An experimental study on the performance and emission characteristics of a CI engine fuelled with Jatropha biodiesel and its blends with diesel

The performance and emission characteristics of a compression ignition engine using mixture of jatropha biodiesel and mineral diesel have been experimentally investigated. It is observed that brake specific fuel consumption increases with higher percentage of biodiesel in the blends. Brake thermal efficiency decreases with the increased percentage of biodiesel in the blends. The maximum efficiency is found to be 29.6% with pure diesel and 21.2% with pure biodiesel. Carbon mono-oxide and hydrocarbon emissions are improved with the addition of biodiesel to diesel. NO_x emission is found to be increased with pure biodiesel by 24% compared to mineral diesel.     

Optimization of biodiesel production from Azolla pinnata: investigation of CI engine characteristics using nano dosed biodiesel

Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology - In this study, Al2O3 nanoparticles were included in the Azolla pinnata methyl ester blend (AME30) in different concentrations (25 ppm, 50 ppm and 75...     

Effect of lubricating oil additives on particle size distribution and total number concentration in diesel engine

This paper investigates the characteristics of particle size distribution in exhaust gas of engine fuelled with pure diesel and with diesel mixed with base oil or with oil additives. The experiments are conducted on a turbocharged diesel engine with fast particulate spectrometer DMS 500 connected to the exhaust pipe. Base oil and two kinds of commonly used lubricating oil additives, antioxidant additives and antifoaming additives, are chosen to be added into the fuel, with the concentrations being 0.5%, 1.0% and 1.5% of fuel weight individually. The particle size distribution is measured under medium load (100 Nm) and full load at different speeds. The results indicate that the existence of base oil or oil additives shows great influence on particle size distribution. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Interaction of PIB-succinimides and other engine oil additives

The paper shows the results of investigations into the interactions between different types of succinimides and zinc dialkyl dithiophosphates. Various properties of additives in oil solutions were tested and examined by various methods, in order to show the existence of interactions of various strengths between different types of succinimide and ZnDDP.     

Analysis and modeling of exhaust gas temperature in an ethanol fuelled HCCI engine

Low exhaust temperature in homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) significantly limits efficiency of an exhaust aftertreatment system to mitigate high HC and CO emissions in HCCI engines. This article aims to understand the effect of varying input parameters on HCCI exhaust gas temperature (T_exh) for an ethanol fuelled engine. A single cylinder engine is used to collect experimental data at 100 different HCCI conditions. The results indicate that variation in combustion parameters such as start of combustion (SOC), burn duration (BD) and maximum in-cylinder pressure (P_max) are not effectively correlated with variations of Texh, but the indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP) and constant-volume adiabatic flame temperature (T_ad) are strongly related to T_exh. These experimental findings were then used to design an artificial neural network (ANN) model to predict T_exh. The model was validated with the experimental data, indicating an average error less than 4.5°C between predicted and measured T_exh.     

The effect of hydrogen enrichment on exhaust emissions and thermal efficiency in a LPG fuelled engine

The concept of hydrogen enriched LPG fuelled engine can be essentially characterized as low emissions and reduction of backfire for hydrogen engine. The purpose of study is obtaining low-emission and high-efficiency in LPG engine with hydrogen enrichment. In order to determine the ideal compression ratio, a variable compression ratio single cylinder engine was developed. The objective of this paper is to clarify the effects of hydrogen enriched LPG fuelled engine on exhaust emission, thermal efficiency and performance. The compression ratio of 8 was selected to minimize abnormal combustion. To maintain equal heating value, the amount of LPG was decreased, and hydrogen was gradually added. In a similar manner, the relative air-fuel ratio was increased from 0.8 to 1.3 in increment of 0.1, and the ignition timing was controlled to be at MBT each case.     

The effects of engine oil additives on valve train wear

Preventing valve train wear in automotive engines is one of the most important properties of an engine oil. However, the influence of engine oil additives on valve train wear has not been sufficiently clarified. In this investigation, the antiwear performance of additives (such as ashless dispersants, metallic detergents and zinc dithiophosphate - ZDTP) and the influence of the interaction of the additives were evaluated. Secondly, metallic detergents were considered. An overbased calcium sulphonate and an overbased phenate were found to have good anti-scuffing performance when evaluated in engine tests and in Falex wear tests. However, from the results of four-ball tests, these additives did not appear to have many extreme pressure properties. From surface analyses, it was determined that a calcium carbonate film was formed on the sliding surface of the Falex test piece, and this film provided good protection against wear. Finally, the interaction of ZDTP, succinimides and calcium detergents and their influence on valve train wear were studied. The decomosition temperature of ZDTP increased with certain additives. including the succinimide. As a result, scuffing was more prone, at temperatures below those increased temperatures. Also, changes in additive concentration on the sliding surface, due to competitive adsorption, altered the antiwear performance of the oil.     

Some engine oil additives and their effects on antiwear film formation

Engine oils contain several additives dissolved or dispersed in a hydrocarbon oil base. Each of these additives are meant to perform one or more functions, which may or may not relate directly to friction and wear. The performance of additive mixtures, however, cannot usually be predicted in a simple fashion, such as, for example, by a rule‐of‐mixtures approach. In addition, additives which are meant to perform functions unrelated to friction and wear may impact the efficacy of friction and wear additives. Many of these effects can be explained by the study of additive interactions by various spectroscopic, colligative and other physical chemical methods. This paper presents a review of published information on that topic, with a view to stimulate further work as well as to provide insight on issues facing engine oil formulators. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Effects of different piezo-acting mechanism on two-stage fuel injection and CI combustion in a CRDi engine

In this study, the effects of two piezo injectors operated by different mechanisms on multi-injection and Compression ignition (CI) combustion were investigated. High-pressure injectors for CI engines are divided into two categories according to the actuator: Solenoid and piezo injectors. It is commonly known that both injectors have a hydraulic circuit for fuel injection; thus, the performance of the injector is highly dependent on not only hydraulic characteristics such as volume of internal chambers and nozzle geometry, but also the actuation mechanism. Specially, the direct needle-Driven piezo injector (DPI) is introduced in this study and compared with the indirectacting Piezo injector (PI) to investigate the injection characteristics and influences on CI combustion performance by using spray visualization, injection rate measurement, and single cylinder diesel engine experiments, as well as numerical simulation for injection rate modeling of DPI. In the spray visualization experiment, a high-speed camera was used to examine spray tip penetration length and spray speed with respect to each injector. Also, in order to investigate injection rate information, which is a significantly dominant factor in combustion characteristics, the Bosch-tube method was adapted under the condition of a back pressure of 4.5 MPa, corresponding to engine motoring pressure. Also, a single-cylinder CRDi (Common-rail direct-injection) engine experiment was carried out to determine the effects of different piezo-acting mechanisms on two-stage fuel injection and CI combustion. From the key results obtained by this study, the direct needle-driven piezo injector has a faster SOI (Start of injection) and EOI (End of injection). In addition, the overall shape of the injection rate of DPI was narrow and the injection had a higher spray speed than that of PI. Also, DPI has a higher heat release rate and peak pressure, as verified by the engine experiment. In particular, it was found that DPI showed the possibility of combustion improvement when applying a pilot injection strategy.

     

The influence of charge air temperature and exhaust gas recirculation on the availability analysis,performance and emission behavior of diesel - bael oil - diethyl ether blend operated diesel engine

Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology - In this work, the first and second laws of thermodynamic analyses were carried out on Kirloskar direct injection, variable compression ratio (VCR)...     

Effect of oxygen enrichment on the performance,combustion, and emission of single cylinder stationary CI engine fueled with cardanol diesel blends

We investigated the effect of intake air enrichment on the performance, combustion, and emission characteristics of a single cylinder direct-injection stationary diesel engine fueled with non- edible alternative fuel, namely, cardanol — diesel — methanol blend (B20M10). The results were compared with baseline diesel operations under standard operating conditions. The bio-fuel blend B20M10 (20% cardanol, 10% Methanol, and 70% diesel) was used as fuel and the combustion, performance, and emission characteristics were investigated by oxygen enriching of intake air with 3, 5, and 7 percentage by weight. With the increase of intake air oxygen concentration, CO, HC, and smoke were found to be decreased. But BTE and NOx emission were considerably increased. The blended fuel B20M10 with 7% oxygen enrichment of intake air was compared with diesel operation. The results show a 0.5% lesser BTE, 28% more NOx emission at full load condition. There is not much variation of smoke emission to be noticed for this fuel combination compared to diesel.     

Effect of water induction on the performance and exhaust emissions in a diesel engine (II)

This study was to investigate the effects of water induction through the air intake system on the characteristics of combustion and exhaust emissions in an IDI diesel engine. The fuel injection timing was also controlled to investigate a method for the simultaneous reduction of smoke and NOx when water was injected into the combustion chamber. The formation of NOx was significantly suppressed by decreasing the gas peak temperature during the initial combustion process because the water played a role as a heat sink during evaporating in the combustion chamber, while the smoke was slightly increased with increased water amount. Also, NOx emission was significantly decreased with increase in water amount. A simultaneous reduction in smoke and NOx emissions was obtained when water was injected into the combustion chamber by retarding more 2°CA of the fuel injection timing than without water injection.     

The characteristics of biodiesel and oxygenated additives in a compression ignition engine

In this study, experiments on the simultaneous reduction of smoke and NOx emissions of indirect-injection (IDI) diesel engines were conducted using a biodiesel fuel (BDF) and ethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether (EGBE), which is an oxygenated fuel of mono-ethers, as a pre-processing method and by applying cooled EGR. A four-cylinder, water-cooled IDI diesel engine was used, while the engine performance and emission characteristics were considered using diesel fuel, BDF 100%, and a mixed fuel BDF and EGBE (maximum EGBE mixing ratio in mixed fuel: 20 vol-%). Results showed the BDF and the BDF and EGBE mix had significantly better smoke reduction effects than the diesel fuel. In particular, the use of the BDF and EGBE mix and the simultaneous application of 10% cooled EGR were confirmed to have reduced both smoke and NOx emissions.     

Thermodynamic model for prediction of performance and emission characteristics of SI engine fuelled by gasoline and natural gas with experimental verification

In this study, a thermodynamic cycle simulation of a conventional four-stroke SI engine has been carried out to predict the engine performance and emissions. The first law of thermodynamics has been applied to determine in-cylinder temperature and pressure as a function of crank angle. The Newton-Raphson method was used for the numerical solution of the equations. The non-differential form of equations resulted in the simplicity and ease of the solution to predict the engine performance. Two-zone model for the combustion process simulation has been used and the mass burning rate was predicted by simulating spherical propagation of the flame front. Also, temperature dependence of specific heat capacity has been considered. The performance characteristics including power, indicated specific fuel consumption, and emissions concentration of SI engine using gasoline and CNG fuels have been determined by the model. The results of the present work have been evaluated using corresponding available experimental data of an existing SI engine running on both gasoline and CNG. It has been found that the simulated results show reasonable agreement with the experimental data. Finally, parametric studies have been carried out to evaluate the effects of equivalence ratio, compression ratio and spark timing on the engine performance characteristics in order to show the capability of the model to predict of engine operation.     

纳米和微米SiO2颗粒对PPESK复合材料摩擦学性能的影响

用热压成型法制备了纳米、微米SiO2填充聚醚砜酮(PPESK)复合材料,考察了复合材料的硬度和抗弯强度,并研究了干摩擦条件下纳米、微米SiO2颗粒对复合材料摩擦磨损性能的影响,用扫描电镜观察分析了复合材料磨损表面形貌及磨损机理。结果表明：干摩擦条件下,纳米SiO2填充PPESK主要是轻微的磨粒磨损;而微米SiO2填充PPESK主要是严重的磨粒磨损。     

Effect of engine variables on the turbulent flow of a spark ignition engine

The turbulent flow in a spark ignition engine plays an important role in determining its combustion characteristics and thermal efficiency. In order to analyse the combustion process, the turbulent flow and its turbulence intensity must be studied. To study the turbulent flow as varying various factors in a combustion chamber of a spark ignition engine, the L-head with or without squish area are selected. The turbulent as varying flow on the piston speed, inlet flow velocity, and squish velocity are measured by using hot wire anemometer. To examine the characteristics of turbulent flow, the ensemble averaged mean velocity, turbulence intensity, turbulence intensity decrease ratio, production rate of turbulence intensity, production coefficient of turbulence intensity are analysied.     

Effect of antioxidants on the oxidative stability and combustion characteristics of biodiesel fuels in an indirect-injection (IDI) diesel engine

Biodiesel fuels that consist of saturated and unsaturated long-chain fatty acid alkyl esters are an alternative diesel fuel produced from vegetable oils or animal fats. However, autoxidation of biodiesel fuels during storage is easily caused by air, reducing fuel quality by adversely affecting its properties such as kinematic viscosity and acid value. One approach to improve the resistance of biodiesel fuels to autoxidation is to mix them with antioxidants. This study investigated the effectiveness of five such antioxidants in mixtures with biodiesel fuels produced by three biodiesel manufacturers: butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), tert-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), propyl gallate (PrG) and α-tocopherol. An engine test was also performed to investigate the combustion characteristics of biodiesel fuel with antioxidants in an indirect-injection (IDI) diesel engine. Oxidation stability was determined using Rancimat equipment. The results showed that TBHQ, BHA, and BHT were the most effective and α-tocopherol was the least effective in increasing the oxidation stability of biodiesel. The combustion characteristics and exhaust emissions in diesel engine were not influenced by the addition of antioxidants in biodiesel fuel. This study recommends TBHQ and PrG to be used for safeguarding biodiesel fuel from the effects of autoxidation during storage.     

Nanofabrication of arbitrary patterns by nano plastic forming and etching (NPFE)

In this paper, flexibility of nano plastic forming and etching, an ultra-high resolution nanofabrication process developed recently by the authors, in terms of fabrication of arbitrary patterns as well as applicability to various work materials is demonstrated. First, a thin layer of nickel (Ni) is deposited on a silicon (Si) substrate. Then, it is directly patterned by nano plastic forming. Next, the patterned Ni mask is slightly etched by direct current sputter etching to transfer the pattern into the entire mask thickness and expose the surface of the substrate in the individual patterned areas. Afterward, the pattern is transferred onto the substrate by reactive ion etching. Finally, the remained Ni layer is removed from the substrate, and nanostructures fabricated on the surface of the substrate are revealed. Fabrication of grid patterns with various pitch settings on the surface of Si substrates is demonstrated. The experimental results indicate that the depth and width of the nanostructures can be controlled by the etching time. Also, it is confirmed from the results that the depth and width are not influenced by the pitch setting.     

微织构(W,Mo)C基刀具和YG8刀具对钛合金干切削性能的影响

刀具切削钛合金时存在切削温度高、单位面积上切削力大等问题,微织构刀具可以有效减小摩擦力,减小切削力。通过正交实验法设计微织构参数,研究微织构参数对Al 2O 3/La 2O 3/(W,Mo)C无黏结相硬质合金刀具以及YG8刀具切削钛合金实验的切削性能影响。实验结果表明,合适参数的沟槽型微织构能有效降低Al 2O 3/La 2O 3/(W,Mo)C无黏结相硬质合金刀具和YG8刀具切削TC4钛合金的切削力,相同沟槽参数下,无黏结相硬质合金刀具的切削力明显低于YG8刀具的切削力;合适参数的沟槽型微织构能有效降低刀具刀屑界面的摩擦系数,相同沟槽参数下,无黏结相硬质合金刀具的摩擦系数大都低于YG8刀具的摩擦系数;沟槽深度10μm、沟槽间距100μm以及沟槽宽度30μm的沟槽参数下,切削钛合金时,无黏结相硬质合金刀具前刀面无明显磨损,后刀面只有边界磨损,YG8刀具发生崩刃,前刀面出现切屑的滞留。