Emission from a dual fuel operated diesel engine fuelled with Calophyllum Inophyllum biodiesel and producer gas

In this study, 18 soapnut biodiesel-diesel blends along with soapnut oil as an additive in some blends were prepared and used in a diesel engine to investigate the effect of oxygen content in the fuel blends on engine performance and emission characteristics. Considering the large variations in the oxygen content of these fuel blends, the obtained results were demonstrated based on varying fuel oxygen content. Findings showed that the best engine performance was achieved with a fuel oxygen content in the range of 1.8%-3.0%, whereas the best engine emissions were obtained with a fuel oxygen content in the range of 0.71%-2.37%. Hence, considering both engine performance and emissions, the optimal zone of fuel oxygen content was found to be in the range of 1.80%-2.37%. Thus, it can be concluded that biodiesel blended fuels having an oxygen content in the aforesaid range can be successfully used in diesel engines with comparable engine performance and emissions to those using diesel fuel. Nevertheless, further research is required to reduce the fuel oxygen content to this optimal range if the blends consist of higher biofuel components. Besides that, the use of suitable additives in the biodiesel blended fuels may be a viable option to achieve the said purpose, which needs further research.

Section: Brake Specific Energy Consumptionmentioning

confidence: 90%

The effect of oxygen content in soapnut biodiesel-diesel blends on performance of a diesel engine

Pattanaik¹,

Jena²,

Misra³

2017

“…BTE for pure diesel was more than the blends. The slight variations in the thermal efficiency of the biodiesel blends were mainly due to the lower calorific value of WCOBD and PSBD when compared with diesel [16,17]. Furthermore, the higher viscosity and slow vaporisation of biodiesel present in these blends led to inferior combustion of biodiesel which caused the brake thermal efficiency to be low [18][19][20] .…”

Section: Brake Thermal Efficiencymentioning

confidence: 99%

Analysis of hydrogen enriched treble biofuel blended with diesel for performance, emission and combustion characteristics on CI engine

Fakhruddin¹,

Ali²,

Hussain³

2017

The need of the hour is to look forward to alternative fuels to swipe out the dependence on fossil fuels, as biofuels from various feedstocks are being experimented worldwide. However, it is difficult to implement biodiesel from a single feedstock to replace the existing fossil fuels. It is reliable to obtain biodiesel from local feedstock and to make multiple biodiesel mixtures blended with diesel. The present work relies more on biofuels and acts as a step towards fossil fuel-free engine or at least to snatch the lion's share of the fossil fuels. In this contest, the experiment was carried out by using treble biofuels i.e., WCOBD + PSBD + Bio-hydrogen at different injection pressures (i.e., 200bar, 225bar and 250bar) and compared them with a similar engine that utilised fossil fuel as the stand-alone fuel. The mixture ratios were B10, B20 and B30 and the enrichment of hydrogen was done at 4lpm, 6lpm and 8lpm. The results showed that the brake thermal efficiency of dual biofuel blended diesel decreased as compared to that of the base fuel and increased with hydrogen enriched biodiesel. Hence, the brake specific energy consumption decreased for the hydrogen enriched fuel and the exhaust emissions of CO and CO2 were reduced, however, NOx showed an increasing trend as usual.

“…Fossil fuel combustion also results in air pollution, acid rain, and build-up of carbon dioxide, thus putting human beings and the environment at risk [3][4][5][6][7]. Among the alternatives to fossil fuels, biofuels such as biogas, alcohols, and biodiesels have received considerable attention due to their renewable nature and their inherent potential to bring down net CO2 emission [8][9][10][11].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, this in turn makes ignition difficult in CI engines. A possible means of overcoming these drawbacks is to extract the CO2 content of biogas, thereby increasing the combustible fraction and making it a more viable alternative fuel [6,7,[23][24][25][26]. This purification process is known as methane enrichment.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A review on the purification and use of biogas in compression ignition engines

Feroskhan¹,

Ismail²

2017

Biogas is commonly produced during the decay of organic matter. It is a mixture of methane and some non-combustible gases such as CO2 and H2S. Its viability as a renewable alternative fuel for internal combustion engines can be enhanced by methane enrichment, i.e. removal of the non-combustible constituents. One of the common techniques for using biogas in a compression ignition (CI) engine is to mix it with air in the intake manifold, induct, and compress this mixture and ignite it by injecting a small quantity of diesel or bio-diesel, which is termed as the pilot fuel. This is known as the dual fuel mode. The pilot fuel is injected close to the end of the compression stroke as in a conventional CI engine and the injected fuel quantity depends on the operating condition. An alternative approach is the Homogeneous Charged Compression Ignition (HCCI) mode. Here, a homogeneous mixture of biogas and air is inducted and compressed by the piston until it auto-ignites. While this concept combines the benefits of spark ignition (SI) and CI engines, the onset of combustion cannot be controlled directly. A detailed review of recent research pertaining to biogas purification techniques and operation of CI engines with biogas in dual fuel and HCCI modes is presented in this paper. The effects of various operating parameters on engine performance and emissions, and comparison with conventional diesel fuelled CI engines are discussed. Biogas improves combustion efficiency, NOx, and smoke emissions. However, it reduces brake thermal efficiency, volumetric efficiency, and increases HC and CO emissions. Biogas fuelling of CI engines is recommended for achieving high diesel substitution, especially under high torque operation.