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Pre-chamber (PC) jet ignition technology has gained significant attention in engine applications. However, research on passive PC in NH3/H2 zero-carbon fuel engines remains limited. This study experimentally investigates the effects of excess air ratio (lambda) and spark timing (ST) on the performance of a passive PC NH3/H2 engine and uses numerical to analyze flow and combustion in the PC. The engine operates at 1600 rpm with an intake manifold absolute pressure of 60 kPa. The results show that the brake mean effective pressure (BMEP) gradually decreases with the increase of lambda. The thermal efficiency increases first and then decreases with the increase of lambda. Under the fuel-rich condition with lambda of 0.8, BMEP reaches a maximum of 4.17 bar, which is 63 % higher than that of ultra-lean combustion with lambda of 2.4. However, the maximum value of brake thermal efficiency (BTE) is 31.3% when lambda is 1.2. At lambda is 0.8, the flame propagation speed in the PC is highest, while the uniform mixture at the stoichiometric ratio leads to the fastest combustion speed in the main chamber. The rapid combustion period is consistently shorter than the flame development period in the combustion process. While rich combustion significantly reduces NOx, it also increases the escape of unburned NH3. Experiments show that when the ST is set at TDC to the 4 degrees CA ATDC, the performance of the passive PC NH3/H2 engine is significantly improved.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
ISSN: 0360-3199
Year: 2025
Volume: 100
Page: 466-476
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JCR@2022
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