Effect of Parameters Behavior of Simarouba Methyl Ester Operated Diesel Engine

Keerthi Kumar N., N. R. Banapurmath, T. K. Chandrashekar, Jatadhara G. S., Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar, Ali E. Anqi, M. A. Mujtaba, Marjan Goodarzi, Ashraf Elfasakhany, Md Irfanul Haque Siddiqui and Masood Ashraf Ali
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Keerthi Kumar N.: Department of Mechanical Engineering, BMS Institute of Technology and Management, Yelahanka 560064, India
N. R. Banapurmath: Department of Mechanical Engineering, BVB College of Engineering and Technology, BVB College Campus, KLE Technological University, Hubli 580021, India
T. K. Chandrashekar: Department of Mechanical Engineering, RNS Institute of Technology, Channasandra 560098, India
Jatadhara G. S.: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur 572103, India
Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar: Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Technology, Glocal University, Delhi-Yamunotri Marg, SH-57, Mirzapur Pole, Saharanpur 247121, India
Ali E. Anqi: Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia
M. A. Mujtaba: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
Marjan Goodarzi: Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
Ashraf Elfasakhany: Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
Md Irfanul Haque Siddiqui: Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Masood Ashraf Ali: Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj 16273, Saudi Arabia

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 16, 1-18

Abstract: Being an energy source of another origin, the compression ignition (CI) engine’s typical design parameters might not suit Simarouba oil methyl ester (SuOME). Present experimental investigation targets are determining the effects of engine design parameters, including fuel injection pressure and nozzle geometry, on the engine, concerning performance and emissions such as carbon monoxide (CO), unburnt hydrocarbon (HC), oxides of nitrogen (NO x ), and smoke opacity, with SuOME as fuel. Comparisons of brake thermal efficiency (BTE) and different emissions from the engine tailpipe were performed for different fuel injection pressures and a number of injector holes and diameter of orifices were opened in the injector to find the optimum combination to run the engine with SuOME. It was observed that the combined effect of an increase in injection pressure of 240 bar from 205 bar, and increasing number of injector holes from three to six with reduced injector hole diameters from 0.2 to 0.3 mm, recorded higher brake thermal efficiency with reduced emission levels for the SuOME mode of operation compared to the baseline standard operation with SuOME. For 240 bar compared to 205 bar of injection pressure (IP) for SuOME, the BTE increased by 2.35% and smoke opacity reduced by 1.45%. For six-hole fuel injectors compared to three-hole injectors, the BTE increased by 3.19%, HC reduced by 9.5%, and CO reduced by 14.7%. At 240 bar IP, with the six-hole injector having a 0.2 mm hole diameter compared to the 0.3 mm hole diameter, the BTE increased by 5%, HC reduced by 5.26%, CO reduced by 25.61%, smoke reduced by 10%, while NO x increased marginally by 0.27%. Hence, the six-hole FI, 240 IP, 0.2 mm FI diameter holes are suitable for diesel engine operation fueled by Simarouba biodiesel.

Keywords: simarouba oil methyl ester; fuel injection pressure; injector geometry; combustion and emissions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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