Combustion Performance and Emission Characteristics of a Diesel Engine Using a Water-Emulsified Heavy Fuel Oil and Light Diesel Blend

Liyan Feng, Baoguo Du, Jiangping Tian, Wuqiang Long and Bin Tang
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Liyan Feng: Institute of Internal Combustion Engine, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Baoguo Du: Institute of Internal Combustion Engine, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Jiangping Tian: Institute of Internal Combustion Engine, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Wuqiang Long: Institute of Internal Combustion Engine, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Bin Tang: Institute of Internal Combustion Engine, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China

Energies, 2015, vol. 8, issue 12, 1-13

Abstract: Using low price heavy fuel oil (HFO) in high-speed diesel engines is a practical way to reduce running costs. However, most high-speed diesel engines’ fuel systems and combustion systems cannot adapt to HFO. This causes the problem of deterioration of combustion performance. In order to solve this problem, the authors have modified the fuel injection system and combustion system of a high-speed diesel engine to use HFO. In addition, reducing the viscosity of HFO is necessary before it is fed into the engine. Because heating apparatus are not feasible for high-speed engine users, light diesel was blended with HFO to reduce the fuel viscosity. The blend is called HFO-L. Meanwhile, for the purpose of further reducing NO x emissions and soot emissions, water-emulsified HFO-L, named HLW, was used on the research engine. When fueled with 10% water content HLW, the engine presented the same power performance and thermal efficiency as the baseline engine fueled with light diesel. Due to the low price of HFO, the fuel economy of the engine was greatly improved. In addition, fueling HLW led to a considerable reduction of the engine’s NO x emissions compared with the baseline engine.

Keywords: high-speed diesel engine; combustion; emission; heavy fuel oil (HFO); water-emulsification (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: 2015
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