Effect of Sr@ZnO nanoparticles and Ricinus communis biodiesel-diesel fuel blends on modified CRDI diesel engine characteristics

Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar, M.A. Mujtaba, Mohammad Reza Safaei, Asif Afzal, Dhana Raju V, Waqar Ahmed, N.R. Banapurmath, Nazia Hossain, Shahid Bashir, Irfan Anjum Badruddin, Marjan Goodarzi, Kiran Shahapurkar and Syed Noeman Taqui

Energy, 2021, vol. 215, issue PA

Abstract: The current study aims to evaluate the performance and emission characteristics of a modified common rail direct injection (CRDI) diesel engine fueled by Ricinus communis biodiesel (RCME20), diesel (80%), and their blends with strontium-zinc oxide (Sr@ZnO) nanoparticle additives. The Sr@ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized using aqueous precipitation of zinc acetate dehydrate and strontium nitrate. Several characterization tests were performed to study the morphology and content of synthesized Sr@ZnO nanoparticles. The Sr@ZnO nanoparticles were steadily blended with RCME20-diesel fuel blend in mass fractions of 30, 60 and 90 ppm using a magnetic stirrer and ultrasonication process. For a long term stability of nanoparticles, Cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) surfactant was added. The physicochemical properties of the fuel blends were measured using ASTM standards. The CRDI engine was operated at two compression ratios 17.5 and 19.5, 1000 bar injection pressure, 23.5°BTDC injection timing and constant speed. For enhanced swirl and turbulence, and improved spray quality lateral swirl combustion chamber and 6-hole fuel injector were used. The compression ratio of 19.5 and 60 ppm of Sr@ZnO nano-additives showed overall enhancement in engine characteristics compared to RCME20 fuel. The engine characteristics such as BTE, HRR and cylinder pressure increased by 20.83%, 24.35% and 9.55%, and BSFC, ID, CD, smoke, CO, HC and CO2 reduced by 20.07%, 20.64%, 14.5%, 27.90%, 47.63%, 26.81%, and 34.9%, while slight increase in NOx for all nanofuel blends was observed.

Keywords: Ricinus communis biodiesel; Strontium–Zinc oxide nanoparticles; Combustion chamber geometry; Fuel injector holes; CRDI engine; Performance and emission characteristics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.119094

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