Influence of injection timing on performance, emission and combustion characteristics of a DI diesel engine running on waste plastic oil

M. Mani and G. Nagarajan

Energy, 2009, vol. 34, issue 10, 1617-1623

Abstract: Environmental concern and availability of petroleum fuels have caused interests in the search for alternate fuels for internal combustion engines. Waste plastics are indispensable materials in the modern world and application in the industrial field is continually increasing. In this context, waste plastics are currently receiving renewed interest. As an alternative, non-biodegradable, and renewable fuel, waste plastic oil is receiving increasing attention. The waste plastic oil was compared with the petroleum products and found that it can also be used as fuel in compression ignition engines. In the present work, the influence of injection timing on the performance, emission and combustion characteristics of a single cylinder, four stroke, direct injection diesel engine has been experimentally investigated using waste plastic oil as a fuel. Tests were performed at four injection timings (23°,20°,17° and 14° bTDC). When compared to the standard injection timing of 23° BTDC the retarded injection timing of 14° bTDC resulted in decreased oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide and unburned hydrocarbon while the brake thermal efficiency, carbon dioxide and smoke increased under all the test conditions.

Keywords: Diesel engine; Diesel; Waste plastic oil; Performance; Emission; Combustion; Retarded injection timing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2009.07.010

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