Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition Engines

This SAE Special Publication presents papers from the Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition Engines 2002 meeting, held during the 2002 SAE Powertrain & Fluid Systems Conference & Exhibition. Contents: Influence of Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide on HCCI Combustion of Dimethyl Ether; An Approach for Modeling the Effects of Gas Exchange Processes on HCCI Combustion and Its Application in Evaluating Variable Valve Timing Control Strategies; An Investigation Into the Effect of Fuel Composition on HCCI Combustion Characteristics; On the Nature of Autoignition Leading to Knock in HCCI Engines; Development of a Gasoline Engine System Using HCCI Technology - The Concept and the Test Results; HCCI Combustion Phasing in a Multi Cylinder Engine Using Variable Compression Ratio; Characterization of Pressure Waves in HCCI Combustion; The Effect of Pox on the Autoignition Chemistry of n-Heptane and Isooctane in an HCCI Engine; Simulation of HCCI - Addressing Compression Ratio and Turbo Charging; Catalytic Igniter to Support Combustion of Ethanol-Water/Air Mixtures in Internal Combustion Engines; The Effect of In-Cylinder Flow and Turbulence on HCCI Operation; Numerical Analysis of Combustion in Gasoline Compression Ignition Engines; Using Pilot Diesel Injection in a Natural Gas Fueled HCCI Engine; Control of the Start of HCCI Combustion by Pulsed Flame Jet; Amplified Pressure Waves During Autoignition: Relevance to CAI Engines; Piston-Liner Crevice Geometry Effect on HCCI Combustion by Multi-Zone Analysis; A Computer Generated Reduced Iso-Octane Chemical Kinetic Mechanism Applied to Simulation of HCCI Combustion.