Application and Characteristics of Hydrogen in Alternative Fuels for Internal Combustion Engines

Mengfei Liu

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Petroleum has been used as the power source for internal combustion engines for hundreds of years. Nowadays, the problems of fossil energy shortage and environmental pollution are becoming increasingly serious. In response to China's carbon neutrality strategy, it is urgent to seek alternative fuels that can replace petroleum as the power source of internal combustion engines. The challenges of alternative fuels include reducing post-combustion pollutant emissions and being able to recycle them while maintaining the original engine performance. Using hydrogen as fuel can reduce automobile exhaust emissions, promote the development of hydrogen internal combustion engines, and achieve sustainable social and economic development. This article reviews the ideality of hydrogen as an alternative fuel for internal combustion engines and the combustion characteristics of hydrogen internal combustion engines. The bottleneck problems (such as abnormal combustion, NOx emission control and power recovery) that need to be solved urgently in the development of hydrogen internal combustion engines are pointed out. It’s found that these problems can be solved by the combination of software simulation and experimental verification in practice. 

Citation: Liu, M. (2024). Application and Characteristics of Hydrogen in Alternative Fuels for Internal Combustion Engines. Trends in Renewable Energy, 10(2), 229-238. doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.17737/tre.2024.10.2.00173


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Hydrogen energy; Internal combustion engine; Substitute fuels; Combustion characteristics; Emission characteristics

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