Influence of oxyhydrogen gas retrofit into two-stroke engine on emissions and exhaust gas temperature variations
R. Kamarudin,
Y.Z. Ang,
N.S. Topare,
M.N. Ismail,
K.F. Mustafa,
P. Gunnasegaran,
M.Z. Abdullah,
N.M. Mazlan,
I.A. Badruddin,
A.S.A. Zedan,
R.U. Baig,
S.M. Sultan
Affiliations
R. Kamarudin
School of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300, Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia
Y.Z. Ang
School of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300, Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia
N.S. Topare
Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Pune, 411038, India
M.N. Ismail
School of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300, Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia
K.F. Mustafa
School of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300, Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia
P. Gunnasegaran
College of Engineering, Institute of Power Engineering, Putrajaya Campus, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Kajang, 43000, Malaysia; Corresponding author.
M.Z. Abdullah
School of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300, Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia; Corresponding author.
N.M. Mazlan
School of Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300, Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia
I.A. Badruddin
Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, Saudi Arabia
A.S.A. Zedan
Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, Saudi Arabia
R.U. Baig
Industrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, Saudi Arabia
S.M. Sultan
Solar Energy Research Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
The generation of power and fuel sustainability that contributes to a cleaner output of exhaust gases is one of the most important objectives the world seeks. In this paper, oxyhydrogen gas is used to retrofit into a two-stroke engine. The water was electrolysed and generated a mixture of oxygen (O2) and hydrogen (H2) or known as oxyhydrogen (HHO) gas via an electrolytic dry cell generator. The HHO was retrofitted experimentally to investigate the engine emissions and exhaust gas temperature from a 1.5 kW gasoline engine. The engine was tested with different power ratings (84–720 W) to investigate the performance and emissions of the engine using gasoline followed by the addition of HHO. The emissions of CO and NOx were measured with different amounts of HHO added. The exhaust temperature was calculated as one of the variables to be considered in relation to pollution. The air-fuel ratios are varied from 12 to 20% in the experiment. The most appropriate air-fuel ratio needed to start the generator with the most environmentally friendly gas emission was analysed. The results showed that the addition of HHO to the engine is successful in reducing fuel consumption up to 8.9%. A higher percentage of HHO added also has improved the emissions and reduced exhaust gas temperature. In this study, the highest quantity of HHO added at 0.15% of the volume fraction reduced CO gas emission by up to 9.41%, NOx gas up to 4.31%, and exhaust gas temperature by up to 2.02%. Generally, adding oxyhydrogen gas has significantly reduced the emissions, and exhaust temperature and provided an eco-friendly environment.
