The basic and primary fuel consumption rate of India is growing at a large rate. Methanol has the potential to satisfy the alternate fuel requirement of the Indian economy. A Kirloskar SV1 model single cylinder, water cooled four stroke direct injection diesel engine is used to measure brake thermal efficiency, Brake specific energy consumption, exhaust gas temperature, brake mean effective pressure, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and smoke. In this study, an experiment was conducted on diesel engine by blending methanol and diesel in a particular ratio of 15:85, respectively. The engine parameters like compression ratio, injection pressure and injection timing were altered with respect to each other and compared with the behaviour of diesel fuelled engine. As a result, there is a desirable change in the emission and engine performance. BTE shows a significant increase with corresponding increase in compression ratio. BSEC was decreased which can be due to the increased brake mean effective pressure. Higher injection pressure means that the fuel and air gets mixed very well inside the cylinder. This leads to better combustion and hence the amount of fuel remaining unburnt decreases. Compression ratio and injection pressure are the most significant factors for emission characteristics.
Effect of Operating Parameters on the Performance and Emission of a Diesel Engine Fuelled with Diesel–Methanol Blend
Lect.Notes Mechanical Engineering
National Conference on IC Engines and Combustion ; 2019 ; Kurukshetra, India November 01, 2019 - November 04, 2019
2020-08-19
10 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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