Journal
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Volume 9, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jmse9101072
Keywords
methane (CH4); dimethyl ether (DME); dual-fuel (DF) engine; combustion; emission; start of injection (SOI)
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- Ministry of Education of Republic of Korea
- National Research Foundation of Korea [NRF-2019R1G1A1005342]
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The numerical study investigated the impact of different fuel types on a marine engine’s combustion and emission characteristics. Results showed significant reductions in NO emissions in the DF mode, along with decreases in soot and CO2 emissions with specific fuel types. However, the DF mode also resulted in longer ignition delay times during combustion processes.
A numerical study was carried out to investigate the effects of methane (CH4), ethane (C2H6), propane (C3H8), butane (C4H10), and dimethyl ether (DME) on the combustion and emission characteristics of a four-stroke gas-diesel dual-fuel (DF) marine engine at full load. Three-dimensional simulations of the combustion process and emission formation inside the engine cylinder in the diesel and DF modes were performed using the AVL FIRE R2018a simulation software to analyze the in-cylinder pressure, temperature, and emission characteristics. The simulation results agreed well with the measured values reported in the engine shop test technical data. The simulation results showed reductions in the in-cylinder peak pressure and temperatures, as well as the emission formations, in the DF modes in comparison to the diesel mode. The DF mode could significantly reduce nitric oxide (NO) emissions (up to 96.225%) of DME compared to the diesel mode. Meanwhile, C3H8 and CH4 fuels effectively reduced the soot (up to 82.78%) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (by 21.33%), respectively, compared to the diesel mode. However, the results also showed longer ignition delay times of the combustion processes when the engine operated in the DF mode, particularly in the DME-diesel mode. The combustion and emission characteristics of the engine were also analyzed when varying the injection timing; the results showed that applying the injection timing adjustment method could further address NO emission problems but led to a decrease in the engine power. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the benefits and disadvantages of adopting the injection timing adjustment strategy to address certain engine emission problems. This study successfully analyzed the benefits of using various gas fuels as alternative fuels and the injection timing adjustment method in DF marine engines to meet the International Maritime Organization (IMO) emission regulations without the use of any emission after-treatment devices.
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