Energetic and exergetic analyses of a dual-fuel diesel engine

Yoge Jerônimo Ramos da Costa, Antonio Gilson Barbosa de Lima, Celso Rosendo Bezerra Filho and Laerte de Araujo Lima

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2012, vol. 16, issue 7, 4651-4660

Abstract: The aim of this work is to investigate theoretically and experimentally the performance characteristics of a commercial diesel engine when operating in dual form: natural gas and diesel. The experimental facility (thermal system) is composed of a diesel engine coupled to an electronic generator with measuring sensor for temperature and pressure, air, natural gas and diesel flow meters, gas transducers, gas analyzer and power absorption system, constituted by an electric charge bank and its controlling system. For energetic and exergetic analysis of such dual engine, a mathematical model based on the thermodynamics concepts was developed. Numerical and experimental results concerning the effect of air conditions, the type and quantity of fuel used and the exhaustion gases over the engine performance and environmental impact are presented and analyzed. In this work, the diesel engine operated with powers ranging from 10 to 150kW and replacement rates from 60% to 85%.

Keywords: Diesel engine; Dual engine; Energy; Exergy; Natural gas; Diesel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (6)

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032112002717
Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:rensus:v:16:y:2012:i:7:p:4651-4660

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/600126/bibliographic
http://www.elsevier. ... 600126/bibliographic

DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.04.013

Access Statistics for this article

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews is currently edited by L. Kazmerski

More articles in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews from Elsevier
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Catherine Liu ().