scholarly journals Analysis of influence of using catalyst and polar additives on engine performance and exhaust emission

2019 ◽  
Vol 177 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-6
Author(s):  
Marcin TKACZYK ◽  
Maria SKRĘTOWICZ ◽  
Konrad KRAKOWIAN

In the paper researches of influence of using catalyst and polar additives on engine performance and emission of exhaust were carried out. The tests were made on diesel engine DuraTorq-TDDi/TDCi 16v with a capacity of 1998cm3 produced by Ford company. Two additives were investigated: FMAX – catalytic additive to fuel and HDOS – polar additive to lubricating oil in different proportions. The results indicated that using tested additives has a positive effect on exhaust composition (lower concentrations of nitrogen oxides, soot and carbon monoxide) and also decreased fuel consumption.

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1 Part B) ◽  
pp. 555-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feyyaz Candan ◽  
Murat Ciniviz ◽  
Ilker Ors

In this study, methanol in ratios of 5-10-15% were incorporated into diesel fuel with the aim of reducing harmful exhaust gasses of Diesel engine, di-tertbutyl peroxide as cetane improver in a ratio of 1% was added into mixture fuels in order to reduce negative effects of methanol on engine performance parameters, and isobutanol of a ratio of 1% was used as additive for preventing phase separation of all mixtures. As results of experiments conducted on a single cylinder and direct injection Diesel engine, methanol caused the increase of NOx emission while reducing CO, HC, CO2, and smoke opacity emissions. It also reduced torque and power values, and increased brake specific fuel consumption values. Cetane improver increased torque and power values slightly compared to methanol-mixed fuels, and reduced brake specific fuel consumption values. It also affected exhaust emission values positively, excluding smoke opacity. Increase of injector injection pressure affected performances of methanol-mixed fuels positively. It also increased injection pressure and NOx emissions, while reducing other exhaust emissions.


Author(s):  
Fatima Mohammed Ghanim ◽  
Ali Mohammed Hamdan Adam ◽  
Hazir Farouk

Abstract: There is growing interest to study the effect of blending various oxygenated additives with diesel or biodiesel fuel on engine performance and emission characteristics. This study aims to analyze the performance and exhaust emission of a four-stroke, four-cylinder diesel engine fueled with biodiesel-ethanol-diesel. Biodiesel was first produced from crude Jatropha oil, and then it was blended with ethanol and fossil diesel in different blend ratios (B10E10D80, B12.5E12.5D75, B15E15D70, B20E20D60 and B25E25D50). The engine performance and emission characteristics were studied at engine speeds ranging from 1200 to 2000 rpm. The results show that the brake specific fuel consumption increases while the brake power decreases as the percentage of biodiesel and ethanol increases in the blend. The exhaust emission analysis shows a reduction in CO2 emission and increase in NOx emission when the biodiesel -to- ethanol ratio increases in the blends, when compared with diesel as a reference fuel.


2018 ◽  
Vol 225 ◽  
pp. 04022
Author(s):  
Zainal Ambri Abdul Karim ◽  
Mohammed Yahaya Khan

Water in diesel emulsion when used as fuel in diesel engine has shown simultaneous reduction in both nitrogen oxides and particulate matters. However, when water in bio-diesel emulsion is used, the effect of simultaneous reduction of nitrogen oxides and particulate reduction is not achieved. The current study aims at investigating the diesel engine performance and exhaust emissions using water in bio-diesel fuel prepared by a homogenizer that produced micro-water particles in the emulsion. A 1.8L indirect injection diesel engine was operated using bio-diesel fuel which contains 95% diesel and 5% palm oil methyl ester, mixed with 5%, 10% and 20% by volume of water. Engine testing was conducted at full load condition with the engine speeds ranges from 1000 to 4000 rpm. Torque, engine speed and fuel consumption were measured along with emissions of NOx, CO, CO2, HC, O2. The results showed small reduction in brake power, 1.4% and 2.1% for WBDE-5 and WBDE-10 respectively, at maximum torque. While, reduction in exhaust gas temperature, CO2 and smoke opacity for all the tested emulsions were exhibited. On the other hand, NOx was found to increase with increase in water contents due to the higher oxygen content in the bio-diesel fuel. WBDE-20 showed the worst efficacy due to having water content of 20% by volume.


2014 ◽  
Vol 1016 ◽  
pp. 582-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tayfun Ozgur ◽  
Erdi Tosun ◽  
Ceyla Ozgur ◽  
Gökhan Tuccar ◽  
Kadir Aydın

In this study the performance, exhaust emission characteristics and combustion process of the engine fueled with hydrogen-diesel blends were compared to diesel fuel. Hydrogen was blended with diesel fuel at the volumetric ratios of 5%, 10% and 20%. AVL BOOST software was dedicated to simulate the performance and emission values for various blends of hydrogen with diesel fuel. The simulation results showed that hydrogen addition to diesel fuel improve both engine performance and exhaust emmisions.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-36
Author(s):  
Mattana Santasnachok ◽  
Ekkachai Sutheerasak ◽  
Charoen Chinwanitcharoen ◽  
Wirogana Ruengphrathuengsuka ◽  
Sathaporn Chuepeng

Particulate matters especially particles with less than 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5) are the main cause of severe air pollution problem in Thailand that lead to the mortality risk in cardiovascular disease. Exhaust gas emissions specifically carbon monoxide and black smoke from diesel engines are the essential sources in generating significant amounts of PM2.5. Improving diesel properties by mixing oxygenated additives is one of the alternatives in reducing this pollutant. The main objective of this research is to investigate the performance and emission of a high-speed diesel engine at 3,000 rpm and different loads operated with diesel mixed with 5 to 20% ethanol and 5% ethyl acetate. The results of engine test at 80% load using diesel mixed with 5% of ethanol and ethyl acetate showed a few decreases in fuel properties and engine performance compared with diesel. The release of black smoke was also decreased to 14%. Increasing the mixture of ethanol to more than 5% has led to the decrease in engine performance continuously. The diesel mixed with ethanol at 20% and ethyl acetate at 5% has reduced the carbon monoxide and black smoke to 0.012%vol and 31.53% respectively and accrued the carbon dioxide at 1.25%vol. This is because the diesel mixed with ethanol and ethyl acetate increased the oxygen level to perform complete combustion as compared with diesel. However, the temperature of these exhaust gases was raised to 55oC


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-107
Author(s):  
Сергій Вікторович Сагін ◽  
Володимир Васильович Мадей ◽  
Арсеній Сергійович Сагін

Annotation – The influence of biodiesel fuel on the economic and ecological performance of the marine diesel engine is considered. The reasons limiting use of alternative fuels (including fuels based on biological origin) on vessels are indicated. The results are performed on a specialized vessel with a deadweight of 10,820 tons, which carried out short-term (within 4 ... 6 days) transitions between ports, were it was possible to replenish alternative fuel stocks. Studies performed on 5DC-17A Tier II Daihatsu Diesel marine diesels in the range of their operational loads 55 ... 85 %, from a fuel mixture consisting of 80 ... 95% of DMB diesel fuel and 5 ... 20% of B99.9 FAME biofuel, next conclusion have been done: in all range of loads and for all content of biofuels in the fuel mixture there is an increase in the specific efficient fuel consumption; on the operating modes in range 55 ... 65% of nominal loading and 5 ... 10 % of the maintenance of biofuel in mix this increase makes 1.92 ... 2.96 %, on the modes 75 ... 85 % of loading and at use mixtures with a content of 15 ... 20 % biofuels increase in fuel consumption reaches 4.04 ... 6.67 %; most of all, the efficiency of the diesel engine detected during its operation at loads of 55 ... 65 % and 15 ... 20 % of the biofuel content in the mixture, in this conditions, the increase in specific fuel efficiency reaches 7.39 ... 8.17 %; during the operation of the diesel engine in the load range of 55 ... 85 %, the emission of nitrogen oxides is observed, with best efficacies (up to 23.8 ... 24.3 %) corresponding to 10 ... 15 % of the biofuel content in mixtures; with an increase in the content of biofuels in the mixture up to 20 % reduction in emissions of nitrogen oxides is in the range of 10.1 ... 15.2 %; the use of biofuels helps to reduce the volume concentration of carbon monoxide in the exhaust gases; the greatest efficiency is corresponding at load 75 ... 85 % and use of the fuel mix containing 20 % of biofuel, under such conditions decrease in concentration of carbon monoxide reaches 25.4%; which further enhances the energy efficiency of ships. The optimal composition of the fuel mixture containing biofuel has been proposed, taking into account its environmental (before the emission of nitrogen oxides and the volume concentration of carbon monoxide in the exhaust gases), as well as economic performance of marine diesel.


Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Marcin Tkaczyk ◽  
Zbigniew J. Sroka ◽  
Konrad Krakowian ◽  
Radoslaw Wlostowski

Fuel catalytic additives have been tested for many years. Herein, their influence on the overall efficiency of combustion engines is investigated, and their pro-ecological impact is assessed. The majority of this research concerns diesel engines. Despite many advantages, to this day, the use of catalytic additives has not become widespread. Wishing to clarify the situation, a research group from the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology decided to investigate this matter, starting with verification tests. This article presents the methodology and results of testing an actual diesel engine, and evaluates the effects of the use of a fuel catalytic additive. The focus was on the analysis of fuel consumption and exhaust gas emissions from a Doosan MD196TI engine. The tested additive was a commercial fuel performance catalyst (FAMAX) with up to 5% ferric chloride as an organometallic compound. The proportion of the mixture with the fuel was 1:2000. These studies provide an energy and ecological assessment of propulsion in inland vehicles relative to current exhaust emission standards. The tests were carried out in accordance with the ISO 8178 standard, albeit on a much broader scale regarding engine operation than required by the standard. In this way, a set of previously published data was more than doubled in scope. Detailed conclusions indicate the positive effect of the tested fuel additive. The emission values decreased, on average by 16.7% for particulate matter (PM), 10.1% for carbon monoxide (CO), and 7.9% for total hydrocarbons (THC). Unfortunately, the amount of nitrogen oxides (NOx) increased by 1.2%. The average difference in specific fuel consumption (BSFC) between the fuel with additive and pure diesel fuel was 0.5%, i.e. below the level of measurement error. The authors formulated the following scientific relationship between the thermal efficiency of the engine and the operation of the catalyst: the effect of the catalyst on the combustion process decreases with the increase of the thermodynamic efficiency of the engine. This conclusion indicates that despite the proven positive effect of catalysts on the combustion process, they can only be used in markets where engines with low thermal efficiency are used, i.e., older generation engines.


2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 213
Author(s):  
Mohamad Nordin Mohamad Norani ◽  
Boon Tuan Tee ◽  
Zakaria Muhammad Zulfattah ◽  
Mohamad Norani Mansor ◽  
Md Isa Ali

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soni S. Wirawan dkk

Biodiesel is a viable substitute for petroleum-based diesel fuel. Its advantages are improved lubricity, higher cetane number and cleaner emission. Biodiesel and its blends with petroleum-based diesel fuel can be used in diesel engines without any signifi cant modifi cations to the engines. Data from the numerous research reports and test programs showed that as the percent of biodiesel in blends increases, emission of hydrocarbons (HC), carbon monoxide (CO), and particulate matter (PM) all decrease, but the amount of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and fuel consumption is tend to increase. The most signifi cant hurdle for broader commercialization of biodiesel is its cost. In current fuel price policy in Indonesia (especially fuel for transportation), the higher percent of biodiesel in blend will increase the price of blends fuel. The objective of this study is to assess the optimum blends of biodiesel with petroleum-based diesel fuel from the technically and economically consideration. The study result recommends that 20% biodiesel blend with 80% petroleum-based diesel fuel (B20) is the optimum blend for unmodifi ed diesel engine uses.Keywords: biodiesel, emission, optimum, blend


Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 3837
Author(s):  
Mohammad I. Jahirul ◽  
Farhad M. Hossain ◽  
Mohammad G. Rasul ◽  
Ashfaque Ahmed Chowdhury

Utilising pyrolysis as a waste tyre processing technology has various economic and social advantages, along with the fact that it is an effective conversion method. Despite extensive research and a notable likelihood of success, this technology has not yet seen implementation in industrial and commercial settings. In this review, over 100 recent publications are reviewed and summarised to give attention to the current state of global tyre waste management, pyrolysis technology, and plastic waste conversion into liquid fuel. The study also investigated the suitability of pyrolysis oil for use in diesel engines and provided the results on diesel engine performance and emission characteristics. Most studies show that discarded tyres can yield 40–60% liquid oil with a calorific value of more than 40 MJ/kg, indicating that they are appropriate for direct use as boiler and furnace fuel. It has a low cetane index, as well as high viscosity, density, and aromatic content. According to diesel engine performance and emission studies, the power output and combustion efficiency of tyre pyrolysis oil are equivalent to diesel fuel, but engine emissions (NOX, CO, CO, SOX, and HC) are significantly greater in most circumstances. These findings indicate that tyre pyrolysis oil is not suitable for direct use in commercial automobile engines, but it can be utilised as a fuel additive or combined with other fuels.


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