Performance and Emission Characteristics of a Diesel Engine Fueled with Pyrolysis Oil-Ethanol Blend with Diesel and Biodiesel Pilot Injection 2013-01-2671
The vast stores of biomass available worldwide have the potential to displace significant amounts of petroleum fuels. Fast pyrolysis of biomass is one of several possible paths by which we can convert biomass to higher value products. Pyrolysis oil (PO) derived from wood has been regarded as an alternative fuel to be used in diesel engines. However, the use of PO in a diesel engine requires engine modifications due to the low energy density, high acidity, high viscosity, and low cetane number of PO. Therefore, PO should be blended or emulsified with other fuels that have a high cetane number or used through pilot injection.
PO has poor miscibility with light petroleum fuel oils; the most suitable candidate fuels for direct fuel mixing are alcohol fuels. Early mixing with alcohol fuels has the added benefit of significantly improving the storage and handling properties of the PO. For separate injection co-firing, a PO-ethanol blend can be fired through diesel or biodiesel pilot injection in a dual-injection diesel engine. In this study, the performance and emission characteristics of a dual-injection diesel engine fueled with diesel & biodiesel (pilot injection) and PO-ethanol blend (main injection) were experimentally investigated. Results showed that although stable engine operation was possible with dual injection, the fuel conversion efficiency was slightly decreased compared to that of diesel and biodiesel combustion. Regarding the exhaust emissions, THC & CO emissions were slightly increased and NOx & soot emissions were significantly decreased due to the high water content and oxygen content in the PO-ethanol blend.
Citation: Lee, S., Jang, Y., Kim, T., Kang, K. et al., "Performance and Emission Characteristics of a Diesel Engine Fueled with Pyrolysis Oil-Ethanol Blend with Diesel and Biodiesel Pilot Injection," SAE Int. J. Fuels Lubr. 6(3):785-793, 2013, https://doi.org/10.4271/2013-01-2671. Download Citation
Author(s):
Seokhwan Lee, Youngwoon Jang, Tae Young Kim, Kern-Yong Kang, Hoseung Kim, Jonghan Lim
Affiliated:
Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials, Gachon University
Pages: 9
Event:
SAE/KSAE 2013 International Powertrains, Fuels & Lubricants Meeting
ISSN:
1946-3952
e-ISSN:
1946-3960
Also in:
SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants-V122-4EJ, SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants-V122-4
Related Topics:
Diesel / compression ignition engines
Alternative fuels
Cetane
Carbon monoxide
Biodiesel
Exhaust emissions
Energy conservation
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