Study on exhaust gas recirculation diesel engine using karanja oil methyl ester with low heat reject

Abstract

Keywords: Combustion; Emission; Exhaust Gas Recirculation; Karanja Oil Methyl Ester; Low Heat Rejection; Performance

Introduction

The rapidly rising Indian economy is heavily dependent on oil. Current requirements are approximately 146 million tonnes (MMT), compared to 34MMT for domestic production [1]. Biodiesel, the monoalkyl ester of food-generate/

non-edible oils or animal fats, is an alternative to fossil fuels. The challenges in raw vegan oil as fuels are low atomization as a result of their high viscosity, extreme deposits, coking of injectors and sticking the piston ring, and incomplete burning, resulting in increased smoke density [2]. A

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nation is highly worried about the import of such a large gap in supply. It is by replacing these fossil fuels with the use of renewable alternatives that we can achieve this growing requirement. Alternative fuels must meet the strict emission standards at the same time. The Low Heat Rejection (LHR) engines are called compressor ignition (CI), combustion chamber engines (CC) which are covered with ceramic material. An LHR engine can increase fuel saving by using a portion of the heat that is typically left unused for useful mechanical work. For selected biodiesel combinations, many researchers used LHR engines [3]. Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), which maintains the combustion temperature within an admissible level, is an efficient method for minimizing NOx emissions into the exhaust system. The use of EGR has a negative effect on the consistency and longevity of the lubricant oil. Many researchers have indicated that wear on piston rings and cylinder liner does not extend to heavy-duty diesel engines. The explanation is that the concentration of sulphur oxide in oil is closely linked to the rates of EGR. The use of partial EGR is one way to reduce the emissions of NOx by a diesel engine. This function reduces NOx, but raises emissions of PM at a higher load [4]. Has been studied in a 5.9 kW Kirloskar DAF 8 diesel engine with methyl and ethyl esters from karanja oil blends with fossil diesel. BSFC›s CO emissions for KOME (B20) were lower and higher than all other biofuels for KOEE (B20) emissions. The emission of KOME (B100) was lowest. For all biodiesel mixtures 10-25 percent higher NOx emissions were observed. The efficiency and the emission characteristics of the entire methyl ester are higher than those of ethyl esters [5]. The NOx reduction process was investigated using hot EGR in a Kirloskar 3,7 kW AV1 diesel motor, which was used to power JOME. When worked under hot EGR levels of 5-25%, NO emissions were decreased. In particular, the lowest emissions of CO, HC and NO, along with the rational ones, were given by 15% of hot EGR. The negative problem with EGR technology was however a higher level of smoke [6]. The CI engine combustion surfaces were coated with PSZ (0.5mm) in the present experimental work to run in a retarded engine mode in LHR. The study also explored the use of EGR in order to deal with less NOx in these increasing EGR-rate LHR engines powered by Karanja oil methyl ester (KOME).

Methods And Materials

Figure 1 (a). The study was designed to improve engine performance and increase the wear resistance of engine components. To this end, a plasma spray coating system adds thermal barrier coverings to the cylinder head, the piston and the valves. Ceramic coating will also absorb these parts› negative wear, friction, heating, corrosion and

oxidation. Due to a greater temperature in the combustion chamber than in uncoated engines for the ceramic coated engine, poor-quality fuel might be used. EGR System By constructing an external EGR pipeline, the exhausts from the engine cylinder have partially been recirculated to the feed system. Adequate distance was given in order to thoroughly mix fresh air with exhaust gases. Before entering the cylinders, the gasses were passed through a particulate filter containing steels and the particles entering the combustion chamber were reduced [7]. The EGR percentage is computed on the basis of the following equation: EGR rate (%) =100 x Qwithout EGR - Qwith EGR /; Qwithout EGR The airflow rate before EGR and QEGR is the airflow rate with EGR where Qwithout EGR is. In stages of 10% and 20%, EGR percentages were changed.

Experimental Setup

Figure 1 displays a schematic of the test set-up with an EGR arrangement (b). At a constant 1500 rpm speed, the experiments were carried out on a CI engine. By constructing an external EGR pipeline, the engine cylinder›s exhaust gases were partially recirculated into the intake manifold. Water was used in an EGR cooler to lower the exhaust gas temperature, and a valve was installed in the EGR channel to regulate flow. The pulsing character of the exhaust gases was taken into account by installing an air dampening box along this path. The test bench includes instruments for measuring different parameters, such as engine load, anemometer airflow, and K-type thermocouple gas temperatures. The consumption of fuel was determined by the electronic weighting of the fuel. Smoke opacity was measured with the Hartridge smoke metre. The exhaust gas analyzer has measured the emissions of hydrocarbons (HC), CO, and NOx. CO and HC are calculated by electrochemical sensors using the concept of non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) and NOx. The in-cylinder combustion pressure is recorded with C7112. The data acquisition system was used to acquire pressure signals. For the estimation of the combustion pressure parameters, the average pressure data from 20 consecutive cycles was used. The acquired data measured the net HRR and accumulated heat release (CHR).

Results And Discussion

Brake Thermal Efficiency The BTE fluctuation is seen in the Figure 2. The figure demonstrates that BTE was 1.86% and 5.73% greater than the identical engine for ceramically-coated, retarded injected gas recirculation motors with a maximum load of 10 percent or 20 percent. The findings have shown that EGR has degraded the thermal efficiency of every fuel. The admission of diluents, resulting in a decreased BTE

Figure 1. a). Cylinder head and piston bowl; b). Experimental setup with exhaust gas recirculation.

[8], may result in a drop in the flamme temperature. The outcome shown that the EGR has a tendency to lower the thermal efficiency of all fuels. The possibility is that the introduction of diluents caused the flame temperature to drop, lowering BTE in the process. Brake Specific Fuel Consumption Figure 3 shows the BSEC load variance. The maximum load for the BSEC of the Karanja Oil Methyl Ester ceramic-coated, delayed injection timing engine was 13.07 MJ/ kW-hr. Similarly, 10%, 20%, EGR and 12.09 MJ/KW hour and

Conclusion

The key results of the experimental work with diesel and Karanja oil (LHR) with and without EGR are as follows:

A delayed timing brake’s thermal efficiency in a Karanja oil ester LHR engine ranges from 13 to 29% without EGR, compared to 14 to 26% with 20% EGR. At full load, heat efficiency decreases due to higher EGR

percentages, which lead to larger air replacements with increased EGR flow rates. The Karanja oil methyl ester NOx emissions of retarded-timed LHR engines range from 14.63 g/kWh without EGR to 8.56 g/kWh, compared to 10.97–8.2 g/kWh of the 20% EGR. With the presence of increased hot gas capacity, which lowers the high temperature of peak combustion, NOx emissions reduce with the increase in the EGR percentage. The maximum heat release has been observed for Karanja oil ester powered by the retarded time engine LHR, which exceeds the peak pressures of 10% and 20% EGR of 7.63% and 14.27%, respectively. The addition of exhausted gas typically reduces any fuel’s heat release behaviour because burned gases are present, which also limited heat output in our scenario.

Data Availability Statement

The authors confirm that the data that supports the findings of this study are available within the article. Raw data that support the finding of this study are available from the corresponding author, upon reasonable request.

Conflict Of Interest

The author declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Ethics

There are no ethical issues with the publication of this manuscript.

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