Hydrogen is expected to be one of the most important fuels in the near future for solving the problem caused by the greenhouse gases, for protecting environment and saving conventional fuels. In this study, a dual fuel engine of hydrogen and diesel was investigated. Hydrogen was conceded through the intake port, and simultaneously air and diesel was pervaded into the cylinder. Using electronic gas injector and electronic control unit, the injection timing and duration varied. In this investigation, a single cylinder, KIRLOSKAR AV1, DI Diesel engine was used. Hydrogen injection timing was fixed at TDC and injection duration was timed for 30°, 60°, and 90°crank angles. The injection timing of diesel was fixed at 23°BTDC. When hydrogen is mixed with inlet air, emanation of HC, CO and CO 2 decreased without any emission (exhaustion) of smoke while increasing the brake thermal efficiency.
Over the past two decades considerable effort has been taken to develop and introduce new alternate source of energy for the conventional gasoline and diesel. Environmental pollution and uncertainty in cost of petroleum products are the principal driving forces for this movement. The major pollutants from an Diesel engine system are NOx, Smoke, particulate matter, Soot. Several alternative fuels were tried but all of them are carbon based fuels, therefore net carbon based pollutants cannot be reduced. One alternative to carbon-based fuels is hydrogen. Hydrogen a non-carbon fuel only can meet zero emission vehicles standards in future. Hydrogen can be commercially used as a fuel even though it is having a number of technical and economical barriers. Numerous techniques are available for use in C.I. engine such as dual fuel made, by using spark plug, glow plug, DEE as an ignition enhancer. Hydrogen was used in a diesel engine in the dual fuel mode-using diesel as an ignition source in neat form using DEE. In neat form the DEE was introduced in the manifold. In order to have a precise control of hydrogen flow and to avoid the backfire and pre – ignition problems hydrogen was injection in to intake manifold; DEE injection follows the hydrogen injection. DEE mixed with air and flows into the combustion chamber as DEE auto ignites first followed by hydrogen combustion. A single cylinder-four stroke water-cooled naturally aspirated constant speed D.I. diesel engine with a rated output of 3.7 kW at 1500 rpm was used for the experimental purpose. Measurements were taken with respect to the performance, combustion and emission studies.
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