scholarly journals Engine performance of a single cylinder direct injection diesel engine fuelled with blends of Jatropha Curcas oil and standard diesel fuel

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 88-92
Author(s):  
R. Piloto ◽  
M. Errasti ◽  
N. Ferrer ◽  
E. Melo ◽  
L. Goyos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Jatropha Curcas ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Jatropha Curcas Oil ◽  
Single Cylinder ◽  
Direct Injection Diesel Engine

Explorative Investigation on Cashew Nut Shell Liquid Biodiesel blended with Ethanol and Hydrogen in Direct Injection (DI) Diesel Engine and prediction through Artificial Neural Network

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thanigaivelan V ◽  
Lavanya R
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Cashew Nut Shell Liquid ◽  
Single Cylinder ◽  
Direct Injection Diesel Engine ◽  
Cashew Nut ◽  
Di Diesel Engine ◽  
Artificial Neural ◽  
Cashew Nut Shell

Abstract Emission from the DI diesel engine is series setback for environment viewpoint. Intended for that investigates for alternative biofuel is persuaded. The important hitches with the utilization of biofuels and their blends in DI diesel engines are higher emanations and inferior brake-thermal efficiency as associated to sole diesel fuel. In this effort, Cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) biodiesel, hydrogen and ethanol (BHE) mixtures remained verified in a direct-injection diesel engine with single cylinder to examine the performance and discharge features of the engine. The ethanol remained supplemented 5%, 10% and 15% correspondingly through enhanced CNSL as well as hydrogen functioned twin fuel engine. The experiments done in a direct injection diesel engine with single-cylinder at steadystate conditions above the persistent RPM (1500RPM). Throughout the experiment, emissions of pollutants such as fuel consumption rate (SFC), hydrocarbons (HC), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and pressure of the fuel were also measured. cylinders. The experimental results show that, compared to diesel fuel, the braking heat of the biodiesel mixture is reduced by 26.79-24% and the BSFC diminutions with growing addition of ethanol from the CNSL hydrogen mixture. The BTE upsurges thru a rise in ethanol proportion with CNSL hydrogen mixtures. Finally, the optimum combination of ethanol with CNSL hydrogen blends led to the reduced levels of HC and CO emissions with trivial upsurge in exhaust gas temperature and NOx emissions. This paper reconnoiters the routine of artificial neural networks (ANN) to envisage recital, ignition and discharges effect.

Utilization of Low-Calorific Gaseous Fuel in a Direct-Injection Diesel Engine

2005 ◽  
Vol 128 (4) ◽  
pp. 915-920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Mohammadi ◽  
Masahiro Shioji ◽  
Takuji Ishiyama ◽  
Masato Kitazaki
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Diesel Engines ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Chemical Processes ◽  
Solid Wastes ◽  
Direct Injection Diesel Engine

Low-calorific gases with a small portion of hydrogen are produced in various chemical processes, such as gasification of solid wastes or biomass. The aim of this study is to clarify the efficient usage of these gases in diesel engines used for power generation. Effects of amount and composition of low-calorific gases on diesel engine performance and exhaust emissions were experimentally investigated adding hydrogen-nitrogen mixtures into the intake gas of a single-cylinder direct-injection diesel engine. The results indicate that optimal usage of low-calorific gases improves NOx and Smoke emissions with remarkable saving in diesel fuel consumption.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF DIESEL-BIODIESEL BLENDS ON THE PERFORMANCE AND EXHAUST EMISSIONS OF A DIRECT INJECTION OFF-ROAD DIESEL ENGINE

Transport ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 440-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomas Mickevičius ◽  
Stasys Slavinskas ◽  
Slawomir Wierzbicki ◽  
Kamil Duda
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Exhaust Emissions ◽  
Bench Test ◽  
Maximum Pressure ◽  
Cylinder Pressure ◽  
Biodiesel Blends ◽  
Performance And Emission

This paper presents a comparative analysis of the diesel engine performance and emission characteristics, when operating on diesel fuel and various diesel-biodiesel (B10, B20, B40, B60) blends, at various loads and engine speeds. The experimental tests were performed on a four-stroke, four-cylinder, direct injection, naturally aspirated, 60 kW diesel engine D-243. The in-cylinder pressure data was analysed to determine the ignition delay, the Heat Release Rate (HRR), maximum in-cylinder pressure and maximum pressure gradients. The influence of diesel-biodiesel blends on the Brake Specific Fuel Consumption (bsfc) and exhaust emissions was also investigated. The bench test results showed that when the engine running on blends B60 at full engine load and rated speed, the autoignition delay was 13.5% longer, in comparison with mineral diesel. Maximum cylinder pressure decreased about 1–2% when the amount of Rapeseed Methyl Ester (RME) expanded in the diesel fuel when operating at full load and 1400 min–1 speed. At rated mode, the minimum bsfc increased, when operating on biofuel blends compared to mineral diesel. The maximum brake thermal efficiency sustained at the levels from 0.3% to 6.5% lower in comparison with mineral diesel operating at full (100%) load. When the engine was running at maximum torque mode using diesel – RME fuel blends B10, B20, B40 and B60 the total emissions of nitrogen oxides decreased. At full and moderate load, the emission of carbon monoxide significantly raised as the amount of RME in fuel increased.

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