DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FOR A HYDROGEN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IN A HYBRID VEHICLE
Open Access
Author:
McCorkel, Wade
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Degree:
Bachelor of Science
Document Type:
Thesis
Thesis Supervisors:
Joel Robert Anstrom, Thesis Supervisor Joel Robert Anstrom, Thesis Supervisor Christine Masters, Thesis Honors Advisor Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader
With the current oil crisis looming, the search for an alternative fuel is one of the most pressing issues for modern day society. A realistic option is the use of hydrogen as a fuel in an internal combustion engine. According to Argonne mechanical engineer Steve Ciatti, “Hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines (H2ICEs) are a low-cost, near-term technology. They can be the catalyst to building a hydrogen infrastructure for fuel cells.” Using hydrogen as a combustion fuel can be implemented relatively quickly and successfully. Although the conversion from gasoline to hydrogen is rather simple, optimizing the engine for efficiency is quite challenging. One necessary addition is an electronic fuel injection system in order to control the air/fuel ratio, which directly affects engine efficiency and performance.
