Experimental investigation of the performance and emission characteristics of a CI engine equipped with a modified truncated cone piston crown operated on diesel and shea-butter biodiesel



Abstract Views
332

Downloads
278

Citations

Share

##plugins.themes.bootstrap3.article.sidebar##

Submitted Oct 17, 2018
Published Oct 31, 2018
10.24018/ejeng.2018.3.10.954

Abstract viewed = 332 times

Table of Contents

##plugins.themes.bootstrap3.article.main##

Biodiesels and Improved combustion chamber design have better in-cylinder air motion which positioned them to offer increased advantages in addressing the major concern of high emission and low thermal efficiency of compression ignition engines. This study therefore investigated the impact of Shea-butter biodiesel and redesigned combustion chamber on the performance and emission characteristics of a compression ignition engine. Biodiesel was prepared from Shea-butter using the standard process. Experiments were conducted on a Yoshita-165F engine operated on a blend of AGO and Shea-butter biodiesel and then Yoshita-165F engine equipped with a truncated cone piston crown with a cone base-angle of 40° modified from the standard piston, operated on a blend of AGO and Shea-butter to determine the engines’ performance characteristics using a TQ TD115 MKH Absorption Dynamometer. The performance and emission characteristic of the engine witnessed an improvement with the use of the truncated cone piston crown with a cone base-angle of 40°. This was also observed with AGO/Shea-butter biodiesel blend as fuel and was particularly well pronounced when utilized as a fuel for the truncated cone piston crown equipped engine. Compression ignition engine equipped with the modified piston and operated on AGO/Shea-butter biodiesel led to improvement in performance.

Keywords: Combustion Chamber Truncated Cone Piston Crown Shea-Butter Biodiesel

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

  1. O. A. Towoju, & A. A. Dare, “Impact of Conical Piston Crown Equipped Compression Ignition Engine on Performance”, European Journal of Engineering and Technology, vol. 6 (1), 13-25, 2018.
     Google Scholar
  2. V. R. Mamilla, M. Mallikarjun, & G. N. Rao. “Effect of Combustion Chamber Design on a DI Diesel Engine Fuelled with Jatropha Methyl Esters Blends with Diesel”, International Conference On DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING, IConDM 2013, 479-490, 2013. India: Elsevier Ltd.
     Google Scholar
  3. A. Indrodia, N. Chotai, & B. Ramani. “Investigation of Different Combustion Chamber Geometry on Diesel Engine using CFD Modelling of In-cylinder Flow for Improving the Performance of Engine”, 5th International & 26th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference (AIMTDR 2014), 489-1 - 489-6, 2014. Assam.
     Google Scholar
  4. A. De Risi, & D. F. Manieri. “A Theoretical Investigation on the Effects of Combustion Chamber Geometry and Engine Speed on Soot and NOx Emissions”, Proceedings of ASME 1999 fall technical conference, ICE-vol. 33/1; 1999, 1-10, 1999. ASME.
     Google Scholar
  5. R. Banapurmath, B. Dodamani, S. Khanda, S. Hiremath, & V. Math. “Performance, Emission Characteristics of Dual Fuel (DF) & Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) Engines Operated on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)” Uppage Oil Methylester (UOME), Universal Journal of Renewable Energy, vol. 2, 32-44, 2015.
     Google Scholar
  6. S. Jafarmadar & M. Khanbabazadeh. “A Computational Study of the Effects of Combustion Chamber Geometries on Combustion Process and Emission in a DI Diesel Engine”, Journal of Fuel and Combustion, vol. 1 (1), 1-16, 2008.
     Google Scholar
  7. C. R. Rajashekhar, T. K. Chandrashekar, C. Umashankar & R. H. Kumar. “Studies on Effects of Combustion Chamber Geometry and Injection Pressure on Biodiesel Combustion”, Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineers, 429-438, 2012.
     Google Scholar
  8. C. S. Reddy, C. E. Reddy, & K. H. Reddy. “Effect of Tangential Grooves on Piston Crown of D.I. Diesel Engine with Blends of Cotton Seed Oil Methyl Easter”, IJRRAS, vol. 13 (1), 150-159, 2012.
     Google Scholar
  9. P. S. Varun, S. K. Tiwari, R. Singh, & N. Kumar. “Modification in combustion chamber geometry of CI engines for suitability of biodiesel: A review”, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 79, 1016-1033, 2017.
     Google Scholar
  10. S.L. Ranganatha, T. Chandrashekar, N. Banapurmath, & P. Nashipudi. “Effect of Injection Timing, Combustion Chamber Shapes and Nozzle Geometry on the Diesel Engine Performance”, Universal Journal of Petroleum Sciences, vol. 2, 74-95, 2014.
     Google Scholar
  11. S. Jaichandar, & K. Annamalai. “Effects of open combustion chamber geometries on the performance of pongamia biodiesel in a DI diesel engine”, Fuel, vol. 98, 272-279, 2012.
     Google Scholar
  12. A. Lofti & H. Ghassemi. “A Review on the Different Geometries of Combustion Chamber in CI Engines on Performance, Ignition and Emission”, Journal of Atmospheric Pollution, 5 (2), 40-46, 2017.
     Google Scholar
  13. V. V. Bharathi & G. Prasanthi. “The Influence of Air Swirl on Combustion and Emissions in a Diesel Engine”, International Journal of Researh in Mechanical Engineering and Technology, vol. 3 (2), 14-16, 2013.
     Google Scholar
  14. J. B. Heywood. Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals. New York: MCGrawHill, 1998
     Google Scholar
  15. B. K. Barnwal & M. P. Sharma. “Prospects of biodiesel production from vegetable oils in India”, Renew Sustain Energy Rev. vol. 9(4):363-378, 2005.
     Google Scholar
  16. K. Naveen, T. P. Parameshwaran, & P. Azhagiri. “Experimental Investigation of Variable Compression Ratio Diesel Engine using Ziziphus Jujuba oil”, 2014 International Conference on Innovations in Engineering and Technology (ICIET’14). III, 1134-1139, 2014. Madurai, Tamil Nadu: International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology.
     Google Scholar
  17. M. Anandan, S. Sampath, & N. M. Sudharsan. “Effect of Compression Ratio and Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) on Combustion, Emission and Performance of DI Diesel Engine with Biodiesel Blends”, Global Journal of Researches in Engineering: A Mechanical and Mechanics Engineering, vol. 14 (7), 1-16, 2014
     Google Scholar
  18. W. M. Adaileh, & K. S. AlQdah. “Performance of Diesel Engine Fuelled by a Biodiesel Extracted from a Waste Cooking Oil”, Energy Procedia, vol. 18, 1317-1334, 2012.
     Google Scholar
  19. B. Kathirvelu & S. Subramanian. “Performance and emission characteristics of biodiesel blends in a premixed compression ignition engine with exhaust gas recirculation”, Environmental Engineering Research, vol. 22 (3), 294-301, 2017.
     Google Scholar
  20. W. Tutak, A. Jamrozik, A., & M. Pyrc. “Experimental investigations on combustion, performance and emissions characteristics of compression ignition engine powered by B100/ethanol blend”, Energy and Fuels, 1-10, 2016
     Google Scholar
  21. J. Xue, T. E. Grift, & A. C. Hansena. “Effect of biodiesel on engine performances and emissions” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 15, 1098–1116, 2011.
     Google Scholar
  22. M. Ozkan. “Comparative Study of the Effect of Biodiesel and Diesel Fuel on a Compression Ignition Engine’s Performance, Emissions, and Its Cycle by Cycle Variations”, Energy Fuels, vol. 21(6), 3627-3636, 2007
     Google Scholar
  23. M. Canakci & J. H. Van Gerpen. “Comparison of Engine Performance and Emissions for Petroleum Diesel Fuel, Yellow Grease Biodiesel, and Soybean Oil Biodiesel”, ASAE Annual international meeting, vol. 46(4), 937–944, 2001.
     Google Scholar
  24. M. N. Nasim, R. B. Yarasu, R. B., & Sarda, R. H. “Experimental investigation on compression ignition engine powered by preheated neat jatropha oil”, Journal of Petroleum Technology and Alternative Fuels, vol. 4(7), 119-124, 2013.
     Google Scholar
  25. A. Anbarasu & A. Karthikeyan. “Performance and Emission Characteristics of Direct Injection Diesel Engine Running On Canola Oil / Diesel Fuel Blend”, American Journal of Engineering Research (AJER), vol. 3(8), 202-207, 2014.
     Google Scholar
  26. O. A. Towoju & A. A. Dare. “Frustum Cone Piston Crown Equipped Compression Ignition Engine Performance Characteristics”, American Journal of Engineering Research (AJER), vol. 7(3), 317-330, 2018.
     Google Scholar
  27. Y. Jehad, S. Nina, & M. Hamdan. “Performance of CI engines using Biodiesel as fuel”, GCREEDER international conference, 1-13, 2009. Amman: GCREEDER
     Google Scholar