Performance and emission study of low HCNG fuel blend in SI engine with fixed ignition timing
Natural gas (NG) has many advantages of clean fuels and can replace gasoline in spark ignition (SI) engines. However, it comes with disadvantages such as low energy density. Hydrogen blended NG can improve the fuel characteristics. Ignition timing also plays an important role in engine performance,...
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| author | Vivek Pandey Suresh Guluwadi Gezahegn Habtamu Tafesse |
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| description | Natural gas (NG) has many advantages of clean fuels and can replace gasoline in spark ignition (SI) engines. However, it comes with disadvantages such as low energy density. Hydrogen blended NG can improve the fuel characteristics. Ignition timing also plays an important role in engine performance, especially at lean limits. Experiments were conducted for performance and emissions with hydrogen-compressed natural gas (HCNG) blends in a spark ignition (SI) engine with fixed ignition timing. HCNG blends with 0–15% hydrogen were tested with maximum brake torque (MBT) spark timing 30° before top dead center (BTDC) ignition. Significant reduction of carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrocarbons (HC) along with improved break thermal efficiency was observed with higher hydrogen fraction. There was no significant benefit in indicated thermal efficiency or NOx reduction by using MBT ignition. Hence, the expensive retrofitting of using variable spark timing apparatus can be avoided for on-road vehicles. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-193fe132775543ddb63b45fb942bae242023-09-02T15:25:26ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Engineering2331-19162022-12-019110.1080/23311916.2021.20109252010925Performance and emission study of low HCNG fuel blend in SI engine with fixed ignition timingVivek Pandey0Suresh Guluwadi1Gezahegn Habtamu Tafesse2SoMCME, Adama Science and Technology UniversityChemical and Materials Engineering, Adama Science and Technology UniversityChemical and Materials Engineering, Adama Science and Technology UniversityNatural gas (NG) has many advantages of clean fuels and can replace gasoline in spark ignition (SI) engines. However, it comes with disadvantages such as low energy density. Hydrogen blended NG can improve the fuel characteristics. Ignition timing also plays an important role in engine performance, especially at lean limits. Experiments were conducted for performance and emissions with hydrogen-compressed natural gas (HCNG) blends in a spark ignition (SI) engine with fixed ignition timing. HCNG blends with 0–15% hydrogen were tested with maximum brake torque (MBT) spark timing 30° before top dead center (BTDC) ignition. Significant reduction of carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrocarbons (HC) along with improved break thermal efficiency was observed with higher hydrogen fraction. There was no significant benefit in indicated thermal efficiency or NOx reduction by using MBT ignition. Hence, the expensive retrofitting of using variable spark timing apparatus can be avoided for on-road vehicles.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2021.2010925alternative fuelshcngemissionshydrocarbonsnitrogen oxidesignition timing |
| spellingShingle | Vivek Pandey Suresh Guluwadi Gezahegn Habtamu Tafesse Performance and emission study of low HCNG fuel blend in SI engine with fixed ignition timing Cogent Engineering alternative fuels hcng emissions hydrocarbons nitrogen oxides ignition timing |
| title | Performance and emission study of low HCNG fuel blend in SI engine with fixed ignition timing |
| title_full | Performance and emission study of low HCNG fuel blend in SI engine with fixed ignition timing |
| title_fullStr | Performance and emission study of low HCNG fuel blend in SI engine with fixed ignition timing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Performance and emission study of low HCNG fuel blend in SI engine with fixed ignition timing |
| title_short | Performance and emission study of low HCNG fuel blend in SI engine with fixed ignition timing |
| title_sort | performance and emission study of low hcng fuel blend in si engine with fixed ignition timing |
| topic | alternative fuels hcng emissions hydrocarbons nitrogen oxides ignition timing |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2021.2010925 |
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