Effect of Compressed Natural Gas Mixing on the Engine Performance and Emissions
Cleaner air quality is becoming a global concern, thus to improve the fuel and combustion process is vital. In this paper, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis software CFD-ACE is used to investigate the flow behavior of methane and air in a compressed natural gas (CNG)–air mixer to be imple...
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| author | M. M., Noor Talal, Yusaf Baker, P. Hamawand, I. |
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| description | Cleaner air quality is becoming a global concern, thus to improve the fuel and combustion process is vital. In this paper, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis
software CFD-ACE is used to investigate the flow behavior of methane and air in a compressed natural gas (CNG)–air mixer to be implemented in a CNG–diesel dual-fuel
stationary engine. The effect of the number of mixer holes on the mixture quality was evaluated. The results of the 3D CFD simulation showed that the 8-hole Venturi mixer
gave superior performance compared to the 4-hole mixer. Further analysis was carried out on the 8-hole Venturi mixer to investigate the effect of engine speed on the mass
flow rate of CNG and the equivalence air to fuel ratio (1/). The second half of the paper presents comparative performance results between a single cylinder research
compression ignition (CI) engine fueled with a CNG–diesel system and a conventional CI engine fueled by conventional diesel. The engine was equipped with the simulated 8hole
Venturi mixer. The result showed a significant reduction in exhaust gas emission components (NOx, CO and CO) from the CNG–diesel engine compared to the conventional diesel engine, i.e. the reduction rates were on average of 54%, 59% and 31% respectively. The average power output developed by the dual-fuel engine was 10% higher than the diesel over the power curve. |
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| spelling | UMPir53062015-03-03T09:24:11Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5306/ Effect of Compressed Natural Gas Mixing on the Engine Performance and Emissions M. M., Noor Talal, Yusaf Baker, P. Hamawand, I. TS Manufactures Cleaner air quality is becoming a global concern, thus to improve the fuel and combustion process is vital. In this paper, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis software CFD-ACE is used to investigate the flow behavior of methane and air in a compressed natural gas (CNG)–air mixer to be implemented in a CNG–diesel dual-fuel stationary engine. The effect of the number of mixer holes on the mixture quality was evaluated. The results of the 3D CFD simulation showed that the 8-hole Venturi mixer gave superior performance compared to the 4-hole mixer. Further analysis was carried out on the 8-hole Venturi mixer to investigate the effect of engine speed on the mass flow rate of CNG and the equivalence air to fuel ratio (1/). The second half of the paper presents comparative performance results between a single cylinder research compression ignition (CI) engine fueled with a CNG–diesel system and a conventional CI engine fueled by conventional diesel. The engine was equipped with the simulated 8hole Venturi mixer. The result showed a significant reduction in exhaust gas emission components (NOx, CO and CO) from the CNG–diesel engine compared to the conventional diesel engine, i.e. the reduction rates were on average of 54%, 59% and 31% respectively. The average power output developed by the dual-fuel engine was 10% higher than the diesel over the power curve. Universiti Malaysia Pahang 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5306/1/29_Yusaf_et_al..pdf M. M., Noor and Talal, Yusaf and Baker, P. and Hamawand, I. (2013) Effect of Compressed Natural Gas Mixing on the Engine Performance and Emissions. International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering (IJAME), 8. pp. 1416-1429. ISSN 1985-9325(Print); 2180-1606 (Online). (Published) http://ijame.ump.edu.my/images/Volume_8/29_Yusaf%20et%20al..pdf |
| spellingShingle | TS Manufactures M. M., Noor Talal, Yusaf Baker, P. Hamawand, I. Effect of Compressed Natural Gas Mixing on the Engine Performance and Emissions |
| title | Effect of Compressed Natural Gas Mixing on the Engine Performance and Emissions |
| title_full | Effect of Compressed Natural Gas Mixing on the Engine Performance and Emissions |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Compressed Natural Gas Mixing on the Engine Performance and Emissions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Compressed Natural Gas Mixing on the Engine Performance and Emissions |
| title_short | Effect of Compressed Natural Gas Mixing on the Engine Performance and Emissions |
| title_sort | effect of compressed natural gas mixing on the engine performance and emissions |
| topic | TS Manufactures |
| url | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5306/1/29_Yusaf_et_al..pdf |
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