Experimental investigation of gasoline fumigation in a single cylinder direct injection (DI) diesel engine

Z. Şahin, O. Durgun and C. Bayram

Energy, 2008, vol. 33, issue 8, 1298-1310

Abstract: In the presented study, the effects of gasoline fumigation have been investigated experimentally in a single cylinder direct injection (DI) diesel engine. Gasoline has been introduced into the inlet air flow using an elementary carburetor and no other modification on the engine has been done. The effects of 2%, 4%, 6%, 8% and 10% (by vol.) gasoline fumigation have been investigated experimentally at the speeds of (900–1600) (rpm) and at the selected compression ratios of (18–23). From the experimental results it is determined that by application of gasoline fumigation effective power output increases at the levels of 4–9%, effective efficiency increases by approximately 1.5–4% and specific fuel consumption decreases by approximately 1.5–4%. It is also determined that 4–6% fumigation ratio range is the most favorable percentage interval of gasoline at the selected compression ratios for this engine. Because cost of gasoline is higher than diesel fuel in Turkey as well as in many of the other countries and the decrease ratio of specific fuel consumption is low, gasoline fumigation is not economic for this engine. In the presented study, heat balance tests have also been performed for 18 and 21 compression ratios. The heat balance has been investigated experimentally in respect of effective power, heat rejected to the cooling water, heat lost through exhaust, and other losses (unaccounted-for losses). Heat lost through exhaust decreases until 4–6% gasoline fumigation ratios and after these fumigation ratios it starts to increase because of increasing exhaust gas temperature. Heat rejected to the cooling water decreases at low fumigation ratios, but at high fumigation ratios it increases. Other losses generally exhibit an increasing tendency at low fumigation ratios.

Keywords: Gasoline fumigation; Engine characteristics; Cost analysis; Heat balance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2008.02.015

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