Improving the Performance Characteristics and Emission Reduction of Small Diesel Engine Operated with Biodiesel Fuel

Author(s):  
Osama Abdelfattah ◽  
M.A. Mourad ◽  
Ismail Youssef ◽  
S.R. Allam ◽  
A.M. Abd-El-Tawwab

This research aims to enhance the performance characteristics of diesel engine fuelled with biodiesel produced from waste cooking oils. The effects of fuel injection pressure (IP) on the performance characteristics of diesel engine and emission pollutants are investigated through experimental works using one cylinder diesel engine, direct injection using conventional petroleum diesel and two biodiesel blends (B5) from waste oil i.e. palm and sunflower oil. Five different IPs 100, 110, 130 and 140 kg/cm2, were used besides the original IP of 120 kg/cm2. Performance characteristics of diesel engine such as brake power, brake specific fuel consumption and exhaust emission such as CO, CO2, HC, NOx and PM have been measured while the engine speed is ranged from 1500 to 3500rpm and constant load (65%). The results showed a significant enhancement of the performance of diesel engine fuelled with biodiesel at an IP of 130 kg/cm2.

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 3837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam Ki Yoon ◽  
Jun Cong Ge ◽  
Nag Jung Choi

This experiment investigates the combustion and emissions characteristics of a common rail direct injection (CRDI) diesel engine using various blends of pure diesel fuel and palm biodiesel. Fuel injection pressures of 45 and 65 MPa were investigated under engine loads of 50 and 100 Nm. The fuels studied herein were pure diesel fuel 100 vol.% with 0 vol.% of palm biodiesel (PBD0), pure diesel fuel 80 vol.% blended with 20 vol.% of palm biodiesel (PBD20), and pure diesel fuel 50 vol.% blended with 50 vol.% of palm biodiesel (PBD50). As the fuel injection pressure increased from 45 to 65 MPa under all engine loads, the combustion pressure and heat release rate also increased. The indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP) increased with an increase of the fuel injection pressure. In addition, for 50 Nm of the engine load, an increase to the fuel injection pressure resulted in a reduction of the brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) by an average of 2.43%. In comparison, for an engine load of 100 Nm, an increase in the fuel injection pressure decreased BSFC by an average of 0.8%. Hydrocarbon (HC) and particulate matter (PM) decreased as fuel pressure increased, independent of the engine load. Increasing fuel injection pressure for 50 Nm engine load using PBD0, PBD20 and PBD50 decreased carbon monoxide (CO) emissions. When the fuel injection pressure was increased from 45 MPa to 65 MPa, oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions were increased for both engine loads. For a given fuel injection pressure, NOx emissions increased slightly as the biodiesel content in the fuel blend increased.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jatoth Ramachander ◽  
Santhosh Kumar Gugulothu ◽  
Gadepalli Ravikiran Sastry ◽  
Burra Bhsker

Abstract This paper deals with analysis of the influence of fuel injection pressure with ternary fuel (diesel + Mahua methyl ester + Pentanol) on the emission, combustion and performance characteristics of a four stroke, single cylinder, common rail direct injection diesel engine working at a constant speed and varying operating scenarios. The usage of ternary fuel raised the NOx emission (12.46%) value and specific fuel consumption (SFC) with a decrease in the BTE (brake thermal efficiency) which attributes to its properties and combustion characteristics. The combustion process was affected by the physical properties of the blended fuel such as volatility and viscosity and this eventually affected the performance of the engine. The fuel injection pressure is varied from 20 MPa to 50 MPa so that ternary fuel can be properly utilized. The high injection pressure of 50 MPa has better combustion characteristics and higher brake thermal efficiency (4.39%) value than other injection pressure values. A better mixture is formed due to well atomized spray and as a result, the levels of CO (22.24%), HC (9.49%) and smoke (7.5%) falls with the increase in injection pressure.


Experimental investigations were conducted to determine the performance & emission features of a common rail direct injection (CRDI) system using algae biofuel to aid diesel engine. The algae biofuel-diesel blends were taken in two different proportions, B10 & B15 (10% and 15% of algae biofuel is mixed with diesel on a volumetric approach). The tests were conducted on CRDI diesel engine at various injection pressures from 600 to 1050 bar with the difference of 150 bar. From the results it was exposed that at high fuel injection pressure (1050 bar), brake thermal efficiency (BTE) improved and brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) reduced when related with other injection pressures. CO, HC &/smoke density significantly decreases with rise in injection pressures. However, NOx emissions are shown to be increased. At different load conditions, biodiesel algae are associated with higher exhaust gas temperatures.


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