Numerical investigation on performance and emission characteristics of a diesel engine fired with methanol blended diesel fuel / Gurkamal Nain Singh...[et al.]

Singh, Gurkamal Nain and Bharj, Rabinder Singh and Kumar, Rajan (2019) Numerical investigation on performance and emission characteristics of a diesel engine fired with methanol blended diesel fuel / Gurkamal Nain Singh...[et al.]. Journal of Mechanical Engineering (JMechE), 16 (2). pp. 41-52. ISSN 1823-5514 ; 2550-164X

Abstract

The effects of methanol and oleic acid blended diesel fuel on the performance and emissions of the diesel engine are evaluated numerically by commercial software Diesel-RK to simulate a single cylinder, naturally aspirated, direct injection, four-stroke diesel engine. The present study also resolves the problem of the immiscibility of methanol in diesel fuel, as to avoid immiscible nature an optimum percentage of oleic acid and n-butanol is added to make blends stable. The methanol blended diesel fuels are 7%, 12%, and 17% methanol in volume basis (D85M7NB1O7, D75M12NB1O12, and D65M17NB1O17). A drastic reduction in NOx emission is observed due to low combustion temperature however the PM emissions increases which can be controlled by using exhaust after-treatment techniques. The results indicate that: the brake specific fuel consumption increases and brake thermal efficiency decreases with an increase of methanol, oleic acid and n-butanol contents in the blended fuel whereas maximum heat release rate increases and exhaust temperature decreases.

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Item Type: Article
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Singh, Gurkamal Nain
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Bharj, Rabinder Singh
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Kumar, Rajan
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Subjects: T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Mechanical Engineering (JMechE)
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Journal of Mechanical Engineering (JMechE)
ISSN: 1823-5514 ; 2550-164X
Volume: 16
Number: 2
Page Range: pp. 41-52
Keywords: Diesel Fuel, Methanol, Fuel Blending, Diesel-RK, NOx and PM Emissions
Date: 2019
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/36417
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