Abstract The purpose of this article is to provide the physicochemical properties and characteristics of exhaust emissions from a DME-fueled diesel engine. Fundamental properties of DME are described and compared with the properties of the conventional diesel fuel. In addition, the applicability of DME fuel is presented in terms of its potentials as an alternative fuel for compression ignition engines. The exhaust emission characteristics of a DME-fueled engine are described using experimental results of different DME and diesel blends. The most important properties of DME are the presence of oxygen in the fuel molecule, lower ignition temperature, and high cetane number. The kinematic viscosity of DME is significantly lower than that of diesel. However, low lower hating value (LHV), low viscosity, and low lubricity are some of the major disadvantages of DME. The bulk modulus of DME is about 1/3 compared to diesel fuel. Spray tip penetration of DME is found to be shorter than that of diesel. Also, the Sauter mean diameter (SMD) distribution of the DME spray is found to be much smaller than that of diesel. Emission characteristics of different DME and diesel blends are investigated, which shows low soot, CO, and other hydrocarbon emissions.


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    Title :

    Fuel Properties and Emission Characteristics of Dimethyl Ether in a Diesel Engine


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    Publication date :

    2017-01-01


    Size :

    16 pages




    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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