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TRANSACTIONS OF THE CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Volume 47, Issue 2, Pages 202-210Publisher
CANADIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.1139/tcsme-2022-0077
Keywords
carbon nanotubes; silicon carbide; ethanol; hydrocarbon; engine
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By adding nanoparticles to the fuel blend, the combustion efficiency and emission characteristics of diesel engines can be improved. The larger surface area to volume ratio of nanoparticles enhances mixing and chemical reactivity, leading to better engine performance and reduced emissions.
The combustion, efficiency, and emission properties of a single-cylinder variable compression ratio diesel engine were examined in this research (B100A30C30). To create a homogeneous solution, the ultrasonicator was used in conjunction with a 30 ppm concentration of silicon carbide and carbon nanotubes, two common nanoparticles found in fuel combinations. The increased mixing and chemical reactivity offered by nanoparticles' greater surface area to volume ratio during combustion improved the combustion, performance, and emission characteristics of diesel engines. The engine with nanoparticles (B20A30C30) had a thermal efficiency of braking that is 20% higher than the engine with regular particles (B100). Following that, nitrogen oxide emissions reduced by 38%, carbon monoxide emissions by 68%, hydrocarbon emissions by 52%, and smoke emissions by 48%.
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