Kinetic Modeling of the Influence of NO on the Combustion Phasing of Gasoline Surrogate Fuels in an HCCI Engine

In this work, a chemical kinetic model describing the nitric oxide (NO) sensitization effect for the oxidation of toluene reference fuels has been developed. The influence of NO on combustion phasing in a homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engine has then been studied by kinetic modeling and compared to experiments. An iso-octane/n-heptane blend, a toluene/n-heptane mixture, and a full boiling range gasoline using a three-component...