Natural Gas fueled Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition Engine:

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FULL First AuthorTaib Iskandar Mohamad1,2,3,a, FULL Second
AuthorMuhammad 2Ajmal3,b, Mohd Radzi Abu Mansor1,2,c, Wan Muhammad
Faizal Wan Muhammad1,2,d and Last AuthorZambri Harun1,23,c,e
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Full address of first author, including countryDepartment of Mechanical and Materials Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi,
Selangor, Malaysia.
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Centre for Automotive Research, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, University
Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Yanbu Industrial College, 41912 Yanbu Al-Sinaiyah, Saudi Arabia
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email,ataib@eng.ukm.my, bmajmal@yic.edu.saemail, cradzi@eng.ukm.my,

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wanfaizal@eng.ukm.my, ezambri@eng.ukm.my email

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Abstract. Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) is one of the current techniques to
improve the thermal efficiency of internal combustion engines. It inherited the advantages of high
power density of spark ignition engines in a highly efficient compression ignition mode. One of the
key feature of HCCI is simultaneous ignition which resulting in lower combustion temperature.
However, like many new techniques, HCCI operation are challenged with difficulties in controlling
the combustion phasing, extending the operating range, and high unburned hydrocarbon and CO
emissions. Many methods have been suggested to overcome this problem; advanced control
strategies of fuel/air mixture, fuel stratification and exhaust gas recirculation. The use of natural gas
(NG) in HCCI engine offer additional advantages including reduction of NOx and soot emissions.
The high compression ratio operation of HCCI is favorable for NG combustion due to its high
octane number. This paper focuses on the recent advances of HCCI engines fuelled with natural gas
which includes specific challenges with NG, techniques to overcome the problems and methods for
investigation.