Investigation of the Performances of a Diesel Engine Operating on Blended and Emulsified Biofuels from Rapeseed Oil

Vladimir Anatolyevich Markov; Bowen Sa; Sergey Nikolaevich Devyanin; Anatoly Anatolyevich Zherdev; Pablo Ramon Vallejo Maldonado; Sergey Anatolyevich Zykov; Aleksandr Dmitrievich Denisov; Hewage Chithral Ambawatte

doi:10.3390/en14206661

Energies (Oct 2021)

Investigation of the Performances of a Diesel Engine Operating on Blended and Emulsified Biofuels from Rapeseed Oil

Vladimir Anatolyevich Markov,
Bowen Sa,
Sergey Nikolaevich Devyanin,
Anatoly Anatolyevich Zherdev,
Pablo Ramon Vallejo Maldonado,
Sergey Anatolyevich Zykov,
Aleksandr Dmitrievich Denisov,
Hewage Chithral Ambawatte

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Vladimir Anatolyevich Markov: Power Engineering Faculty, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, 105005 Moscow, Russia
Bowen Sa: Power Engineering Faculty, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, 105005 Moscow, Russia
Sergey Nikolaevich Devyanin: Department of Tractors and Automobiles, Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Russian State Agrarian University, 127550 Moscow, Russia
Anatoly Anatolyevich Zherdev: Power Engineering Faculty, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, 105005 Moscow, Russia
Pablo Ramon Vallejo Maldonado: Department of Mechanical and Instrumental Engineering, Academy of Engineering, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, 117198 Moscow, Russia
Sergey Anatolyevich Zykov: Department of Tractors and Automobiles, Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Russian State Agrarian University, 127550 Moscow, Russia
Aleksandr Dmitrievich Denisov: Department of Mechanical Engineering and Computer-Aided Design Systems, Kolomna Institute (Branch), Moscow Polytechnic University, 107023 Moscow, Russia
Hewage Chithral Ambawatte: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, Galle 80000, Sri Lanka

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en14206661
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 20
p. 6661

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The article discusses the possibility of using blended biofuels from rapeseed oil (RO) as fuel for a diesel engine. RO blended diesel fuel (DF) and emulsified multicomponent biofuels have been investigated. Fuel physicochemical properties have been analyzed. Experimental tests of a diesel engine D-245 in the operating conditions of the external characteristic curve and the 13-mode test cycle have been conducted to investigate the effect of these fuels on engine performances. CFD simulations of the nozzle inner flow were performed for DF and ethanol-emulsified RO. The possibility of a significant improvement in brake thermal efficiency of the engine has been noted. The efficiency of using blended biofuels from RO as a motor fuel for diesel engines has been evaluated based on the experimental test results. It was shown that in comparison with the presence of RO in emulsified multicomponent biofuel, the presence of water has a more significant effect on NOx emission reduction. The content of RO and the content of water in the investigated emulsified fuels have a comparable influence on exhaust smoke reduction. Nozzle inner flow simulations show that the emulsification of RO changes its flow behaviors and cavitation regime.

Published in Energies

ISSN: 1996-1073 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies

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