The preparation of ethanol-diesel fuel blends and their emission characteristics were investigated. Results showed the absolute ethanol can dissolve in diesel fuel at an arbitrary ratio and a small quantity of water(0...The preparation of ethanol-diesel fuel blends and their emission characteristics were investigated. Results showed the absolute ethanol can dissolve in diesel fuel at an arbitrary ratio and a small quantity of water(0.2%) addition can lead to the phase separation of blends. An organic additive was synthesized and it can develop the ability of resistance to water and maintain the stability of ethanol-diesel-trace amounts of water system. The emission characteristics of 10%, 20%, and 30% ethanol-diesel fuel blends, with or without additives, were compared with those of diesel fuel in a direct injection(DI) diesel engine. The experimental results indicated that the blend of ethanol with diesel fuel significantly reduced the concentrations of smoke, hydrocarbon(HC), and carbon monoxide(CO) in exhaust gas. Using 20% ethanol-diesel fuel blend with the additive of 2% of the total volume, the optimum mixing ratio was achieved, at which the bench diesel engine testing showed a significant decrease in exhaust gas. Bosch smoke number was reduced by 55%, HC emission by 70%, and CO emission by 45%, at 13 kW/1540 r/min. However, ethanol-diesel fuel blends produced a few ppm acetaldehydes and more ethanol in exhaust gas.展开更多
γ-valerolactone (GVL) is a C5-cyclic ester that can be produced from biomass providing a potentially renewable fuel for transportation and feedstock for the chemical industry. Experiments were performed with fossil d...γ-valerolactone (GVL) is a C5-cyclic ester that can be produced from biomass providing a potentially renewable fuel for transportation and feedstock for the chemical industry. Experiments were performed with fossil diesel (D), D + biodiesel (BD) and D + BD + GVL blends. A four-cylinder, turbocharged direct injection diesel engine was used for the tests. The engine was coupled to a dynamometer to vary the load. CO, NOx, THC and smoke emissions were measured by using a multi-channel gas analyzer. Combustion characteristics were assessed by in-cylinder pressure data with respect to crank angle and the derived heat release rates. Compared with D, and D + BD blends, addition of GVL had relatively little effect on engine performance and NOx emission, but reduced the exhaust concentration of CO, unburned fuel and smoke significantly. The smoke reduction is particularly notable in view of the very recent suggestion that black carbon is the second most important greenhouse gas in the atmosphere next to carbon dioxide. No diesel engine study with GVL has been reported so far.展开更多
This work focuses on blending Jatropha oil with diesel fuel and heptane to improve its physico-chemical characteristics for production of blends and their use as fuel in a diesel engine. The influence of the heptane c...This work focuses on blending Jatropha oil with diesel fuel and heptane to improve its physico-chemical characteristics for production of blends and their use as fuel in a diesel engine. The influence of the heptane content was evaluated by comparing the results obtained from the engine (performance and combustion parameters) with those of the diesel fuel and straight Jatropha oil. The results obtained show an improvement in engine performance especially at low loads. Specifically, a reduction in the specific fuel consumption of the engine is obtained when the heptane content in the mixture is around 10% compared to that obtained with pure Jatropha oil. The best results were obtained with the blend containing 70% Jatropha oil, 20% diesel fuel and 10% heptane (J70G20H10). Overall engine efficiency and exhaust gas temperatures are comparable for all fuels tested. Engine combustion parameters are improved with J70G20H10. The results obtained with J70G20H10 are close to those of the engine operating on diesel fuel. The cyclic dispersion is low with coefficients of variation of the indicated mean effective pressure (COV<sub>IMEP</sub>) whose values are less than 10%. The lowest values of the COV<sub>IMEP</sub> are obtained with the blend J70G20H10.展开更多
In this study, the principal objective is to compare the performances of an air<span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">cooled one cylinder, f...In this study, the principal objective is to compare the performances of an air<span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">cooled one cylinder, four</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">stroke direct injection diesel engine using the blends (5% by volume B5, 10% by volume B10) of diesel and biodiesels derived respectively from palm oil, castor oil and raphia sese De Wild oil with pure diesel. All the biodiesels used in this work come from the plant species of the democratic republic of Congo as listed above. The engine performances (power, torque and brake specific consumption)</span><span> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">at different engine speeds were determined at both full and partial loads. According to experimental results, the increments in the power output and torque when the mixtures of diesel and biodiesels were used</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and</span><span> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">were</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> observed. </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">On</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> the other side, the specific fuel consumption of the mixtures is higher than that of pure diesel</span><span> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">although the calculated lower heating values </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">are almost within the same range</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> for the all studied fuels. Finally, in partial load 1/1, pure diesel blended with biodiesels B5 derived from castor oil presented high specific brake consumption values compared to the other fuels while B10 from the same oil presents low brake specific consumption values for power greater than 3</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">2 kW.</span>展开更多
A new continuous process for preparing methanol-diesel emulsified fuel with an Impinging Stream-Rotating Packed Bed is proposed. The droplet size of dispersed phase(methanol) of the emulsified fuel has a significant e...A new continuous process for preparing methanol-diesel emulsified fuel with an Impinging Stream-Rotating Packed Bed is proposed. The droplet size of dispersed phase(methanol) of the emulsified fuel has a significant effect on the combustion of methanol-diesel emulsified fuel. In this paper, the methanol-diesel emulsified fuel uses diesel as the continuous phase and methanol as the dispersed phase. The Sauter mean diameter of the dispersed phase of methanol-diesel emulsified fuel was characterized with microphotography and arithmetic method. The experimental result showed that the Sauter mean diameter of the dispersed phase, which was decreased with the augmentation of the high gravity factor, liquid flow rate and emulsifier dosage, was inversely proportional to the methanol content. The Sauter mean diameter of the dispersed phase can be controlled and adjusted in the range of 12—40 μm through the change of operating conditions. The correlative expressions of the Sauter mean diameter of emulsified fuel were obtained and the calculated values agreed well with the experimental values.展开更多
Biodiesel is considering a clean-burning fuel produced from non edible vegetable oils, or animal fats. It is produced by transesterification of oils with short-chain alcohols or by the esterification of fatty acids. I...Biodiesel is considering a clean-burning fuel produced from non edible vegetable oils, or animal fats. It is produced by transesterification of oils with short-chain alcohols or by the esterification of fatty acids. In the present context, biodiesel is an alternative eco friendly diesel fuel. Keeping this in view, an attempt has been made through the experiment of Thumba blended biodiesel on CI engine in laboratory and analyzes its properties and characteristic compare with other biodiesel oils. Five blends B05, B10, B15, B20 and B25 of thumba seed oil biodiesel were papered and it performance was evaluated with 7HP four-stroke diesel engine. The performance of thumba seed oil biodiesel were compared with biodiesel prepared by mustard, castor and Jatropha seed oil with same blends.展开更多
为研究掺烧不同比例的乙醚对柴油机燃烧及排放特性的影响,以4190Z L C-2型船用中速机为研究对象,利用AVL_FIRE仿真软件构建燃烧室高压循环模型,在全负荷工况下对比实测与仿真缸压和放热率曲线,验证模型的准确性。在全负荷工况下,通过仿...为研究掺烧不同比例的乙醚对柴油机燃烧及排放特性的影响,以4190Z L C-2型船用中速机为研究对象,利用AVL_FIRE仿真软件构建燃烧室高压循环模型,在全负荷工况下对比实测与仿真缸压和放热率曲线,验证模型的准确性。在全负荷工况下,通过仿真模拟实验,在柴油中分别掺混体积分数为0%、5%、10%、15%的4种比例的乙醚,研究其对柴油机燃烧和排放特性的影响。结果表明:与燃烧纯柴油相比,使用柴油-乙醚混合燃料,缸内最大爆发压力和缸内最高温度均有所下降,对应的曲轴转角也稍有延后。增加乙醚的掺混比例,CO和NO的排放量均呈现降低趋势,碳烟排放略有增加。在反应过程中,乙醚加入延长了混合燃料的滞燃期,油气混合更加充分,放热过程稳定,提升柴油机的稳定性。当乙醚掺混体积分数为15%时,NO排放量较原机降低12.7%,CO排放量降低7.8%,碳烟排放量增大10.7%。展开更多
In this paper,the spray and combustion characteristics of diesel/butanol-blended fuels were studied within a high-temperature and high-pressure constant volume chamber equipped with a single-hole injector.Two blends w...In this paper,the spray and combustion characteristics of diesel/butanol-blended fuels were studied within a high-temperature and high-pressure constant volume chamber equipped with a single-hole injector.Two blends with 80%diesel/20%butanol and 60%diesel/40%butanol mixed by volume were tested in this study.The pure diesel B0 was also tested here as a reference.The spray penetration,flame lift-off length,and soot optical thickness were obtained through high-speed schlieren imaging,OH*chemiluminescence,and diffused back-illumination extinction imaging technique,respectively.The thermogravimetric curves of different fuels were obtained through a thermogravimetric analyzer.The results showed that butanol/diesel blends presented a longer ignition delay(ID)and flame lift-off length compared with pure diesel,and such finding was mainly caused by the lower cetane number and higher latent heat of vaporization of n-butanol.With the increase in the n-butanol ratio,soot production in the combustion process decreased significantly.Given the shorter ID period,the soot distribution of pure diesel reached a steady state earlier than the blends.展开更多
文摘The preparation of ethanol-diesel fuel blends and their emission characteristics were investigated. Results showed the absolute ethanol can dissolve in diesel fuel at an arbitrary ratio and a small quantity of water(0.2%) addition can lead to the phase separation of blends. An organic additive was synthesized and it can develop the ability of resistance to water and maintain the stability of ethanol-diesel-trace amounts of water system. The emission characteristics of 10%, 20%, and 30% ethanol-diesel fuel blends, with or without additives, were compared with those of diesel fuel in a direct injection(DI) diesel engine. The experimental results indicated that the blend of ethanol with diesel fuel significantly reduced the concentrations of smoke, hydrocarbon(HC), and carbon monoxide(CO) in exhaust gas. Using 20% ethanol-diesel fuel blend with the additive of 2% of the total volume, the optimum mixing ratio was achieved, at which the bench diesel engine testing showed a significant decrease in exhaust gas. Bosch smoke number was reduced by 55%, HC emission by 70%, and CO emission by 45%, at 13 kW/1540 r/min. However, ethanol-diesel fuel blends produced a few ppm acetaldehydes and more ethanol in exhaust gas.
文摘γ-valerolactone (GVL) is a C5-cyclic ester that can be produced from biomass providing a potentially renewable fuel for transportation and feedstock for the chemical industry. Experiments were performed with fossil diesel (D), D + biodiesel (BD) and D + BD + GVL blends. A four-cylinder, turbocharged direct injection diesel engine was used for the tests. The engine was coupled to a dynamometer to vary the load. CO, NOx, THC and smoke emissions were measured by using a multi-channel gas analyzer. Combustion characteristics were assessed by in-cylinder pressure data with respect to crank angle and the derived heat release rates. Compared with D, and D + BD blends, addition of GVL had relatively little effect on engine performance and NOx emission, but reduced the exhaust concentration of CO, unburned fuel and smoke significantly. The smoke reduction is particularly notable in view of the very recent suggestion that black carbon is the second most important greenhouse gas in the atmosphere next to carbon dioxide. No diesel engine study with GVL has been reported so far.
文摘This work focuses on blending Jatropha oil with diesel fuel and heptane to improve its physico-chemical characteristics for production of blends and their use as fuel in a diesel engine. The influence of the heptane content was evaluated by comparing the results obtained from the engine (performance and combustion parameters) with those of the diesel fuel and straight Jatropha oil. The results obtained show an improvement in engine performance especially at low loads. Specifically, a reduction in the specific fuel consumption of the engine is obtained when the heptane content in the mixture is around 10% compared to that obtained with pure Jatropha oil. The best results were obtained with the blend containing 70% Jatropha oil, 20% diesel fuel and 10% heptane (J70G20H10). Overall engine efficiency and exhaust gas temperatures are comparable for all fuels tested. Engine combustion parameters are improved with J70G20H10. The results obtained with J70G20H10 are close to those of the engine operating on diesel fuel. The cyclic dispersion is low with coefficients of variation of the indicated mean effective pressure (COV<sub>IMEP</sub>) whose values are less than 10%. The lowest values of the COV<sub>IMEP</sub> are obtained with the blend J70G20H10.
文摘In this study, the principal objective is to compare the performances of an air<span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">cooled one cylinder, four</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">stroke direct injection diesel engine using the blends (5% by volume B5, 10% by volume B10) of diesel and biodiesels derived respectively from palm oil, castor oil and raphia sese De Wild oil with pure diesel. All the biodiesels used in this work come from the plant species of the democratic republic of Congo as listed above. The engine performances (power, torque and brake specific consumption)</span><span> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">at different engine speeds were determined at both full and partial loads. According to experimental results, the increments in the power output and torque when the mixtures of diesel and biodiesels were used</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and</span><span> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">were</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> observed. </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">On</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> the other side, the specific fuel consumption of the mixtures is higher than that of pure diesel</span><span> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">although the calculated lower heating values </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">are almost within the same range</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> for the all studied fuels. Finally, in partial load 1/1, pure diesel blended with biodiesels B5 derived from castor oil presented high specific brake consumption values compared to the other fuels while B10 from the same oil presents low brake specific consumption values for power greater than 3</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">2 kW.</span>
基金financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (No.21206153, 21376229)the Science and Technology Foundation of Province Shanxi of China (No.2010021007-2, 2012011008-2)
文摘A new continuous process for preparing methanol-diesel emulsified fuel with an Impinging Stream-Rotating Packed Bed is proposed. The droplet size of dispersed phase(methanol) of the emulsified fuel has a significant effect on the combustion of methanol-diesel emulsified fuel. In this paper, the methanol-diesel emulsified fuel uses diesel as the continuous phase and methanol as the dispersed phase. The Sauter mean diameter of the dispersed phase of methanol-diesel emulsified fuel was characterized with microphotography and arithmetic method. The experimental result showed that the Sauter mean diameter of the dispersed phase, which was decreased with the augmentation of the high gravity factor, liquid flow rate and emulsifier dosage, was inversely proportional to the methanol content. The Sauter mean diameter of the dispersed phase can be controlled and adjusted in the range of 12—40 μm through the change of operating conditions. The correlative expressions of the Sauter mean diameter of emulsified fuel were obtained and the calculated values agreed well with the experimental values.
文摘Biodiesel is considering a clean-burning fuel produced from non edible vegetable oils, or animal fats. It is produced by transesterification of oils with short-chain alcohols or by the esterification of fatty acids. In the present context, biodiesel is an alternative eco friendly diesel fuel. Keeping this in view, an attempt has been made through the experiment of Thumba blended biodiesel on CI engine in laboratory and analyzes its properties and characteristic compare with other biodiesel oils. Five blends B05, B10, B15, B20 and B25 of thumba seed oil biodiesel were papered and it performance was evaluated with 7HP four-stroke diesel engine. The performance of thumba seed oil biodiesel were compared with biodiesel prepared by mustard, castor and Jatropha seed oil with same blends.
文摘为研究掺烧不同比例的乙醚对柴油机燃烧及排放特性的影响,以4190Z L C-2型船用中速机为研究对象,利用AVL_FIRE仿真软件构建燃烧室高压循环模型,在全负荷工况下对比实测与仿真缸压和放热率曲线,验证模型的准确性。在全负荷工况下,通过仿真模拟实验,在柴油中分别掺混体积分数为0%、5%、10%、15%的4种比例的乙醚,研究其对柴油机燃烧和排放特性的影响。结果表明:与燃烧纯柴油相比,使用柴油-乙醚混合燃料,缸内最大爆发压力和缸内最高温度均有所下降,对应的曲轴转角也稍有延后。增加乙醚的掺混比例,CO和NO的排放量均呈现降低趋势,碳烟排放略有增加。在反应过程中,乙醚加入延长了混合燃料的滞燃期,油气混合更加充分,放热过程稳定,提升柴油机的稳定性。当乙醚掺混体积分数为15%时,NO排放量较原机降低12.7%,CO排放量降低7.8%,碳烟排放量增大10.7%。
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52276116)Shenzhen Basic Key Research Project(Grant No.JCYJ20200109115414354).
文摘In this paper,the spray and combustion characteristics of diesel/butanol-blended fuels were studied within a high-temperature and high-pressure constant volume chamber equipped with a single-hole injector.Two blends with 80%diesel/20%butanol and 60%diesel/40%butanol mixed by volume were tested in this study.The pure diesel B0 was also tested here as a reference.The spray penetration,flame lift-off length,and soot optical thickness were obtained through high-speed schlieren imaging,OH*chemiluminescence,and diffused back-illumination extinction imaging technique,respectively.The thermogravimetric curves of different fuels were obtained through a thermogravimetric analyzer.The results showed that butanol/diesel blends presented a longer ignition delay(ID)and flame lift-off length compared with pure diesel,and such finding was mainly caused by the lower cetane number and higher latent heat of vaporization of n-butanol.With the increase in the n-butanol ratio,soot production in the combustion process decreased significantly.Given the shorter ID period,the soot distribution of pure diesel reached a steady state earlier than the blends.