A stochastic-experimental investigation of the cyclic pressure variation in a di single-cylinder diesel engine

1992 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 865-877 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Kouremenos ◽  
C. D. Rakopoulos ◽  
K. G. Kotsos
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Pressure Variation ◽  
Single Cylinder ◽  
Cyclic Pressure

Experimental Investigation on 4 Stroke Single Cylinder P244 Kirloskar CI Engine using Fish and Waste Cooking Oil Biodiesel Blends with Diesel

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Vinod ◽  
B.L. Keerthi ◽  
Y.H. Basavarajappa ◽  
S. Karthik
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Fish Oil ◽  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
Waste Cooking Oil ◽  
Single Cylinder ◽  
Performance And Emission ◽  
Cooking Oil ◽  
Ci Engine

Extensive usage of automobiles with conventional fuels has led to excessive air pollution. This adverse situation initiated a need for developing an alternative fuels which can resolve pollution problems and act as a substitute to conventional fuel. One such alternative identified is biodiesel. In this study waste cooking oil and fish oil is used to prepare blends of F10, F20, F30 and C10, C20, C30. These blends are used to evaluate the performance and emission of a computerized P244 Kirloskar single cylinder four stroke water cooled diesel engine.

An Experimental Investigation of Reactivity-Controlled Compression Ignition Combustion in a Single-Cylinder Diesel Engine Using Hydrous Ethanol

2014 ◽  
Vol 137 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Fang ◽  
Junhua Fang ◽  
David B. Kittelson ◽  
William F. Northrop
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
Compression Ignition ◽  
Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition ◽  
Single Cylinder ◽  
Diesel Injection ◽  
Soot Emissions ◽  
Hydrous Ethanol

Dual-fuel reactivity-controlled compression ignition (RCCI) combustion using port injection of a less reactive fuel and early-cycle direct injection (DI) of a more reactive fuel has been shown to yield both high thermal efficiency and low NOX and soot emissions over a wide engine operating range. Conventional and alternative fuels such as gasoline, natural gas, and E85 as the lower reactivity fuel in RCCI have been studied by many researchers; however, published experimental investigations of hydrous ethanol use in RCCI are scarce. Making greater use of hydrous ethanol in internal combustion engines has the potential to dramatically improve the economics and life cycle carbon dioxide emissions of using bioethanol. In this work, an experimental investigation was conducted using 150 proof hydrous ethanol as the low reactivity fuel and commercially available diesel as the high reactivity fuel in an RCCI combustion mode at various load conditions. A modified single-cylinder diesel engine was used for the experiments. Based on previous studies on RCCI combustion by other researchers, early-cycle split-injection strategy of diesel fuel was used to create an in-cylinder fuel reactivity distribution to maintain high thermal efficiency and low NOX and soot emissions. At each load condition, timing and mass fraction of the first diesel injection was held constant, while timing of the second diesel injection was swept over a range where stable combustion could be maintained. Since hydrous ethanol is highly resistant to auto-ignition and has large heat of vaporization, intake air heating was needed to obtain stable operations of the engine. The study shows that 150 proof hydrous ethanol can be used as the low reactivity fuel in RCCI through 8.6 bar indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP) and with ethanol energy fraction up to 75% while achieving simultaneously low levels of NOX and soot emissions. With increasing engine load, less intake heating is needed and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) is required to maintain low NOX emissions.

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