IntroductionThe purpose of internal combustion engines is the production of mechanical power from the chemical energy contained in the fuel. In internal combustion engines, as distinct from external combustion engines, this energy is released by burning the fuel inside the engine cylinder. The fuel-air mixture before combustion and the burned products after combustion are the actual working fluids. The work transfers which provide the desired power output occur directly between these working fluids and the mechanical components of the engine. Because of their simplicity, ruggedness and high power-to-weight ratio, the internal combustion engines have found wide applications in transportation and power generation.In spite of many unconventional sources of energy developed, petroleum based fuels remain the primary source of energy in the field of power and propulsion all over the world. The demand for the petroleum products in India is increasing at an alarming rate. For instance the demand for the petroleum products was about 3.5 Million Metric Tons (MMT) in 1950-51, and in 1997-98 it has risen to about 84.3 MMT, in 2004-05 it has reached an alarming value of 111 MMT. At this rate it is believed that the demand may reach a staggering 234 MMT by 2019-20. The approximate petroleum reservoirs in the world are 700 MMT. The domestic production of crude oil is about 33 MMT and the diesel consumption is 40 MMT, the petroleum oils worth Rs.102500 crores were imported (Hey Wood, 2007).Conventional fuels for internal combustion engines are getting dwindled at an alarming rate, primarily due to exponential rise in the population of automobile users world-wide. These fuels are likely to prevail for another 50-75 years unless newer reservoirs are explored. Further, these fuels, upon their combustion release toxic gases into the atmosphere, causing severe environmental pollution and degradation of the quality of air of the atmosphere. Effect of LPG Content on the Performance and Emissions of AbstractIn the present work, LPG, a by-product of petroleum refining process is used to replace conventional diesel fuel, partially, for improved combustion efficiency and clean burning. A conventional diesel engine was operated on the dual-fuel mode, using LPG as the primary fuel and diesel as the pilot fuel. A four-stroke, single-cylinder diesel engine, most widely used in agricultural sector, has been considered for the purpose of experimentation. The engine was operated at a constant speed of 1500 rpm at a low engine load of 20% and a high engine load of 80%. Under both these operating conditions, combustion, performance and emission characteristics of the engine have been evaluated and compared with that of baseline diesel fuel operation. At 20 % engine load the brake thermal efficiency of the engine has found to decrease with an increase in the LPG content. On the other hand at 80% engine load, it has increased with an increase in the LPG content. Same trend has been observed with regard to the mechanical efficiency. The volumetric ...
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