Performance and emission characteristics of a turpentine–diesel dual fuel engine

R. Karthikeyan and N.V. Mahalakshmi

Energy, 2007, vol. 32, issue 7, 1202-1209

Abstract: This paper describes an experimental study concerning the feasibility of using bio-oil namely turpentine obtained from the resin of pine tree. The emission and performance characteristics of a D.I. diesel engine were studied through dual fuel (DF) mode. Turpentine was inducted as a primary fuel through induction manifold and diesel was admitted into the engine through conventional fueling device as an igniter. The result showed that except volumetric efficiency, all other performance and emission parameters are better than those of diesel fuel with in 75% load. The toxic gases like CO, UBHC are slightly higher than that of the diesel baseline (DBL). Around 40–45% smoke reduction is obtained with DF mode. The pollutant Nox is found to be equal to that of DBL except at full load. This study has proved that approximately 75% diesel replacement with turpentine is possible by DF mode with little engine modification.

Keywords: Turpentine; Dual fuel; Alternate fuel; Emission analysis; Combustion analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2006.07.021

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