In the present work, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is premixed with air for combustion in a compression ignition engine, along with neat rubber seed oil as the direct injected fuel. The LPG is injected directly into the intake manifold using an electronic gas injector. The variation in the LPG flow rate is from zero to the maximum tolerable value. The engine load was varied from no load to full load at regular intervals of 25% of full load. Experimental results indicate a reduction in thermal efficiency at low loads, followed by a small improvement in the thermal efficiency at 75% and 100% loads. Premixing of LPG prolongs the delay in the ignition with a simultaneous decrease in the duration of combustion. With an increase in the LPG flow rate, the maximum in-cylinder pressure increased at high outputs, whereas it decreased at low outputs. The heat release rate shows that the combustion rate increases with LPG induction. Carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbon (HC) levels reduced at high outputs, whereas at all loads, the oxides of nitrogen (NOx) levels increased. The NOx level at full load increased from 6.9 g/kWh at no LPG induction to 10.36 g/kWh at 47.63% LPG induction. At all loads, the smoke level decreased drastically. The smoke level at full load decreased from 6.1BSU at no LPG induction to 3.9BSU at 47.63% LPG induction.
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November 2019
Research-Article
Effect of Port Premixed Liquefied Petroleum Gas on the Engine Characteristics
V. Edwin Geo,
V. Edwin Geo
Department of Automobile Engineering,
SRM IST, Kattankulathur 603203, Tamil Nadu,
e-mail: vedwingeo@gmail.com
SRM IST, Kattankulathur 603203, Tamil Nadu,
India
e-mail: vedwingeo@gmail.com
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Ankit Sonthalia,
Ankit Sonthalia
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Department of Automobile Engineering,
SRM IST, NCR Campus, Ghaziabad 201204, Uttar Pradesh,
e-mail: ankit_sont@yahoo.co.in
SRM IST, NCR Campus, Ghaziabad 201204, Uttar Pradesh,
India
e-mail: ankit_sont@yahoo.co.in
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G. Nagarajan,
G. Nagarajan
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Anna University, Chennai 600025, Tamil Nadu,
e-mail: nagarajan1963@gmail.com
Anna University, Chennai 600025, Tamil Nadu,
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B. Nagalingam,
B. Nagalingam
Department of Automobile Engineering,
SRM IST, Kattankulathur 603203, Tamil Nadu,
e-mail: bnagsiit@yahoo.com
SRM IST, Kattankulathur 603203, Tamil Nadu,
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Fethi Aloui
Fethi Aloui
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Campus Mont Houy, F-5931, LAMIH UMR CNRS 8201, Valenciennes Cedex 9,
e-mail: fethi.aloui@univ-valenciennes.fr
University of Valenciennes (UVHC)
,Campus Mont Houy, F-5931, LAMIH UMR CNRS 8201, Valenciennes Cedex 9,
France
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V. Edwin Geo
Department of Automobile Engineering,
SRM IST, Kattankulathur 603203, Tamil Nadu,
e-mail: vedwingeo@gmail.com
SRM IST, Kattankulathur 603203, Tamil Nadu,
India
e-mail: vedwingeo@gmail.com
Ankit Sonthalia
Department of Automobile Engineering,
SRM IST, NCR Campus, Ghaziabad 201204, Uttar Pradesh,
e-mail: ankit_sont@yahoo.co.in
SRM IST, NCR Campus, Ghaziabad 201204, Uttar Pradesh,
India
e-mail: ankit_sont@yahoo.co.in
G. Nagarajan
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Anna University, Chennai 600025, Tamil Nadu,
e-mail: nagarajan1963@gmail.com
Anna University, Chennai 600025, Tamil Nadu,
India
e-mail: nagarajan1963@gmail.com
B. Nagalingam
Department of Automobile Engineering,
SRM IST, Kattankulathur 603203, Tamil Nadu,
e-mail: bnagsiit@yahoo.com
SRM IST, Kattankulathur 603203, Tamil Nadu,
India
e-mail: bnagsiit@yahoo.com
Fethi Aloui
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Campus Mont Houy, F-5931, LAMIH UMR CNRS 8201, Valenciennes Cedex 9,
e-mail: fethi.aloui@univ-valenciennes.fr
University of Valenciennes (UVHC)
,Campus Mont Houy, F-5931, LAMIH UMR CNRS 8201, Valenciennes Cedex 9,
France
e-mail: fethi.aloui@univ-valenciennes.fr
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Internal Combustion Engine Division of ASME for publication in the Journal of Energy Resources Technology. Manuscript received October 9, 2018; final manuscript received May 1, 2019; published online May 28, 2019. Assoc. Editor: Samer F. Ahmed.
J. Energy Resour. Technol. Nov 2019, 141(11): 112206 (8 pages)
Published Online: May 28, 2019
Article history
Received:
October 9, 2018
Revision Received:
May 1, 2019
Accepted:
May 2, 2019
Citation
Edwin Geo, V., Sonthalia, A., Nagarajan, G., Nagalingam, B., and Aloui, F. (May 28, 2019). "Effect of Port Premixed Liquefied Petroleum Gas on the Engine Characteristics." ASME. J. Energy Resour. Technol. November 2019; 141(11): 112206. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4043698
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