Journal
HELIYON
Volume 9, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19196
Keywords
Diesel engine; Biodiesel blends; CONVERGE; Performance and emission characteristics; Combustion
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This study investigated the impact of different proportions of biodiesel blends on the performance and emission characteristics of a diesel engine. A three-dimensional simulation model was created using CONVERGE software to simulate the combustion process. The results showed that biodiesel blends could improve the brake thermal efficiency and reduce soot emissions, but they also led to increased fuel consumption and NOx emissions.
This work investigated and compared the impact on performance and emission characteristics of diesel engine fueled with five different proportions of biodiesel blends. Firstly, the three-dimensional simulation software CONVERGE was used to create a 3D simulation model of in -cylinder combustion for a diesel engine. Secondly, the experimental data of cylinder pressure and NOx emissions at 50% and 100% loads were employed to verify the simulation model. Finally, the combustion processes of blends with proportions of 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% biodiesel were simulated and compared by using the model. The study showed that the brake thermal efficiencies (BTEs) of biodiesel blends with 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% of biodiesel were increased by 1.24%, 1.89%, 3.13%, and 3.82% at 50% load, respectively, compared with pure diesel. In addition, the soot emissions were decreased by 1.20%, 2.64%, 3.88%, and 4.65%, respectively. However, as the proportion of biodiesel in the biodiesel blends increased, the brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) and NOx emissions increased. At 50% load, the BSFCs of bio-diesel blends with 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% of biodiesel increased by 0.61%, 1.34%, 1.42%, and 2.17%, respectively, compared with pure diesel. Additionally, the brake powers (BPs) were decreased by 0.64%, 1.31%, 1.88%, and 2.62% at 100% load, respectively.
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