Abstract
Nitrogen oxide and particulate matter legislations are major concern of compression ignition engine combustion. Additionally, growing energy demand with developing transportation sector requires sustainable alternate of conventional crude oils. These challenges are effectively solved with the adaptation of methane as gaseous fuel in compression ignition engine. Thus, in the present study, methane is used in single cylinder; four-stroke diesel engine in dual-fuelled mode with varying methane levels at constant engine speed and effects are examined on engine characteristics. It is found that methane fumigation is advantageous for reduction of NOx, soot emissions and replacement of diesel fuel in compression ignition engine.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 311-320 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering and Technology |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
The authors gratefully acknowledge the research funding and support provided by DST-SERB, Government of India vide Project No. ECR/2015/000135 titled “Study of Synergistic Use of Hydrogen and other Alternative Fuels in a Dual Fuel Engine for Emissions Reduction” at Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, India.
Keywords
- Diesel fuel
- Dual Fuel Engine
- Methane
- Particulate Matter