Investigation of a In-Line Oil-Cleaning Device for 4-Stroke Locomotive Diesel Engine Use

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fan Su ◽  
Malcolm Payne ◽  
Manuel Vasquez ◽  
Aref Taghizadeh
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Operating Time ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Engine Oil ◽  
Engine Fuel ◽  
Emission Data ◽  
Medium Speed ◽  
Cleaning Device ◽  
Test Engine

Abstract Tests have been performed on a single-cylinder medium-speed diesel research engine (SCRE-251) to investigate the possibility of using an in-line oil-cleaning device (IOD) on diesel locomotive engines for improving engine performance and exhaust emissions. The engine was operated at full load for both the baseline and with IOD test. Engine fuel consumption and emission data were obtained at different engine operating time. The effects of the device on engine combustion process were determined by analyzing recorded engine cylinder pressure data. Oil samples were taken during the test to monitor changes in oil properties. The engine test results showed that the device reduced engine fuel consumption by up to 2% of the baseline results. Average CO and smoke of the device were lower and average NOx of the device was higher than that of baseline. The trends of changes of fuel consumption and emissions are consistent with Taylor’s [1] investigations. Engine oil analysis indicated that the viscosity, TAN and TBN data of the IOD test changed slightly with increasing oil-aging time.

Parameter optimization of a diesel engine to reduce noise, fuel consumption, and exhaust emissions using response surface methodology

2005 ◽  
Vol 219 (10) ◽  
pp. 1181-1192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z Win ◽  
R P Gakkhar ◽  
S C Jain ◽  
M Bhattacharya
Keyword(s):  
Response Surface Methodology ◽  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Response Surface ◽  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Parameter Optimization ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Optimization Techniques ◽  
Injection Timing ◽  
Test Engine

The conflicting effects of the operating parameters and the injection parameter (injection timing) on engine performance and environmental pollution factors is studied in this paper. As an optimization objective, a 3.5 kW small direct injection diesel engine was used as the test engine, and its speed, load, and static injection timing were varied as per 4 × 4 × 3 full factorial design array. Radiated engine noise, smoke level, brake specific fuel consumption, and emissions of unburned hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides were captured for all test runs. Objective functions relating input and output parameters were obtained using response surface methodology (RSM). Parameter optimization was carried out to control output responses under their mean limit using multi-objective goal programming and minimax programming optimization techniques.

Investigation of tribological properties and engine performance of polyol ester–based bio-lubricant: Commercial motorbike engine oil blends

2019 ◽  
Vol 234 (5) ◽  
pp. 1304-1317
Author(s):  
Chandra Mouli VV Kotturu ◽  
V Srinivas ◽  
V Vandana ◽  
Kodanda Rama Rao Chebattina ◽  
Y Seetha Rama Rao
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Tribological Properties ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Engine Oil ◽  
Polyol Ester ◽  
Oil Blends ◽  
Pentaerythritol Ester ◽  
Wear And Friction ◽  
Polyol Esters ◽  
Commercial Oil

This article explores the influence of blending polyol ester–based bio-lubricant with commercial lubricant on engine performance. Polyol esters trimethylolpropane ester and pentaerythritol ester were prepared from Calophyllum inophyllum seeds. Extreme care was taken to minimize deterioration of physicochemical properties when blending bio-lubricant with commercial oil. Blending of bio-lubricant with commercial oil was carried out in 10%, 15%, 20% and 25% volume. The test oils were first investigated for wear and friction properties on a four-ball wear tester. Optimum blending ratio was calculated from results of tribological properties, and the blend with optimum blend ratio was investigated for engine performance. The engine performance of the optimum blends was evaluated by conducting a 60-h endurance test on a motorbike. Significant improvement in tribological properties was observed up to a blending percentage of 15% when blending pentaerythritol ester with commercial oil. In the case of trimethylolpropane ester–based bio-lubricant, 10% blending with commercial oil gave optimum performance. The novel evaluation of engine performance of commercial oil and blends has shown a reduction in the wear of engine components with an encouraging decrease in fuel consumption. Metallographic studies conducted on worn piston rings reveal synergy between additives in the commercial oil and esters in the bio-lubricant in reducing wear and friction, thereby reducing fuel consumption.

Impact of Refinery Stream Gasoline Property Variation on Load Sensitivity of the HCCI Combustion

2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua S. Lacey ◽  
Zoran S. Filipi ◽  
Sakthish R. Sathasivam ◽  
Richard J. Peyla ◽  
William Cannella ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Performance Metrics ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Energy Content ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Specific Fuel Consumption ◽  
Property Variation ◽  
Hcci Combustion

The homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) combustion process is highly reliant upon a favorable in-cylinder thermal environment in an engine, for a given fuel. Commercial fuels can differ considerably in composition and autoignition chemistry; hence, strategies intended to bring HCCI to market must account for this fuel variability. To this end, a test matrix consisting of eight gasoline fuels comprised of blends made solely from refinery streams were run in an experimental, single cylinder HCCI engine. All fuels contained 10% ethanol by volume and were representative of a cross section of fuels one would expect to find at gasoline pumps across the United States. The properties of the fuels were varied according to research octane number (RON), sensitivity (S = RON-MON), and volumetric content of aromatics and olefins. For each fuel, a sweep of load (mass of fuel injected per cycle) was conducted and the intake air temperature was adjusted in order to keep the crank angle of the 50% mass fraction burned point (CA50) constant. By analyzing the amount of temperature compensation required to maintain constant combustion phasing, it was possible to determine the sensitivity of HCCI to changes in load for various fuels. In addition, the deviation of fuel properties brought about variations in important engine performance metrics like specific fuel consumption. Though the injected energy content per cycle was matched at the baseline point across the test fuel matrix, thermodynamic differences resulted in a spread of specific fuel consumption for the fuels tested.

scholarly journals Neural Nonlinear Autoregressive Model with Exogenous Input (NARX) for Turboshaft Aeroengine Fuel Control Unit Model

Aerospace ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 206
Author(s):  
Maria Grazia De Giorgi ◽  
Luciano Strafella ◽  
Antonio Ficarella
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Control System ◽  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Specific Fuel Consumption ◽  
Engine Fuel ◽  
State Variables ◽  
Nonlinear Autoregressive

One of the most important parts of a turboshaft engine, which has a direct impact on the performance of the engine and, as a result, on the performance of the propulsion system, is the engine fuel control system. The traditional engine control system is a sensor-based control method, which uses measurable parameters to control engine performance. In this context, engine component degradation leads to a change in the relationship between the measurable parameters and the engine performance parameters, and thus an increase of control errors. In this work, a nonlinear model predictive control method for turboshaft direct fuel control is implemented to improve engine response ability also in presence of degraded conditions. The control objective of the proposed model is the prediction of the specific fuel consumption directly instead of the measurable parameters. In this way is possible decentralize controller functions and realize an intelligent engine with the development of a distributed control system. Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) are widely used as data-driven models for modelling of complex systems such as aeroengine performance. In this paper, two Nonlinear Autoregressive Neural Networks have been trained to predict the specific fuel consumption for several transient flight maneuvers. The data used for the ANN predictions have been estimated through the Gas Turbine Simulation Program. In particular the first ANN predicts the state variables based on flight conditions and the second one predicts the performance parameter based on the previous predicted variables. The results show a good approximation of the studied variables also in degraded conditions.

PENGGUNAAN HYDRO-CRACK SYSTEM SEBAGAI UPAYA MENINGKATKAN KINERJA MESIN

ROTOR ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Winoko Agus Yuniarto ◽  
Hertomo Bambang ◽  
Nurhadi Nurhadi
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Exhaust Emissions ◽  
Constant Speed ◽  
Graphical Form ◽  
Average Pressure ◽  
Effective Pressure ◽  
Power Increase ◽  
Crack System

The use of hydro-crack systems in combustion motors in addition to functioning to improve exhaust emissions and improve engine performance through the combustion process. Perfect combustion can be adjusted during the combustion process. The purpose of the study was to determine the select magnitude of power increase, decrease fuel consumption and increase the average effective pressure and rotation of the use of 92 octane fuel without HCS. The method of testing engine performance in obtaining data is constant speed (v boarding) based on ISO 1585. Subsequent data signifies presented in a graphical form which is then calculated by statistics. Power increased 2.83hP and bmep 43.19kPa at 4000rpm, sfc dropped 0.0358kg / hP. Hours at 1000rpm and rose by 43.19kPa, when using 92 octane fuel against the standard. When using octane 95 with HCS the power rises 7.95hP at 4000rpm, buys 28.42 kPa when 4500 and sfc drop 0.0537kg / hp. Hours at 1000rpm Keywords: power, fuel consumption, effective average pressure, octane value, hydro-crack system

Impact of Refinery Stream Gasoline Property Variation on Load Sensitivity of the HCCI Combustion

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua S. Lacey ◽  
Sakthish R. Sathasivam ◽  
Zoran S. Filipi ◽  
Richard J. Peyla ◽  
William J. Cannella ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Performance Metrics ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Energy Content ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Specific Fuel Consumption ◽  
Property Variation ◽  
Hcci Combustion

The HCCI combustion process is highly reliant upon a favorable in-cylinder thermal environment in an engine, for a given fuel. Commercial fuels can differ considerably in composition and auto-ignition chemistry, hence strategies intended to bring HCCI to market must account for this fuel variability. To this end, a test matrix consisting of eight gasoline fuels comprised of blends made solely from refinery streams were run in an experimental, single cylinder HCCI engine. All fuels contained 10% ethanol by volume and were representative of a cross-section of fuels one would expect to find at gasoline pumps across the United States. The properties of the fuels were varied according to research octane number (RON), sensitivity (S=RON-MON) and volumetric content of aromatics and olefins. For each fuel, a sweep of load (mass of fuel injected per cycle) was conducted and the intake air temperature was adjusted in order to keep the crank angle of the 50% mass fraction burned point (CA50) constant. By analyzing the amount of temperature compensation required to maintain constant combustion phasing, it was possible to determine the sensitivity of HCCI to changes in load for various fuels. In addition, the deviation of fuel properties brought about variations in important engine performance metrics like specific fuel consumption. Though the injected energy content per cycle was matched at the baseline point across the test fuel matrix, thermodynamic differences resulted in a spread of specific fuel consumption for the fuels tested.

scholarly journals Effect of Side Gapping Spark Plug on Engine Performance and Emission

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 6145-6148
Keyword(s):  
Test Performance ◽  
Gasoline Engine ◽  
Combustion Engine ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Positive Outcome ◽  
Engine Fuel ◽  
Performance And Emission ◽  
Spark Plug ◽  
Emission Effect

Gasoline ignition system in automobiles is still one of the world's main fuel consumption today. The spark plug is one of the key features of a gasoline engine during the combustion process. The incompatibility between the width of the plug and the combustion engine fuel used causes a backfire and a knock. The spark plug gap had therefore been investigated in order to improve the engine's performance by controlling the combustion process. The main objective of this study is to analyze the effect of side gapping spark plug engine performance and emission. The selected type of spark plug being used for this study is cooper spark plug. This study has examined the parameters of side gapping spark plug gap (0.7 mm, 0.8 mm, 1.0 mm and 1.2 mm) and of revolution per minutes RPM (1000 rpm, 1500 rpm, 2000 rpm, 2000 rpm, 2500 rpm, 3000rpm, 3500 rpm, 4000 rpm, 4500 rpm and 5000 rpm) also the emission effect in term of carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbon (HC) and oxygen (O2 ). In this test, performance and power are showed an increment of side gapping spark plug. Other than that, this study is also showed positive results where the reduction in the percentage of opacity is demonstrated. Since the result has obtained for engine performance and emission showed positive outcome, this study can be used in future and highly recommended for continue with different type of spark plug.

scholarly journals Effect of Early Closing of the Inlet Valve on Fuel Consumption and Temperature in a Medium Speed Marine Diesel Engine Cylinder

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 747
Author(s):  
Vladimir Pelić ◽  
Tomislav Mrakovčić ◽  
Vedran Medica-Viola ◽  
Marko Valčić
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Numerical Model ◽  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Nox Emissions ◽  
Inlet Valve ◽  
Engine Operation ◽  
Medium Speed ◽  
Engine Cylinder ◽  
Marine Diesel

The energy efficiency and environmental friendliness of medium-speed marine diesel engines are to be improved through the application of various measures and technologies. Special attention will be paid to the reduction in NOx in order to comply with the conditions of the MARPOL Convention, Annex VI. The reduction in NOx emissions will be achieved by the application of primary and secondary measures. The primary measures relate to the process in the engine, while the secondary measures are based on the reduction in NOx emissions through the after-treatment of exhaust gases. Some primary measures such as exhaust gas recirculation, adding water to the fuel or injecting water into the cylinder give good results in reducing NOx emissions, but generally lead to an increase in fuel consumption. In contrast to the aforementioned methods, the use of an earlier inlet valve closure, referred to in the literature as the Miller process, not only reduces NOx emissions, but also increases the efficiency of the engine in conjunction with appropriate turbochargers. A previously developed numerical model to simulate diesel engine operation is used to analyse the effects of the Miller process on engine performance. Although the numerical model cannot completely replace experimental research, it is an effective tool for verifying the influence of various input parameters on engine performance. In this paper, the effect of an earlier closing of the intake valve and an increase in inlet manifold pressure on fuel consumption, pressure and temperature in the engine cylinder under steady-state conditions is analysed. The results obtained with the numerical model show the justification for using the Miller processes to reduce NOx emissions and fuel consumption.

Study on Effect of Electronically Controlled EGR System on Diesel Engine Performance

2011 ◽  
Vol 80-81 ◽  
pp. 1128-1132
Author(s):  
Zhong Gen Su ◽  
Jiang Qi Long
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
High Load ◽  
Significant Decline ◽  
Specific Fuel Consumption ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
Nox Emissions ◽  
Electronic Control ◽  
Test Engine

This paper designs an electronic control EGR system used in diesel engine and researches the influence of different EGR rate on engine economy and the emission characteristics of the 13- modes cycle. The results show that the specific fuel consumption of the test engine rises at different degrees after using electronically controlled EGR technology, especially in high load areas; NOx emissions have a more significant decline and particles increase to a certain extent; Overall, however, emissions of HC do not nearly change; CO emissions are closely related to EGR rate.

The Effects of Oxygen Enrichment of Combustion Air for Spark-Ignition Engines Using a Thermodynamic Cycle Simulation

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerald A. Caton
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Oxygen Concentration ◽  
Power Output ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Thermodynamic Cycle ◽  
Heat Losses ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Cycle Simulation ◽  
Spark Timing

A thermodynamic cycle simulation was used to examine the effects of oxygen enriched combustion air on engine performance for a range of operating conditions and for different sized engines. The use of oxygen enriched combustion air will have a direct effect on the combustion process and on the overall engine thermodynamics. For example, for cases with higher inlet oxygen concentration (and hence less nitrogen dilution), for the same operating conditions, the combustion gas temperatures and engine cylinder heat losses will be higher. In addition, the engine using oxygen enriched combustion air will be smaller than an engine using normal air for the same power output. The major objective of this study was to quantify these expectations for a range of operating conditions. One special feature of a portion of the current study is the constant engine power output by decreasing engine size as the oxygen concentration increased in the combustion air. Results include detail thermodynamic results of temperatures, pressures and properties as functions of the oxygen concentration of the combustion air. Results also include engine performance parameters such as power, torque, fuel consumption, thermal efficiency, and exhaust temperatures. For one comparison, engine performance and fuel consumption were obtained for an equivalence ratio of 1.0, MBT spark timing, and 2500 rpm. For oxygen enriched combustion air with 32% oxygen, equal power output was obtained with 73% of the displaced volume (all else the same). For the higher oxygen case, the brake fuel consumption increased about 11% primarily due to higher heat losses and higher exhaust gas energy which were a consequence of the higher gas temperatures. For the MBT spark timing case, the nitric oxide emissions increased by about 11% as the oxygen concentration increases from 21% to 25%.

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