scholarly journals Impact of physical properties of mixture of diesel and biodiesel fuels on hydrodynamic characteristics of fuel injection system

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-153
Author(s):  
Ivan Filipovic ◽  
Boran Pikula ◽  
Goran Kepnik
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Biodiesel Fuel ◽  
Fuel Injection System ◽  
Biodiesel Fuels

One of the alternative fuels, originating from renewable sources, is biodiesel fuel, which is introduced in diesel engines without major construction modifications on the engine. Biodiesel fuel, by its physical and chemical properties, is different from diesel fuel. Therefore, it is expected that by the application of a biodiesel fuel, the characteristic parameters of the injection system will change. These parameters have a direct impact on the process of fuel dispersion into the engine cylinder, and mixing with the air, which results in an impact on the quality of the combustion process. Method of preparation of the air-fuel mixture and the quality of the combustion process directly affect the efficiency of the engine and the level of pollutant emissions in the exhaust gas, which today is the most important criterion for assessing the quality of the engine. The paper presents a detailed analysis of the influence of physical properties of a mixture of diesel and biodiesel fuels on the output characteristics of the fuel injection system. The following parameters are shown: injection pressure, injection rate, the beginning and duration of injection, transformation of potential into kinetic energy of fuel and increase of energy losses in fuel injection system of various mixtures of diesel and biodiesel fuels. For the analysis of the results a self-developed computer program was used to simulate the injection process in the system. Computational results are verified using the experiment, for a few mixtures of diesel and biodiesel fuels. This paper presents the verification results for diesel fuel and biodiesel fuel in particular.

scholarly journals Impact of Alternative Paraffinic Fuels on the Durability of a Modern Common Rail Injection System

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 4166
Author(s):  
Carmen Mata ◽  
Jakub Piaszyk ◽  
José Antonio Soriano ◽  
José Martín Herreros ◽  
Athanasios Tsolakis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Common Rail ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Fuel Injection System ◽  
Fuel Blend ◽  
Diesel Fuel Injection ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Conventional Diesel Fuel

Common rail (CR) diesel fuel injection systems are very sensitive to variations in fuel properties, thus the impact of alternative fuels on the durability of the injection system should be investigated when considering the use of alternative fuels. This work studies a high-pressure CR (HPCR) diesel fuel injection system operating for 400 h in an injection test bench, using a fuel blend composed of an alternative paraffinic fuel and conventional diesel (50PF50D). The alternative fuel does not have aromatic components and has lower density than conventional diesel fuel. The injection system durability study was carried out under typical injection pressure and fuel temperature for the fuel pump, the common rail and the injector. The results show that the HPCR fuel injection system and its components (e.g., piston, spring, cylinder, driveshaft and cam) have no indication of damage, wear or change in surface roughness. The absence of internal wear to the components of the injection system is supported by the approximately constant total flow rate that reaches the injector during the whole the 400 h of the experiment. However, the size of the injector nozzle holes was decreased (approximately 12%), being consistent with the increase in the return fuel flow of the injector and rail (approximately 13%) after the completion of the study. Overall, the injection system maintained its operability during the whole duration of the durability study, which encourages the use of paraffinic fuels as an alternative to conventional diesel fuel.

scholarly journals Exploiting Bayesian networks for fault isolation: A diagnostic case study of diesel fuel injection system

2019 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 276-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinxin Wang ◽  
Zhongwei Wang ◽  
Viacheslav Stetsyuk ◽  
Xiuzhen Ma ◽  
Fengshou Gu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bayesian Networks ◽  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Fault Isolation ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Fuel Injection System ◽  
Diesel Fuel Injection

scholarly journals Coal-Water Slurry Spray Characteristics of a Positive Displacement Fuel Injection System

1992 ◽  
Vol 114 (3) ◽  
pp. 528-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. K. Seshadri ◽  
J. A. Caton ◽  
K. D. Kihm
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Cone Angle ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Fuel Injection System ◽  
Water Slurry ◽  
Positive Displacement ◽  
Coal Water Slurry ◽  
Break Up

Experiments have been completed to characterize coal-water slurry sprays from a modified positive displacement fuel injection system of a diesel engine. The injection system includes an injection jerk pump driven by an electric motor, a specially designed diaphragm to separate the abrasive coal from the pump, and a single-hole fuel nozzle. The sprays were injected into a pressurized chamber equipped with windows. High speed movies and instantaneous fuel line pressures were obtained. For injection pressures of order 30 MPa or higher, the sprays were similar for coal-water slurry, diesel fuel, and water. The time until the center core of the spray broke up (break-up time) was determined both from the movies and from a model using the fuel line pressures. Results from these two independent procedures were in good agreement. For the base conditions, the break-up time was 0.58 and 0.50 ms for coal-water slurry and diesel fuel, respectively. The break-up times increased with increasing nozzle orifice size and with decreasing chamber density. The break-up time was not a function of coal loading for coal loadings up to 53 percent. Cone angles of the sprays were dependent on the operating conditions and fluid, as well as on the time and location of the measurement. For one set of cases studied, the time-averaged cone angle was 15.9 and 16.3 deg for coal-water slurry and diesel fuel, respectively.

A Procedure for Upgrading an Electronic Control Diesel Fuel Injection System by Considering Several Engine Operating Regimes Simultaneously

1999 ◽  
Vol 121 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Kegl
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Fuel Injection System ◽  
Electronic Control ◽  
Control Parameters ◽  
Design Variables ◽  
Cam Profile ◽  
Diesel Fuel Injection ◽  
Operating Regimes

This paper describes an optimal design procedure for improving the injection rate histories of an electronic control diesel fuel injection system (ECD-FIS) with sleeve-timing-controlled pump. The research objective was to develop an approach for upgrading an existing ECD-FIS by performing only some low-cost modifications on its design. Therefore, the design variables are related to a relative small number of geometrical and control parameters of the injection system. The geometrical parameters influence only the shape of a rational Be´zier curve, representing the cam profile of the pump. The control parameters influence the injection timing and injection quantity. These control parameters are introduced into the set of design variables in order to enable good results over the whole engine operating regime. The design problem is formulated in a form of a non-linear problem of mathematical programming. Several operating regimes are simultaneously taken into account by an appropriate objective function while some geometrical properties of the cam profile as well as some injection parameters are kept within acceptable limits by the imposed constraints. The theory is illustrated with a numerical example.

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