Experimental and Simulation of Diesel Engine Fueled with Biodiesel with Variations in Heat Loss Model

This study presents an experimental investigation and thermodynamic 0D modeling of the combustion of a compression-ignition engine, fueled by an alternative fuel based on neem biodiesel (B100) as well as conventional diesel (D100). The study highlights the effects of the engine load at 50%, 75% and 100% and the influence of the heat loss models proposed by Woschni, Eichelberg and Hohenberg on the variation in the cylinder pressure. The study shows that the heat loss through the cylinder wall is more pronounced during diffusion combustion regardless of the nature of the fuels tested and the load range required. The cylinder pressures when using B100 estimated at 89 bars are relatively higher than when using D100, about 3.3% greater under the same experimental conditions. It is also observed that the problem of the high pressure associated with the use of biodiesels in engines can be solved by optimizing the ignition delay. The net heat release rate remains roughly the same when using D100 and B100 at 100% load. At low loads, the D100 heat release rate is higher than B100. The investigation shows how wall heat losses are more pronounced in the diffusion combustion phase, relative to the premix phase, by presenting variations in the curves.

Automated summary

This study compares the combustion characteristics of a compression-ignition engine fueled by neem biodiesel (B100) and conventional diesel (D100) under different loads, showing that B100 generates higher cylinder pressures under the same conditions. The issue of high pressure associated with biodiesel use in engines can be solved by optimizing ignition delay, and at different loads, the heat release rate of D100 is higher than that of B100.