EGR and Lambda Factor Models from Measured Gas Concentrations

[] + 0.79[]2 + 0.21[]2
[2]2 + [] + [] 2+2 + [ ] + [2 ]2 + [2 ]2
+ [2 ]2 + [2 ]2
Carbon balance
[] = [2 ] + [] + []
Oxygen balance
[] + 2 0.21[] = 2[2 ] + [] + [ ] + [2 ] + 2[2 ]
Hydrogen balance
[] = (2 + 2)[] + 2[2 ] + 2[2 ]
CO/CO2 equilibrium
2 + 2 + 2
=

[][2 ]
= 3.5 1750 ( )
[2 ][2 ]

Developing equations
Molecular Hydrogen concentration
[2 ] =

[] [2 ] ( + 1)[]
2

Water concentration
[2 ] =

[2 ]
[2 ]
[2 ] =
{ [] [2 ] ( + 1)[]}
[]
[] 2

[THC] is a small term, O(10-5),

[]
[]
3.5 []
2
2
2
[2 ] =
=
=
[]
[]
[]
{1 +
} { +
} {3.5 +
}
[2 ]
[2 ]
[2 ]

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Fuel concentration
[] =

[2 ] + [] + []

Air concentration
0.21[] =

{2[2 ] + [] + [ ] + [2 ] + 2[2 ]} []
2
2

[] [ ] 1 3.5 2 []

0.21[] = [2 ] +
+
+
+ [2 ] []
[]
2
2
2
2
{3.5 +
}
[2 ]
0.21[] = [2 ] +

[]
[ ]
+ [2 ] +
+
2
2

0.21[] = [2 ] +

3.5

[] []
[]
4
2
{3.5 +
}
[2 ]

[]
[ ]
+ [2 ] +
+{
2
2

0.21[] = [2 ] +
+{

3.5

} []
[]
4 2
{3.5 +
}
[2 ]

[]
[ ]
+ [2 ] +
2
2

3.5
[2 ] + [] + []
}
[]
4 2

{3.5 +
}
[2 ]

Defining,

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0.21[] = [2 ] +
+{

[]
[ ]
+ [2 ] +
2
2

3.5

} {[2 ] + [] + []}
[]
4
2
{3.5 +
}
[2 ]

[THC] is a small term, O(10-5),

[] =

[]
[ ]
1
[2 ] +
+ [2 ] +
+{
0.21
2
2
{

3.5

} {[2 ] + []}
[]
4
2
{3.5 +
}
[2 ]

Air/Fuel ratio calculation (molar base)

[]
[ ]

[2 ] +
[ ]
0.21
2 + 2 + 2 +{
[]
=
[]

3.5

4 2 } {[2 ] + []}
[]
{3.5 +
}
[2 ]

{[2 ] + [] + []}

For stoichiometric conditions (molar base),

[] = [2 ] = [ ] = [] = 0
[]
|
[]

(1 +
)
0.21
4
2

Air/Fuel ratio in mass base,

= 28.84

= 12 + + 16 /
=

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[]

=
[]

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Brettschneider Equation, 1979, for Lambda factor:
[]
[]
[]
[]
=
=
[]
[]

|
|
[] []

[2 ] +

[]
[ ]
[ ]
2 + 2 + 2 +{

={

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3.5

4 2 } {[2 ] + []}
[]
{3.5 +
}
[2 ]

(1 + 4 2 ) {[2 ] + [] + []}

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