Evaluation of Waste Plastic Pyrolysis Oil Performance with Diethyl Ether Additive on Insulated Piston Diesel Engine

Considering the amount of waste plastics has risen significantly, energy may be extracted from it. Not only is it possible to dispose of waste plastics by converting them to fuel, but it is also possible to extract energy from them. Our research is motivated by the prospect of using waste plastics as a source of energy through waste plastic pyrolysis oil (WPPO). The innovation of this research is that it will assess the efficiency of plastic pyrolysis oil derived from Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) on a Thermal Barrier Coated (TBC) piston engine. The incremental ratio of WPPO to pure diesel with the addition of diethyl ether (DEE) was determined and its output and exhaust emission standards were evaluated using a direct injection single cylinder low heat rejection diesel engine. The results for the WPPO blends were promising as with TBCW20DEE10 demonstrating a 5 to 15% increase in carbon monoxide under different load conditions. TBCW20DEE10 confirmed a greater reduction of hydrocarbons varying from 5 to 12 %. At half load condition, TBCW20DEE10 emits approximately 3.5 % less unit of smoke.

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Experimental investigation of performance, emission and combustion characteristics of waste plastic pyrolysis oil blended with diethyl ether used as fuel for diesel engine

Energy ◽

10.1016/j.energy.2015.03.075 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 85 ◽

pp. 304-309 ◽

Cited By ~ 108

Author(s):

J. Devaraj ◽

Y. Robinson ◽

P. Ganapathi

Keyword(s):

Experimental Investigation ◽

Diesel Engine ◽

Diethyl Ether ◽

Combustion Characteristics ◽

Pyrolysis Oil ◽

Waste Plastic

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Application of Waste Plastic Pyrolysis Oil in a Direct Injection Diesel Engine: For a Small Scale Non-Grid Electrification

Energy and Environment Research ◽

10.5539/eer.v5n1p18 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Sunbong Lee ◽

Koji Yoshida ◽

Kunio Yoshikawa

Keyword(s):

Diesel Engine ◽

Direct Injection ◽

Small Scale ◽

Pyrolysis Oil ◽

Waste Plastic ◽

Direct Injection Diesel Engine

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Experimental Investigation of Aqueous Cerium Oxide Nanofluid Blend in Diesel Engine

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.938.286 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 938 ◽

pp. 286-291 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

S.P. Venkatesan ◽

P.N. Kadiresh ◽

K. Suresh Kumar

Keyword(s):

Diesel Engine ◽

Cerium Oxide ◽

Direct Injection ◽

Load Condition ◽

Exhaust Emission ◽

Oxides Of Nitrogen ◽

Oxidation Of Hydrocarbons ◽

Simultaneous Oxidation ◽

Oxygen Buffer ◽

Test Fuel

Influence of aqueous cerium oxide nanofluid on the major physicochemical properties of diesel and the performance and exhaust emission characteristics of diesel engine were investigated. 50cc of aqueous cerium oxide nanofluid was dispersed into 1 litre of diesel fuel for preparing test fuel. The diesel with and without aqueous cerium oxide nanofluid was tested in a direct injection diesel engine at 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of full load condition. nanosized cerium oxide has more surface area, higher activity and can react with water at high temperature to generate hydrogen and improve fuel combustion. Also cerium oxide acts as oxygen buffer causing simultaneous oxidation of hydrocarbons as well as the reduction of oxides of nitrogen. The results on the combustion of diesel mixed with aqueous Cerium oxide nanofluid showed an increase in total heat of combustion and a decrease in concentration of HC, NOx and smoke in the exhaust emission from the diesel engine.

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Performance Emission and Combustion Characteristics of Diesel Engine Fuelled With Biodiesel–Diesel–Diethyl Ether Blends

Volume 6: Energy, Parts A and B ◽

10.1115/imece2012-86712 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

R. Anand ◽

G. R. Kannan ◽

P. Karthikeyan

Keyword(s):

Diesel Engine ◽

Diethyl Ether ◽

Energy Demand ◽

Fossil Fuels ◽

Direct Injection ◽

Load Condition ◽

Injection Pressure ◽

Injection Timing ◽

Slight Reduction ◽

Suitable Alternative

Increasing energy demand and rapid depletion of fossil fuels has accelerated the search for an alternative fuel for diesel engine. Biodiesel produced from waste cooking oil is the most suitable alternative for diesel due to low production cost. Higher viscosity, pour and cloud point of biodiesel causes several engine operating problems such as injector choking, piston ring sticking and unfavorable pumping and spray characteristics. In order to avoid the problem associated with biodiesel various combinations of biodiesel-diesel-diethyl ether were prepared in this present investigation. Based on the stability and fuel properties close to diesel the combination namely B70D20DEE10 (biodiesel 70%, diesel 20% and diethyl ether 10%) was further selected for experimental investigation. Experiments were performed on a single cylinder direct injection water cooled diesel engine under varying load, injection timing and injection pressure while keeping engine speed constant of 1500 rpm. The highest brake thermal efficiency was reported for B70D20DEE10 at an injection timing of 25.5 bTDC and injection pressure of 260 bar at full load condition which is 5.6% higher than diesel. The highest heat release rate (HRR) was observed at above operating condition is 29.4 MJ/°CA, which is 5.3% higher than diesel. Further a slight reduction in unburnt hydrocarbon (UBHC) by 12 ppm, nitric oxide by 116 ppm and smoke opacity by 18% was observed when compared to diesel.

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Corrigendum to “Effect of diethyl ether on Tyre pyrolysis oil fueled diesel engine” [Fuel 104 (2013) 109–115]

Fuel ◽

10.1016/j.fuel.2014.01.008 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 121 ◽

pp. 362

Author(s):

S. Hariharan ◽

S. Murugan ◽

G. Nagarajan

Keyword(s):

Diesel Engine ◽

Diethyl Ether ◽

Engine Fuel ◽

Pyrolysis Oil

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Synthesis and Performance Evaluation of Fuel from Waste Plastics

International Journal of Vehicle Structures and Systems ◽

10.4273/ijvss.13.3.08 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

Author(s):

D. Gowrishankar ◽

G.D. Kumar ◽

R. Prithviraj ◽

V. Sanjay ◽

D. Hariharan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Diesel Fuel ◽

Engine Performance ◽

Pyrolysis Oil ◽

Waste Plastics ◽

Waste Plastic ◽

Decomposition Of Organic Matter ◽

Performance And Emissions ◽

And Performance ◽

Blend Ratios ◽

Alternate Fuels

Plastics are an integral part of our lives and the production of plastics has drastically increased over the years, because of its vast range of applications and usage. Due to this the accumulation of waste plastics has also increased in time. The waste plastic generated in India is 15000 tons per day (as per survey). The breakdown of plastics requires around 500 years in the earth and these waste plastics affect the humans, animals, birds, earth and environment. The demand for conventional fuel has also increased lately and the quantity of this fuel reserve has decreased simultaneously. The extensive usage of the conventional fuels has paved the path for alternative ways for energy sources and alternate fuels. The extraction of waste plastic oil is obtained by the process of pyrolysis which is nothing but the thermochemical decomposition of organic matter without oxygen. The extracted plastic pyrolysis oil is then blended with diesel which helps in reducing the consumption of diesel fuel. Different blend ratios are prepared consisting of the extracted waste plastic pyrolysis oil and diesel fuel. These fuels are tested in the engine to understand the variation in the engine performance and emissions with the help of a gas analyser. By this way, the suitable blend ratio is selected for further works. This blend of fuel can exhibit high thermal efficiency and increases machine efficiency. The fuel does not emit sulphur dioxide (SO2) and the residue obtained is only 5 percent which is said to be carbon.

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