DTIC ADA161652: Performance Combustion Characteristics and Exhaust ... | |
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A CLR single cylinder diesel engine is used to determine | |
the effect of air content in the emulsified fuel on the | |
performance, exhaust emissions and ignition delay of | |
diesel engines. The experiments were conducted using | |
diesel fuel no. 2 and JP-4 as baseline fuels and | |
emulsions containing 15%, 30% and 45% water by volume. | |
The air charge temperature was varied from 88 F to 302 F. | |
The effects associated with use of the emulsions on | |
performance, ignition delay and exhaust emissions were | |
determined by making detailed measurements of fuel | |
consumption, engine operating parameters and exhaust | |
emissions. The results showed that slight improvement in | |
Brake Specific Fuel Consumption (BSFC) was observed when | |
emulsions with low water content were used at high | |
speeds. For high water content emulsions, the BSFC | |
increased. Heating the intake air increased the BSFC at | |
high engine loads and slightly improved it at low engine | |
loads. While the ignition delay was found to increase | |
with the increase of the water percentage in the | |
emulsion, preheating the air charge was effective in | |
reducing it. Although, NO sub x and soot formation were | |
reduced effectively with the increase of water content in | |
the emulsion, preheating the air charge adversely | |
affected NO sub x and soot emissions. While CO and VHC | |
emissions increased with the increase of the water | |
content in the emulsion, increasing the intake air | |
temperature slightly reduced carbon monoxide and unburned | |
hydrocarbons at low loads. Keywords: Combustion; Exhaust | |
emissions; Water/Oil emulsions. | |
Date Published: 2018-02-04 02:26:23 | |
Identifier: DTIC_ADA161652 | |
Item Size: 50644198 | |
Language: english | |
Media Type: texts | |
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