Influences of Diesel Fuel Properties and Ambient Temperature on Engine Operation and Exhaust Emissions

Hydroprocessing of liquid biomass is a promising technology for the production of “second generation” renewable fuels to be used in transportation. Its products, normal paraffins, can be further hydrotreated for isomerization in order to improve their cold flow properties. The final product, usually referred to as “paraffinic diesel,” is a high cetane number, clean burning biofuel which is rapidly gaining popularity among researchers and the industry. Nevertheless, the costly isomerization step can be omitted if normal paraffins are to be directly mixed with conventional diesel in low concentrations. In this work, nonisomerized paraffinic diesel produced through hydrotreating of used cooking oil (hydrotreated used cooking oil (HUCO)) has been used in 4 blends (up to 40% v/v) with conventional diesel fuel. The blends’ properties have been assessed comparatively to European EN 590 and EN 15940 standards (concerning conventional automotive diesel fuels and paraffinic diesel fuels from synthesis or hydrotreatment, resp.). Furthermore, the HUCO blends have been used in a standard stationary diesel engine-generator set. The blends have been considered as “drop-in replacements” for standard diesel fuel. As such, no engine modifications took place whatsoever. The engine performance and exhaust emissions of steady-state operation have been examined in comparison with engine operation with the baseline conventional diesel fuel.

Download Full-text

The effect of fuel properties on exhaust emissions from diesel passenger car

Combustion Engines ◽

10.19206/ce-117408 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 120 (1) ◽

pp. 19-30

Author(s):

Miłosław KOZAK ◽

Jerzy MERKISZ ◽

Piotr BIELACZYC

Keyword(s):

Diesel Fuel ◽

Cetane Number ◽

Exhaust Emissions ◽

Fuel Properties ◽

Experimental Results ◽

Sulphur Content ◽

Nox Emissions ◽

Passenger Car

The effect of diesel fuel sulphur content and cetane number on regulated emissions was investigated in a Euro III diesel passenger car. Experimental results indicated that fuel sulphur level had a significant impact on all regulated emission, especially on PM. Testing fuels of different ignition qualities showed that HC and CO emissions of high cetane number fuels were significantly lower than emissions of a low cetane number fuel. We also observed a little decrease in NOx emissions with an increase in the cetane number.

Download Full-text

OS3-5 Diesel Engine Operation and Exhaust Emissions When Fueled with Biomass Diesel Fuel

The Proceedings of the National Symposium on Power and Energy Systems ◽

10.1299/jsmepes.2006.11.77 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 2006.11 (0) ◽

pp. 77-80

Author(s):

Takayuki MORINO ◽

Yuuki KIKUCHI ◽

Yuuichi IINO ◽

Nobuyuki SUZUKI ◽

Takaaki MORIMUNE

Keyword(s):

Diesel Engine ◽

Diesel Fuel ◽

Exhaust Emissions ◽

Engine Operation

Download Full-text

DIESEL ENGINE OPERATION IN USE OF FUEL WITH ADDITIVES

International Conference on Technics Technologies and Education ◽

10.15547/10.15547/ictte.2018.01.003 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 18-24

Author(s):

Petar Kazakov ◽

Atanas Iliev ◽

Emil Marinov

Keyword(s):

Diesel Engine ◽

Fuel Consumption ◽

Diesel Fuel ◽

Internal Combustion Engines ◽

Experimental Studies ◽

Combustion Engines ◽

Engine Operation ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Operating Modes ◽

Positive Effects

Over the decades, more attention has been paid to emissions from the means of transport and the use of different fuels and combustion fuels for the operation of internal combustion engines than on fuel consumption. This, in turn, enables research into products that are said to reduce fuel consumption. The report summarizes four studies of fuel-related innovation products. The studies covered by this report are conducted with diesel fuel and usually contain diesel fuel and three additives for it. Manufacturers of additives are based on already existing studies showing a 10-30% reduction in fuel consumption. Comparative experimental studies related to the use of commercially available diesel fuel with and without the use of additives have been performed in laboratory conditions. The studies were carried out on a stationary diesel engine СМД-17КН equipped with brake КИ1368В. Repeated results were recorded, but they did not confirm the significant positive effect of additives on specific fuel consumption. In some cases, the factors affecting errors in this type of research on the effectiveness of fuel additives for commercial purposes are considered. The reasons for the positive effects of such use of additives in certain engine operating modes are also clarified.

Download Full-text

Novel approaches for the production of bio-diesel using waste vegetable oil

International Journal of Bioassays ◽

10.21746/ijbio.2014.10.0018 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 3 (10) ◽

pp. 3419

Author(s):

Mohan Reddy Nalabolu* ◽

Varaprasad Bobbarala ◽

Mahesh Kandula

Keyword(s):

Diesel Fuel ◽

Oxidation Stability ◽

Acid Value ◽

Waste Cooking Oil ◽

Flash Point ◽

Carbon Residue ◽

Fuel Properties ◽

Present Moment ◽

Total Acid ◽

Cooking Oil

At the present moment worldwide waning fossil fuel resources as well as the tendency for developing new renewable biofuels have shifted the interest of the society towards finding novel alternative fuel sources. Biofuels have been put forward as one of a range of alternatives with lower emissions and a higher degree of fuel security and gives potential opportunities for rural and regional communities. Biodiesel has a great potential as an alternative diesel fuel. In this work, biodiesel was prepared from waste cooking oil it was converted into biodiesel through single step transesterification. Methanol with Potassium hydroxide as a catalyst was used for the transesterification process. The biodiesel was characterized by its fuel properties including acid value, cloud and pour points, water content, sediments, oxidation stability, carbon residue, flash point, kinematic viscosity, density according to IS: 15607-05 standards. The viscosity of the waste cooking oil biodiesel was found to be 4.05 mm2/sec at 400C. Flash point was found to be 1280C, water and sediment was 236mg/kg, 0 % respectively, carbon residue was 0.017%, total acid value was 0.2 mgKOH/g, cloud point was 40C and pour point was 120C. The results showed that one step transesterification was better and resulted in higher yield and better fuel properties. The research demonstrated that biodiesel obtained under optimum conditions from waste cooking oil was of good quality and could be used as a diesel fuel.

Download Full-text