Coordinated Control of EGR Valve and Intake Throttle for Better Fuel Economy in Diesel Engines

Author(s):  
Michiel Van Nieuwstadt
2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-53
Author(s):  
R. Bhaskar Reddy ◽  
S. Sunilkumar Reddy

Diesel engines are being used extensively for fuel economy but due to gradual depletion of Petroleum resources and increase in exhaust emissions, there is an urgent need for suitable alternative fuels for the diesel engines. As our country is an agricultural country, if the alternate fuels are produced by our farmers it will be beneficial for the country and the farmers also. In recent studies, researchers studied various vegetable oils like canola oil, alovera oil, soya been oil, flaxseed oil and hone oil etc. Out of all flaxseed oil play an important role as an alternative fuel. But the properties of flaxseed oil are not suitable for the usage in the existing diesel engines without blending with diesel fuel. The performance of the engine depends on the combustion phenomenon and it further depends on the amount of heat retained in the combustion chamber. Hence the present work is planned accordingly to develop an insulated engine by coating the piston with TIO2material. So that more amount of heat will be retained in the combustion chamber which aids the combustion. Further the performance of flaxseedbiodiesel blend namely B10, B20, B30 and B40 are tested and the results are mentioned accordingly.


Author(s):  
Yifan Men ◽  
Jason B. Martz ◽  
Eric Curtis ◽  
Guoming G. Zhu

Abstract Modern diesel engines are normally turbocharged in order to achieve desired fuel economy and meet emission requirements. The well-known “turbo-lag”, delayed engine torque response to driver’s demand, is the main disadvantage for turbocharged engines operated under transient conditions. In addition, at low engine speed, the peak engine output torque is heavily limited by the available turbine energy. As a result, turbocharged engines have degraded peak torque at low speed and slow transient responses in general. Various technologies (variable geometry turbine, electrically assisted turbocharger, hydraulically assisted turbocharger, etc.) have been developed to improve transient response and low-speed torque performance. This paper presents a numerical study of an electrically assisted boosting (eBoost) system for a turbocharged diesel engine through 1-D simulations. This study focuses on two main areas: the electrical compensation at steady-state and turbo-lag reduction under transient operation. It is shown that the eBoost system is capable of increasing engine fuel economy at mid-speed and greatly improving low-speed peak torque. In addition, the eBoost system improves engine transient performance by reducing response time up to 60%.


Author(s):  
Dhananjay B. Zodpe ◽  
Nishikant V. Deshpande

Diesel Engines have better fuel economy compared to gasoline engines. Society is now aware of various harmful effects of pollution and various researchers are trying to use fuel reformulation method to meet the forthcoming stringent air pollution norms for the diesel engines. This paper presents an experimental investigation on use of three different low price ethanol based oxygenate-diesel blends (oxygenate 4, 8 and 12% in blend) as an oxygen enriched fuel in diesel engine and its effect on brake thermal efficiency, smoke density and emissions of CO, HC, NOx etc is studied. It was observed that there is substantial reduction in the smoke density of exhaust gases and the observed reduction was found proportional to the mass of oxygen present in the blend. Marginal increase in NOx and brake thermal efficiency was observed and there was no significant change in the brake power of the engine.


2012 ◽  
Vol 134 (09) ◽  
pp. 38-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Ciatti

This article evaluates engine efficiency as a step towards improving fuel economy and emissions performance. Diesel engines tend to be very efficient; however, they have an emissions problem. They require complex and expensive equipment to meet pollution mandates. Spark ignition gasoline engines, on the other hand, do a much better job with emissions, but they are inherently less efficient. Thus, the research team at Argonne National Laboratory has decided to look for ways to combine the best characteristics of both. This new system is more like traditional diesel combustion than spark ignition, but uses a gasoline-like fuel and an innovative approach to combustion to minimize emissions. Diesel engines tend to run lean, meaning there is more oxygen in the mix than fuel, which reduces in-cylinder average temperatures. Research shows that gasoline spark engines have fatal efficiency flaws but comply easily and relatively inexpensively with emission requirements. Diesels are more efficient, but carry a heavy penalty for emission compliance. Different research teams’ challenge is to ensure robust, reliable operation during transient operation. The new system’s torque profile is essentially the same as that of a conventional diesel, and it provides excellent performance in the powerband where most people drive.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujit Gavade ◽  
Aashish Bhargava ◽  
Gaurav Soni ◽  
Chandrakant Deshmukh

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wim van Dam ◽  
Peter Kleijwegt ◽  
Marnix Torreman ◽  
Gary Parsons

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 491-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Eichler ◽  
Yousef Jeihouni ◽  
Carl Ritterskamp

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