temp [deg C] 24
Smoke (FSN) Smoke Emissions 1500rpm Load Sweep Low engine out (EO) smoke over lowto-medium loads A small gasoline particulate filter (GPF) exhibits high trapping efficiency (1.35L) TP smoke <0.02 over load range Testing planned to characterize particle size and number Overall, very good trapping efficiency for small particles. 0.20 0.18 0.16 0.14 0.12 0.10 0.08 0.06 0.04 0.02 - EO and TP Smoke EO Part-Load Smoke Limit EO Smoke TP Smoke 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 IMEP (kpa) 25
Temperature (deg. C) ISNOx (g/kwh) NOx and Exhaust Temp. 1500rpm Load Sweep Low EO NOx over low-to-medium load range (<0.6 g/kwh limit) SCR temp exceeds the critical 300 C at most operating conditions for high NOx conv. efficiency. SCR testing not yet completed Texh at PTC and GOC exceeds 300 C, even at low loads Texh increases with load; expected maximum <500 C. 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 - EO NOx and Exhaust Temperatures EO Part-Load NOx Limit T PTC out Tbed 1 Tbed 2 ISNOx 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 IMEP (kpa) 26
ISHC (g/kwh) TP NMHC (ppm C3) EO and TP HC Emissions 1500rpm Load Sweep Reasonable EO HC over low-tomedium load range TP NMHC are below target (10 ppm) at light-to-moderate loads; increasing above targets at higher loads Future tests: Low-temp. oxidation catalyst Cold start tests 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 - EO ISHC and TP NMHC Emissions ISHC TP NMHC 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 TP NMHC Target 20-0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 IMEP (kpa) 27
Summary Gen3 GDCI GDCI technology is evolving with very stringent requirements for fuel efficiency, CO2 emissions, and criteria emissions. Preliminary dynamometer tests show: BSFC ~205 g/kwh for a wide load range Smoke was greatly reduced, especially for late SOI ( wetless injection process) While very challenging, preliminary Texh & emissions data indicate good potential to meet Tier3-Bin30 targets More testing and engine calibration is needed ahead of vehicle implementation 28
Acknowledgements Delphi gratefully acknowledges support from the US Department of Energy (Gurpreet Singh and Ken Howden) Questions? 29