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Factors Affecting Delay Period in CI Engine

The document discusses factors that affect the delay period in compression ignition (CI) engines. It lists several factors that decrease the delay period, such as increased compression ratio, engine power output, engine speed, injection pressure, intake temperature, and cetane number of the fuel. Larger engines and increased fuel/air ratio also decrease the delay period. The document also discusses abnormal combustion in CI engines, noting that it occurs when the ignition delay is too long, leading to uncontrolled combustion and knocking. Additives and combustion chamber design can help control knocking.

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Factors Affecting Delay Period in CI Engine

The document discusses factors that affect the delay period in compression ignition (CI) engines. It lists several factors that decrease the delay period, such as increased compression ratio, engine power output, engine speed, injection pressure, intake temperature, and cetane number of the fuel. Larger engines and increased fuel/air ratio also decrease the delay period. The document also discusses abnormal combustion in CI engines, noting that it occurs when the ignition delay is too long, leading to uncontrolled combustion and knocking. Additives and combustion chamber design can help control knocking.

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Subject - IC Engine

Topic - Factors affecting Delay


Period in CI Engines
Semester - V

Faculty Name – Prakash Katdare


Factors affecting Delay Period in CI Engines
• Compression Ratio
Increase in CR increases the temperature of air. Autoignition temperature decreases with increased
density. Both these reduce the delay period(DP).
• Engine Power Output
With an Increase in engine power, the operating temperature increases. A/F ratio decreases and delay
period decreases
• Engine Speed
Delay period decreases with increasing engine speed, as the temperature and pressure of compressed air
rises at high engine speeds.
• Injection Timing
The temperature and pressure of air at the beginning of injection are lower for higher injection advance.
The DP increases with increase in injection advance or longer injection timing. The optimum angle of
injection is 20° BTDC
• Atomization of fuel
Higher fuel injection pressures increase the degree of atomization. The fineness of atomization reduces
the DP due to higher A/V ratio of the spray droplets.
• Injection Pressure
Increase injection pressure reduces the auto ignition temperature and hence decreases DP.
• Intake Temperature
High intake temperature increase the air temperature after compression , which reduces DP.
• Engine Size
Large engines operate at lower speeds, thus increasing the DP in terms of crank angle.
• Cetane No.
Fuels with high cetane no. Have lower DP.
• F/A ratio
With increasing F/A ratio, operating temperature increases and thus DP decreases.
• Injection Duration
Increase in injection duration, results in higher quantity of fuel injected which reduces DP.
Abnormal Combustion
• Complete combustion in CI engines may be comprising of four distinct phases
i.e. ‘ignition delay’ followed by ‘uncontrolled combustion,’ ‘controlled
combustion’ and ‘after burning’.
• Combustion generally becomes abnormal combustion in CI engines when the
ignition delay is too large resulting into large uncontrolled combustion and zig-
zag pressure rise.
• Abnormal combustion in CI engines may also be termed as ‘knocking’ in engines
and can be felt by excessive vibrations, excessive noise, excessive heat release,
pitting of cylinder head and piston head etc.
• In order to control the knocking some additives are put in CI engine fuel so as to
reduce its’ self ignition temperature and accelerate ignition process.
• Also, the combustion chambers are properly designed so as to have reduced
physical and chemical delay.
Comparison of Knocking in SI and CI Engines
Parameters which reduce knocking in SI and CI Engines

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