Reductions in Energy Consumption and Emission of Harmful Exhaust Gases by Fishing Vessels

Cezary Behrendt, Oleh Klyus and Marcin Szczepanek ()
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Cezary Behrendt: Faculty of Marine Engineering, Maritime University of Szczecin, 70-500 Szczecin, Poland
Oleh Klyus: Faculty of Marine Engineering, Maritime University of Szczecin, 70-500 Szczecin, Poland
Marcin Szczepanek: Faculty of Marine Engineering, Maritime University of Szczecin, 70-500 Szczecin, Poland

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 20, 1-13

Abstract: This article presents an analysis of the influence of engine types, fuel types and selected methods of fuel treatment before injection on reductions in fuel consumption and exhaust emission components. This is the first of such studies, the continuation of which will allow a comprehensive assessment of the impact of cutter operations on environmental pollution. For the selected type of cutter, EEOIs (Energy Efficiency Operational Indicators) were determined to be a measure that takes into account both fuel consumption and harmful gas compound emissions depending on the type of engine used and the type of fuel. The data necessary to prepare this analysis were obtained during operational tests carried out on selected cutters with various types of engines fuelled with liquid fuel and a new catalytic fuel treatment method developed by the authors, while for the case of using gas fuel and a common rail engine, possible effects were forecasted. The effects of engine type, years of manufacture and fuel type (liquid and gas) on fuel consumption and emissions of selected exhaust components are demonstrated. The positive effects on fuel consumption and emissions of harmful exhaust constituents obtained, under laboratory test conditions, for an engine fuelled with catalytically treated fuel have allowed further research directions to be set for cutter engines equipped with injection equipment with applied catalytic coatings.

Keywords: fishing cutters; combustion engines; real-exploitation gas emission; liquid fuel treatment (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: 2023
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