Journal
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Volume 21, Issue 3-4, Pages 433-444Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(00)00037-9
Keywords
advanced period; brake specific fuel consumption; brake thermal efficiency; exhaust and cylinder wall temperatures; ignition delay; mechanical efficiency; hydrocarbon emissions
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Combustion studies on both diesel fuel and vegetable oil fuels, with the standard and advanced injection timing, were carried out using the same engine and test procedures so that comparative assessments may be made. The diesel engine principle demands self-ignition of the fuel as it is injected at some degrees before top dead centre (BTDC) into the hot compressed cylinder gas. Longer delays between injection and ignition lead to unacceptable rates of pressure rise with the result of diesel knock because too much fuel is ready to take part in premixed combustion. Alternative fuels have been noted to exhibit longer delay periods and slower burning rate especially at low load operating conditions hence resulting in late combustion in the expansion stroke. Advanced injection timing is expected to compensate these effects. The engine has standard injection timing of 30 degrees C BTDC. The injection was first advanced by 5.5 degrees C given injection timing of 35.5 degrees C BTDC. The engine performance was very erratic on this timing. The injection was then advanced by 3.5 degrees C and the effects are presented in this paper. The engine performance was smooth especially at low load levels. The ignition delay was reduced through advanced injection but tended to incur a slight increase in fuel consumption. Moderate advanced injection timing is recommended for low speed operations. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available