Improvement of biodiesel methanol blends performance in a variable compression ratio engine using response surface methodology
| Autor: | B. Govinda Rao, V Dharma Rao, Y Datta Bharadwaz, C. Anusha |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Biodiesel
Thermal efficiency Materials science Variable compression ratio 020209 energy General Engineering 02 engineering and technology Automotive engineering Brake specific fuel consumption chemistry.chemical_compound Response surface methodology chemistry VCR engine Compression ratio 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Methanol Bio-diesel Methanol blends Engineering(all) NOx |
| Zdroj: | Alexandria Engineering Journal. 55:1201-1209 |
| ISSN: | 1110-0168 |
| Popis: | The main objective of this work was to improve the performance of biodiesel–methanol blends in a VCR engine by using optimized engine parameters. For optimization of the engine, operational parameters such as compression ratio, fuel blend, and load are taken as factors, whereas performance parameters such as brake thermal efficiency (Bth) and brake specific fuel consumption (Bsfc) and emission parameters such as carbon monoxide (CO), unburnt hydrocarbons (HC), Nitric oxides (NOx) and smoke are taken as responses. Experimentation is carried out as per the design of experiments of the response surface methodology. Optimization of engine operational parameters is carried out using Derringers Desirability approach. From the results obtained it is inferred that the VCR engine has maximum performance and minimum emissions at 18 compression ratio, 5% fuel blend and at 9.03 kg of load. At this optimized operating conditions of the engine the responses such as brake thermal efficiency, brake specific fuel consumption, carbon monoxide, unburnt hydrocarbons, nitric oxide, and smoke are found to be 31.95%, 0.37 kg/kW h, 0.036%, 5 ppm, 531.23 ppm and 15.35% respectively. It is finally observed from the mathematical models and experimental data that biodiesel methanol blends have maximum efficiency and minimum emissions at optimized engine parameters. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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