THE EFFECT OF ETHANOL, PETROL AND RAPESEED OIL BLENDS ON DIRECT INJECTION DIESEL ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND EXHAUST EMISSIONS

Transport ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gvidonas Labeckas ◽  
Stasys Slavinskas

The article deals with the testing results of a four stroke four cylinder, DI diesel engine operating on pure rapeseed oil (RO) and its 2.5vol%, 5vol% and 7.5vol% blends with ethanol (ERO) and petrol (PRO). The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of ethanol and petrol addition to RO on blend viscosity, percentage changes in brake mean effective pressure (bmep), brake specific fuel consumption (bsfc), the brake thermal efficiency (çe) of a diesel engine and its emission composition, including NO, NO2, NOX, CO, CO2, HC and the smoke opacity of exhausts. The addition of 2.5, 5 and 7.5vol% of ethanol and the same percentage of petrol into RO, at a temperature of 20 °C, diminish the viscosity of the blends by 9.2%, 21.3%, 28.3% and 14.1%, 24.8%, 31.7% respectively. Heating biofuels up to a temperature of 60 °C, diminishes the kinematic viscosity of RO, blends ERO2.5–7.5 and PRO2.5–7.5 4.2, 3.9–3.8 and 3.9–3.7 times accordingly. At a speed of 1400–1800 min‐1, bmep higher by 1.3% if compared with that of RO (0.772–0.770 MPa) ensures blend PRO2.5, whereas at a rated speed of 2200 min‐1 , bmep higher by 5.6–2.7% can be obtained when fuelling the loaded engine, ë = 1.6, with both PRO2.5–5 blends. The bsfc of the engine operating on blend PRO2.5 at maximum torque and rated power is respectively 3.0% and 5.5% lower. The highest brake thermal efficiency at maximum torque (0.400) and rated power (0.415) compared to that of RO (0.394) also suggests blend PRO2.5. The largest increase in NOXemissions making 1907 ppm (24.8%) and 1811 ppm (19.6%) compared to that of RO was measured from a more calorific blend PRO7.5 (9.99% oxygen) at low (1400 min‐1) and rated (2200 min‐1) speeds. The emission of carbon monoxide from blends ERO2.5–5 throughout the whole speed range runs lower from 6.1% to 32.9% and the smoke opacity of the fully loaded engine changes from 5.1% which is a higher to 46.4% which is a lower level if compared to the corresponding data obtained using pure RO. The CO2 emissions of carbon monoxide and the temperature of the exhausts generated by the engine running at a speed of 2200 min‐1 diminish from 7.8 vol% to 6.3vol% and from 500 °C to 465 °C due to the addition of 7.5vol% of ethanol to RO.

Transport ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 186-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gvidonas Labeckas ◽  
Stasys Slavinskas

During engine operation at 1 400, 1 800 and 2 200 min‐1 the brake specific fuel consumption has on an average been increased by 0,104 %, 0,134 % and 0,156 % for every 1 % point increase in RO inclusion into DF. The maximum thermal efficiency values remain within 0,37–0,39 intervals. The maximum NOx emission increases with the mass percent of oxygen in the fuel blend and for RO and its blends RO75 and RO50 are higher by 9,2 %, 20,7 % and 5,1 %, respectively. Emissions of NO2 increase with an increasing content of RO premixed into DF. When operating on pure RO and its blends RO75 and RO50 the maximum CO emission reduces by 40,5 % ‐52,9 % and 7,2 %‐15,0 %, respectively. The smoke opacity generated from RO and its blends is also by 27,1% ‐34,6 % and 41,7 % ‐51,0 % lower. Emissions of HC remain on a considerably low level ranging between 8 to 16 ppm whereas during engine operation on pure RO they approach to about a zero level. Emissions of CO2 for RO and fuel blend RO75 are slightly higher.


Author(s):  
Srinath Pai ◽  
Abdul Sharief ◽  
Shiva Kumar

A single cylinder diesel engine upgraded to operate Common Rail Direct Injection (CRDI) system and employed in this investigation. Tests were conducted on this engine using High-Speed diesel (HSD) and Simarouba biodiesel (SOME) blends to determine the influence of Injection Pressure (IP) and Injection Timing (IT) on the performance and emissions. Four unique IP of 400 bar to 1000 bar, in steps of 200 bar and four differing ITs of 10°, 13°, 15° and 18° before Top Dead Center (bTDC) combinations were attempted for the 25% to full load. Compression Ratio (CR) of 16.5 and Engine speed of 1500 RPM was kept constant during all trails. Critical performance parameter like Brake Thermal Efficiency (BTE) and Brake Specific Fuel Consumption (BSFC) were analyzed, primary emission parameters of the diesel engine The NOx and Smoke opacity were recorded. Finally, the outcomes of each combination were discussed.


2015 ◽  
Vol 162 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
Gvidonas Labeckas ◽  
Irena Kanapkienė

The article presents experimental test results of a DI single-cylinder, air-cooled diesel engine FL 511 operating with the normal (class 2) diesel fuel (DF), rapeseed oil (RO) and its 10%, 20% and 30% (v/v) blends with aviation-turbine fuel JP-8 (NATO code F-34). The purpose of the research was to analyse the effects of using various rapeseed oil and jet fuel RO90, RO80 and RO70 blends on brake specific fuel consumption, brake thermal efficiency, emissions and smoke of the exhaust. The test results of engine operation with various rapeseed oil and jet fuel blends compared with the respective parameters obtained when operating with neat rapeseed oil and those a straight diesel develops at full (100%) engine load and maximum brake torque speed of 2000 rpm. The research results showed that jet fuel added to rapeseed oil allows to decrease the value of kinematic viscosity making such blends suitable for the diesel engines. Using of rapeseed oil and jet fuel blends proved themselves as an effective measure to maintain fuel-efficient performance of a DI diesel engine. The brake specific fuel consumption decreased by about 6.1% (313.4 g/kW·h) and brake thermal efficiency increase by nearly 1.0% (0.296) compared with the respective values a fully (100%) loaded engine fuelled with pure RO at the same test conditions. The maximum NOx emission was up to 13.7% higher, but the CO emissions and smoke opacity of the exhaust 50.0% and 3.4% lower, respectively, for the engine powered with biofuel blend RO70 compared with those values produced by the combustion of neat rapeseed oil at full (100%) engine load and speed of 2000 rpm.


2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 259-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.R. Premkartikkumar ◽  
K. Annamalai ◽  
A.R. Pradeepkumar

Nowadays, more researches focus on protecting the environment. Present investigation concern with the effectiveness of Oxygen Enriched hydrogen- HHO gas addition on performance, emission and combustion characteristics of a DI diesel engine. Here the Oxygen Enriched hydrogen-HHO gas was produced by the process of water electrolysis. When potential difference is applied across the anode and cathode electrodes of the electrolyzer, water is transmuted into Oxygen Enriched hydrogen-HHO gas. The produced gas was aspirated into the cylinder along with intake air at the flow rates of 1 lpm and 3.3 lpm. The results show that when Oxygen Enriched hydrogen-HHO gas was inducted, the brake thermal efficiency of the engine increased by 11.06%, Carbon monoxide decreased by 15.38%, Unburned hydrocarbon decreased by 18.18%, Carbon dioxide increased by 6.06%, however, the NOX emission increased by 11.19%.


2014 ◽  
Vol 663 ◽  
pp. 19-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.G. How ◽  
H.H. Masjuki ◽  
M.A. Kalam ◽  
Y.H. Teoh

The effects of using ethanol as additive to biodiesel-diesel blends on engine performance, emissions and combustion characteristics was investigated on a four-cylinder, turbocharged and high-pressure common-rail direct injection diesel engine. Three test fuels have been compared: baseline diesel, coconut oil methyl ester (CME) with 20% of biodiesel by volume (B20) and 5% of ethanol and 20% of CME by volume (B20E5). The tests were performed in steady state conditions at 2000 rpm with 25%, 50% and 75% load setting conditions. The results indicate that higher brake specific fuel consumption and brake thermal efficiency is observed when operating with B20 and B20E5 blend. B20E5 blend shows reduction in smoke opacity, CO and NOx emissions compared to baseline diesel fuel. In terms of combustion characteristics, B20E5 shows slightly higher in both of the peak pressure and peak of HRR at low engine load.


2014 ◽  
Vol 158 (3) ◽  
pp. 73-79
Author(s):  
Grzegorz KOSZAŁKA ◽  
Michał GĘCA ◽  
Andrzej SUCHECKI

Combustion chamber leakage, caused mainly by blowby, results in a reduced engine performance and higher fuel consumption. The blowby rate is, to some extent, determined by the design of the piston-ring-cylinder assembly (PRC) and the blowby rate varies throughout the life of an engine due to wear of the said assembly. The paper presents a quantitative evaluation of the influence of the combustion chamber blowby on the engine performance and fuel consumption on the example of two diesel engines: older generation naturally aspirated indirect injection diesel engine and a modern turbocharged direct injection engine. The assessment was made based on a simulation research using the AVL Boost software and the input data for the calculations were ascertained based on measurements performed on actual objects. The results have shown that a reduction of the blowby by half compared to the values occurring in engines of good technical condition would increase the maximum torque and power by approx. 0.5% for both investigated engines. The results of the simulation have also shown that increases in the blowby occurring in engines after long service lead to increased fuel consumption from 1% to 7% and the lower the engine speed and load the greater theses values.


Author(s):  
Pravin Ashok Madane ◽  
Subrata Bhowmik ◽  
Rajsekhar Panua ◽  
P. Sandeep Varma ◽  
Abhishek Paul

Abstract The present investigation accentuates the impact of Undi biodiesel blended Diesel on combustion, performance, and exhaust fume profiles of a single-cylinder, four-stroke Diesel engine. Five Undi biodiesel-Diesel blends were prepared and tested at four variable loads over a constant speed of 1500 (±10) rpm. The Undi biodiesel incorporation to Diesel notably improves the in-cylinder pressure and heat release rate of the engine. The higher amount of Undi biodiesel addition enhances the brake thermal efficiency and brake specific energy consumption of the engine. In addition, the Undi biodiesel facilitates to reduce the major pollutants, such as brake specific unburned hydrocarbon, brake specific carbon monoxide, and brake specific particulate matter emissions with slightly higher brake specific oxides of nitrogen emissions of the engine. To this end, a trade-off study was introduced to locate the favorable Diesel engine operating conditions under Undi biodiesel-Diesel strategies. The optimal Diesel engine outputs were found to be 32.65% of brake thermal efficiency, 1.21 g/kWh of brake specific cumulated oxides of nitrogen and unburned hydrocarbon, 0.94 g/kWh of brake specific carbon monoxide, and 0.32 g/kWh of brake specific particulate matter for 50% (by volume) Undi biodiesel share blend at 5.6 bar brake mean effective pressure with a relative closeness value of 0.978, which brings up the pertinence of the trade-off study in Diesel engine platforms.


2013 ◽  
Vol 768 ◽  
pp. 238-244
Author(s):  
T. Pushparaj ◽  
C. Lalithmuneendirakumar ◽  
S. Ramabalan

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of bio fuel enhancer additive added to 20% cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) biodiesel blended with No.2 diesel fuel, in terms of the performance and exhaust emissions on a 4-cylinder naturally-aspirated direct-injection diesel engine. Experiments were conducted under five engine loads at a steady speed of 1500 rpm. The influence of blends on carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxide (NO), carbon dioxide (CO2), hydrocarbon emission and smoke opacity were investigated. . The experimental results showed that the bio fuel enhancer additive improves the performance parameters and decreases CO emission by 13% and HC emission by 15% as compared to biodiesel. Bio Fuel Enhancer (BFE) additive reduces the NO emission remarkably by 55% as compared to biodiesel.


2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-75
Author(s):  
Soni Sisbudi Harsono ◽  
Kiman Siregar

Abstrak. Sampai sekarang, penggunaan biodiesel khususnya biodiesel dari kelapa di Indonesia belum menyentuh kepada penggunaan sebagai bahan bakar, baik untuk bahan bakar transportasi ataupun bahan bakar industri. Dari perkembangan yang ada terutama di luar negeri bahan bakar biodiesel sudah digunakan sebagai bahan bakar transportasi meskipun hanya dalam bentuk campuran. Ketersediaan bahan bakar minyak bumi semakin hari semakin terbatas. Selain karena alasan ketersediaan minyak bumi yang terbatas, pengembangan produk biodiesel dari minyak tumbuhan seperti minyak sawit, juga diarahkan pada sifat bahan bakunya yang dapat diperbaharui. Secara teknis hasil pengujian laboratorium terhadap unjuk kerja mesin diesel menghasilkan bahwa campuran biodiesel 30% dengan 70% solar mempunyai daya maksimum 5,36 HP pada 2.190 rpm lebih rendah bila dibandingkan dengan solar 100%, 5,41 HP pada 2.200 rpm. Sedangkan torsi maksimum campuran biodiesel 30% adalah 1,748 Nm lebih rendah dari solar 100% 1,761 Nm. Kandungan carbon monoxide campuran biodiesel dan hydro carbon campuran 30% biodiesel dengan 70% solar juga lebih rendah daripada solar 100%.Improved Performance of Diesel Engines With the Production of Biodiesel From Coconut (Coconut Nufera) and Performanced Based on Direct Injection System With TransesterificationAbstract. Use of biodiesel especially from CPO has not been popularly used either for transportation nor for industrial fuel, while in foreign countries, it has been used for transportation fuel even just be blended. As the available of fosil fuel ten to decrease, the use of a renewable fuel biodiesel will be promising. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of amall diesel engine using biodiesel as fuel source. Performance test of small diesel engine using biodiesel was conducted in the laboratory by using engine dynamometer. The results shown that mixing 30% of biodiesel and 70% fosil fuel (petro diesel) gave the best performance among other percentage mixture. Mixing 30% of biodiesel and 70% fosil fuel gave maximum power 5.36 HP at 2190 rpm and maximum torque 1.748 Nm. Its lower comparing than pure petro diesel that gave 5.41 HP at 2200 rpm and maximum torque 1.761 Nm. The gas emission was also evaluated simultaneously. The results shown that the mixing 30%: 70% produced low carbon monoxide (CO) and low hydrocarbon (HC) than petro diesel. 


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