Characterization of coal-water slurry fuel sprays from diesel engine injectors

In the GE 7FDL single-cylinder research diesel engine, coal-water slurry (CWS) fuel combustion optimization studies were conducted using electronically controlled CWS and pilot accumulator injectors. The most important performance parameters of peak firing pressure, combustion efficiency (coal burnout), and specific fuel comsumption were evaluated in relationship to CWS and pilot injection timing, CWS injector hole size, shape, and number, CWS fuel injection spray angles and injection pressure. Heat release diagrams, as well as exhaust samples (gaseous and particulate), were analyzed for each case. Interesting effects of fuel spray impingement and CWS fuel “Delayed Ignition” were observed. With the engine operating at 2.0 MPa IMEP and 1050 rpm, it was able to obtain over 99.5 percent combustion efficiency while holding the cylinder firing pressure below 17 MPa and thermal efficiency equivalent to diesel fuel operation.

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Progress on the Investigation of Coal-Water-Slurry Fuel Combustion in a Medium-Speed Diesel Engine: Part 3—Accumulator Injector Performance

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power ◽

10.1115/1.3240283 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 111 (3) ◽

pp. 516-520 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

B. D. Hsu ◽

G. L. Leonard ◽

R. N. Johnson

Keyword(s):

Diesel Engine ◽

Engine Performance ◽

Diesel Oil ◽

Fuel Combustion ◽

Injection System ◽

Water Slurry ◽

Medium Speed ◽

Engine Part ◽

Coal Water Slurry

Coal-water-slurry (CWS) engine tests designed to evaluate a new accumulator-based injection system are described in this paper. The new injection system was found to improve CWS burnout considerably at both full and part engine loads. The peak cylinder firing pressure when operating with CWS was no higher than when operating with diesel oil. These data demonstrate the improved engine performance that can be achieved with the accumulator-based injection system.

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Combustion of Coal-Water Slurry in a Two-Cycle Diesel Engine: Effects of Fuel Amount and Timing

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power ◽

10.1115/1.2906505 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 112 (3) ◽

pp. 376-383 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

T. Uzkan ◽

C. E. Horton

Keyword(s):

Diesel Engine ◽

Heat Release ◽

Cylinder Pressure ◽

Release Rates ◽

Energy Of Combustion ◽

Water Slurry ◽

Coal Particles ◽

Coal Water Slurry ◽

Temperature Heat ◽

Pilot Fuel

Coal-water slurry having micronized coal particles with approximately 50 percent coal loading is successfully ignited and combusted in one cylinder of a two-cylinder 645 EMD engine by using diesel fuel pilot ignition aid. The effects of three different parameters, namely, (a) pilot timing, (b) pilot amount, and (c) CWS fuel amount, are investigated in detail. The physical trends of combustion under single parametric variations are presented in terms of the cylinder pressure, temperature, heat release rates, and cumulative heat release curves. CWS combustion with less than 5 percent of the energy of combustion coming from pilot fuel is achieved.

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95/04972 Coal-water-slurry autoignition in a high-speed Detroit diesel engine

Fuel and Energy Abstracts ◽

10.1016/0140-6701(95)96728-u ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 36 (5) ◽

pp. 352

Keyword(s):

Diesel Engine ◽

High Speed ◽

Water Slurry ◽

Coal Water Slurry

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Synthesis and characterization of a thixotropic coal–water slurry for use as a liquid fuel

Fuel Processing Technology ◽

10.1016/j.fuproc.2014.06.019 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 127 ◽

pp. 105-110 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Tran X. Phuoc ◽

Ping Wang ◽

Dustin McIntyre ◽

Lawrence Shadle

Keyword(s):

Liquid Fuel ◽

Synthesis And Characterization ◽

Water Slurry ◽

Coal Water Slurry

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The Autoignition and Combustion of Coal-Water Slurry Under Simulated Diesel Engine Conditions

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power ◽

10.1115/1.3239961 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 108 (4) ◽

pp. 654-660 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

D. L. Siebers ◽

T. M. Dyer

Keyword(s):

Diesel Engine ◽

Energy Release Rate ◽

Energy Release ◽

Release Rate ◽

Ignition Delay ◽

Combustion Characteristics ◽

Design Parameters ◽

Coal Slurry ◽

Water Slurry ◽

Coal Water Slurry

The combustion characteristics of a coal-water slurry spray were examined under diesel engine conditions. A two-stage combustion process was used to simulate the diesel engine conditions in a constant-volume combustion bomb. The combustion characteristics investigated were ignition delay, ignition site, combustion development, combustion duration, and combustion completeness. The results show that the ignition delay of the coal-water slurry fuel is temperature and pressure dependent. Also, the coal slurry ignition delay is approximately a factor of five longer and the energy release rate is significantly slower in comparison to the ignition delay and energy release rate for conventional No. 2 diesel fuel. The combustion of the slurry spray was incomplete for all test conditions due to the impingement and the adherence of the coal slurry on the wall. This fundamental testing provides insight into engine design parameters which must be considered if coal-water slurry is to be used in practice.

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Continued Development of a Coal/Water Slurry-Fired Slow-Speed Diesel Engine: A Review of Recent Test Results

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power ◽

10.1115/1.3240065 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 109 (4) ◽

pp. 465-476 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

S. E. Nydick ◽

F. Porchet ◽

H. A. Steiger

Keyword(s):

Diesel Engine ◽

Piston Ring ◽

Cylinder Liner ◽

Diesel Oil ◽

Pollutant Emissions ◽

Liquid Fuels ◽

Slow Speed ◽

Water Slurry ◽

Technological Advances ◽

Coal Water Slurry

The results of tests performed on a slow-speed, two-stroke single-cylinder diesel engine show that thermal efficiency is approximately the same when fired with coal/water slurry fuels and diesel oil and that exhaust pollutant emissions, most notably NOx, are lower with the coal/water slurry fuels. Engine wear, particularly at the piston ring/cylinder liner interface, is considerably greater than that which occurs with liquid fuels. However, it is concluded that by means of technological advances regarding piston ring/cylinder liner materials, new designs, and new concepts in lubrication, a reliable and economical coal/water slurry-fired slow-speed engine can be developed.

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