Natural Gas Fueling of a Caterpillar 3406 Diesel Engine

1992 ◽  
Vol 114 (3) ◽  
pp. 459-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. E. Doughty ◽  
S. R. Bell ◽  
K. C. Midkiff
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
High Load ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
Nox Emissions ◽  
Turbocharged Diesel Engine ◽  
Performance And Emission ◽  
Full Load ◽  
Load Power ◽  
High Speeds

A Caterpillar 3406 turbocharged diesel engine was converted to operate in a natural gas with diesel pilot ignition mode and was evaluated for performance and emission characteristics for both diesel and natural gas operation. Full-load power was achieved with natural gas fueling without knock. Similar fuel efficiencies were obtained with natural gas fueling at high loads, but efficiencies were lower for low loads. Bosch smoke numbers were reduced by over 50 percent with natural gas fueling for all cases investigated. NOx emissions were found to be lower at low loads and at high speeds under high load. CO emissions were significantly increased for natural gas fueling while CO2 concentrations in the exhaust were reduced for natural gas fueling.

Application of Diethyl Ether to Reduce Smoke and NOx Emissions Simultaneously With Diesel and Biodiesel Fueled Engines

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoud Iranmanesh ◽  
J. P. Subrahmanyam ◽  
M. K. G. Babu
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
Nox Emissions ◽  
Oxides Of Nitrogen ◽  
Heating Value ◽  
Simultaneous Reduction ◽  
Performance And Emission ◽  
Oxygenated Fuel ◽  
Di Diesel Engine ◽  
Biodiesel Blend

In this investigation, tests were conducted on a single cylinder DI diesel engine fueled with neat diesel and biodiesel as baseline fuel with addition of 5 to 20% DEE on a volume basis in steps of 5 vol.% as supplementary oxygenated fuel to analyze the simultaneous reduction of smoke and oxides of nitrogen. Some physicochemical properties of test fuels such as heating value, viscosity, specific gravity and distillation profile were also determined in accordance to the ASTM standards. The results obtained from the engine tests have shown a significant reduction in NOX emissions especially for biodiesel and a little decrease in smoke of DEE blends compared with baseline fuels. A global overview of the results has shown that the 5% DEE-Diesel fuel and 15% DEE-Biodiesel blend are the optimal blend based on performance and emission characteristics.

scholarly journals Research on Performance And Emission on Compression Ignition Engine Fuelled With Blends of Neem Bio-Diesel

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 3732-3735
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Vegetable Oils ◽  
Castor Oil ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
Nox Emissions ◽  
Compression Ignition ◽  
Compression Ignition Engine ◽  
Brake Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Performance And Emission

In this contemporary era it is mandatory to increasing the usage of non edible biodiesel to replace the fossil fuels. This non edible biodiesels are produced from vegetable oils which is clean burning and renewable. This paper deals with the performance and emission characteristics on diesel engine with blends of Castor oil as biodiesel. Castor oil biodiesel is prepared by the use of adding 1% v/v H2SO4 after the transesterification process. The engine tests were performed with various blends B20, B40, B60 on a single cylinder, 4-stroke, diesel engine. The result shows Higher performance and lower emissions for B20 than the diesel and other blends. The brake thermal efficiency is higher than the diesel and CO, HC and NOX emissions were 22%, 8.4%, and 21% lesser than that of diesel.

Effects of Iron Nanoparticles Blended Biodiesel on the Performance and Emission Characteristics of a Diesel Engine

2017 ◽  
Vol 139 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Debbarma ◽  
R. D. Misra
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Iron Nanoparticles ◽  
Specific Energy Consumption ◽  
Biodiesel Fuel ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
Nox Emissions ◽  
Brake Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Performance And Emission ◽  
Fuel Blends ◽  
Suitable Modification

The technology for use of biodiesels (up to 20%) as alternative fuel in diesel engines has already been established. In this regard, some suitable modification of biodiesel with appropriate additives may help in increasing the biodiesel component in the biodiesel fuel blends. In order to evaluate the effects of iron nanoparticles (INP) blended palm biodiesel (PB) on the performance and emission characteristics of diesel engine, an experimental investigation is carried out in a single cylinder diesel engine. Methodically, biodiesel prepared from palm oil and commercially available nanosized INP is used in this study. Iron nanoparticles are suspended in the biodiesel in proportions of 40 ppm to 120 ppm using an ultrasonicator. The intact study is conducted in the diesel engine using the four fuel samples, namely diesel, PB20, INP50PB30, and INP75PB30, consecutively. The addition of nano-additive has resulted in higher brake thermal efficiency (BTE) by 3% and break-specific energy consumption (BSEC) by 3.3%, compared to diesel fuel. The emission levels of carbon monoxide (∼56%) and NOx (∼4%) are appreciably reduced with the addition of INP. Increase of INP in the blend from 50 ppm to 75 ppm, BTE and BSEC tend to reduce, but CO and NOx emissions are reduced.

Influence of Fuel Injection Timing on the Performance and Emission Characteristics of a Diesel Engine Fueled with Jatropha Methyl Ester-Tyre Pyrolysis Oil Blend

2014 ◽  
Vol 592-594 ◽  
pp. 1627-1631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhishek Sharma ◽  
S. Murugan
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Methyl Ester ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emission ◽  
Early Investigation ◽  
Injection Timing ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
Pyrolysis Oil ◽  
Performance And Emission ◽  
Full Load

Early investigation on utilization of Jatropha methyl ester (JME) tyre pyrolysis oil (TPO) blends in a single cylinder, constant speed, direct injection diesel engine revealed that a blend of 80% JME and 20% TPO referred to as JMETPO20 blend give a better performance and lower emissions compared to other Jatropha methyl ester tyre pyrolysis oil (JMETPO) blends. In this study, for further improvement on performance and emission characteristics, and also to find optimum injection timing for blend, experiments have been carried out with varying the injection timing. Tests have been conducted under two advanced and two reratarded injection timings in addition to the original injection timing of 23 °CA bTDC. The experimental test results showed that for the JMETPO20 blend at advanced injection timing of 24.5 °CA the brake thermal efficiency increased by about 2.21%, compared to the result of original injection timing at full load. For the JMETPO20 blend at advanced injection timing of 24.5 °CA the nitric oxide and carbon dioxide emission increased by about 4.56% and 11.91% respectively at full load, and the carbon monoxide emission decreased by about 11.21%, compared to that of original injection timing.

Experimental Investigation on Jatropha-Methanol Blends in Direct Injection Diesel Engines

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Prakash ◽  
C. Dhanasekaran
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
Jatropha Oil ◽  
Performance And Emission ◽  
Full Load ◽  
Low Load ◽  
Injection Water ◽  
Full Load Operation

This paper describes about the usage of Jatropha fuel in direct injection water-cooled diesel engine. In order to make use of Jatropha fuel in diesel engine, the properties of Jatropha oil has to be converted to diesel fuel, so for that methanol was added. There are three different blends are prepared by varying the ratio of Jatropha and methanol mixture, such as blend 1 (Jatropha 75%, methanol 25%), blend 2 (Jatropha 80%, methanol 20%), blend 3 (Jatropha 85%, methanol 15%). The prepared fuels are supplied to the conventional diesel engine, then the performance and emission characteristics were analysed. It is found that Jatropha methanol mixtures results are acceptable in half load and highly considerable in full load operation. Considerably torque developed is very low in low load than half and full load operations. Methanol addition has improved the performance and emission characteristics.

scholarly journals Engine performance and exhaust emissions of Garcinia gummi-gutta based biodiesel–diesel and ethanol blends

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
B. S. Ajith ◽  
M. C. Math ◽  
G. C. Manjunath Patel ◽  
Mahesh B. Parappagoudar
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Fuel Properties ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
Biodiesel Blends ◽  
Performance And Emission ◽  
Full Load ◽  
Ethanol Blends ◽  
Engine Condition

AbstractThe use of abundantly available Garcinia gummi-gutta seeds grown at forest lands and ethanol a by-product of sugar industries has led to resource conservation and their use as alternate fuel to diesel engines for pollution reduction. Garcinia gummi-gutta (GGG) oil-based methyl esters blended with 20% ethanol and diesel fuel composed of six fuel samples (D100, B20E20, B30E20, B40E20, B100E20 and B100) are tested at different engine loads (0%, 20%, 40%, 80% and 100%) for their practical usefulness in diesel engine. Six fuel samples are tested for fuel properties. Biodiesel–diesel–ethanol blends showed approximately closer fuel properties to standard diesel fuel. Tests are carried out experimentally to know their performance and emission characteristics of six test samples fuelled in diesel engine varied subjected to different loads. Brake specific fuel consumption for all biodiesel blends is slightly higher for diesel fuel and its proportion decreases with increase in engine load. At full load engine condition, the brake thermal efficiency (BTE) for diesel fuel is 26.25%, and for biodiesel blends vary in the ranges of 22.5 to 25.2%. Compared to diesel fuel there is a reduction in 32.56% of carbon monoxide (CO) emission and 35.71% of hydrocarbon (HC) emission for biodiesel fuel (B100E20). For all biodiesel blended fuels tested at all engine loads, the oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions are marginally higher than diesel fuel. At full load engine condition, B100E20 (100% diesel and 20% ethanol) reduces CO emissions by 6.45%, HC emissions by 6.64%, and increases BTE by 0.8%, compared to neat biodiesel (B100). GGG based biodiesel blended with ethanol resulted with better fuel properties, performance and emission characteristics to that of diesel fuel. Garcinia gummi-gutta seed yields 45% of oil with a high conversion ratio to biodiesel of 1:0.96, which help the industry for biodiesel production in large scale at reduced cost.

Effects of Load Ratio on Dual-Fuel Engine Operated with Pilot Diesel Fuel and Liquefied Natural Gas

2014 ◽  
Vol 960-961 ◽  
pp. 1389-1393
Author(s):  
Qiang Shi ◽  
Chun Hua Zhang ◽  
Yan Chao Cai ◽  
Ju Xiang Fang
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Engine Speed ◽  
Load Ratio ◽  
Liquefied Natural Gas ◽  
Dual Fuel ◽  
Turbocharged Diesel Engine ◽  
Full Load ◽  
Co Emission

In order to study the application of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) on diesel engine, a turbocharged diesel engine was converted into a dual-fuel engine ignited by diesel fuel. The effects of load ratio on fuel economy and emissions of dual-fuel engine were compared and analyzed at engine speed of 1200 r/min, 1600 r/min and 2200 r/min. The experimental results show that, the specific fuel consumption is reduced with the increase of load ratio at different speeds. As the load ratio increases, CO emission of dual-fuel reduces, but it increases slightly at high loads and full load. When the load ratio is less than 40%, HC emission of dual-fuel is reduced significantly with the increase of load, but increases when the load ratio continues to increase, and finally HC emission is stable. When the load ratio is less than 40 %, NOx emission is relatively low, as the load ratio increases, increases sharply, but at high loads and full load, reduces slightly.

Study on Effect of Electronically Controlled EGR System on Diesel Engine Performance

2011 ◽  
Vol 80-81 ◽  
pp. 1128-1132
Author(s):  
Zhong Gen Su ◽  
Jiang Qi Long
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
High Load ◽  
Significant Decline ◽  
Specific Fuel Consumption ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
Nox Emissions ◽  
Electronic Control ◽  
Test Engine

This paper designs an electronic control EGR system used in diesel engine and researches the influence of different EGR rate on engine economy and the emission characteristics of the 13- modes cycle. The results show that the specific fuel consumption of the test engine rises at different degrees after using electronically controlled EGR technology, especially in high load areas; NOx emissions have a more significant decline and particles increase to a certain extent; Overall, however, emissions of HC do not nearly change; CO emissions are closely related to EGR rate.

Experimental Investigations on a Compressed Natural Gas Operated Dual Fuel Engine

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Kapilan ◽  
Chandramohan Somayaji ◽  
P. Mohanan ◽  
R. P. Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Dual Fuel ◽  
Nox Emissions ◽  
Compressed Natural Gas ◽  
Brake Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Full Load ◽  
Performance And Emissions

In the present work, an attempt has been made for the effective utilization of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in diesel engine. A four stroke, single cylinder diesel engine was modified to work on dual fuel mode. The effect of CNG flow rate and Exhaust Gas Recirclulation (EGR) on the performance and emissions of the dual fuel engine was studied. The variables considered for the tests were different CNG flow rates (0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6 and 0.7 kg/hr), EGR (0 %, 4.28 %, 6.63 % and 8.12 %) and loads (25 %, 50 %, 75 % and 100 % of full load). From the test results, it was observed that the EGR rate of 4.28 % results in better brake thermal efficiency and lower CO and NOx emissions than other ERG rates at 25 %, 50% and 75% of full loads. At full load, EGR rate of 8.12 % results in higher brake thermal efficiency and lower NOx emissions.

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