This article studied water-gasoline emulsions for reducing the NO(x) emissions of a motorcycle engine. Emulsified gasoline fuels of 0, 5, 10 and 15 % water by volume were used in a four-stroke, 125 cc, port injection, spark ignition engine. Both full throttle speed ranging from 2000 to 7000 rpm and low load were tested. The engine torque, fuel consumption, exhaust emissions and combustion characteristics were investigated. The experimental results show that the engine torque and fuel consumption are improved for 5 and 10 % water emulsions. However, at 15 %, the engine torque and fuel consumption deteriorate and the exhaust temperature is increased owing to slow burn rate. The exhaust emissions of NO(x) and CO decrease as the water percentage in the emulsion increases. A higher oxygen concentration in exhaust gas of emulsified fuel was found, which results in lower CO emission. The HC emission is increased with increasing water content, which might be caused by the thicker quench layer of emulsified fuel combustion. An appropriate concentration of water in the emulsified gasoline fuel for a 125 cc motorcycle engine is found to be 10 %.
Performance and emissions of motorcycle engines using water-fuel emulsions
International Journal of Vehicle Design ; 49 , 1-3 ; 91-110
2009
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