Study of Indicators of CI Engine Running on Conventional Diesel and Chicken Fat Mixtures Changing EGR
This article presents a change in the indicators of a compression ignition (CI) engine by replacing conventional diesel fuel (D100) with pure chicken fat (F100) and mixtures of these fuels. Mixtures of diesel and fat with volume ratios of 70/30, 50/50 and 30/70 were used. Research of the fuel proper...
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| description | This article presents a change in the indicators of a compression ignition (CI) engine by replacing conventional diesel fuel (D100) with pure chicken fat (F100) and mixtures of these fuels. Mixtures of diesel and fat with volume ratios of 70/30, 50/50 and 30/70 were used. Research of the fuel properties was conducted. In order to reduce the fuel viscosity, blends of fat and diesel were heated. The experimental research was conducted at different engine loads with exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) both off and on. The conducted analysis of the combustion process revealed a significant change in the rate of heat release (ROHR) when replacing diesel with chicken fat. Chicken fat was found to increase the CO<sub>2</sub> and CO emissions, leaving hydrocarbon (HC) emissions nearly unchanged. Having replaced the D100 with diesel and chicken fat mixtures or F100, a significant reduction in smoke and nitrogen oxide (NO<sub>x</sub>) emissions was observed when EGR was off. When EGR was on, the smoke level increased, but the blends with chicken fat reduced it significantly, and the increased fat content in the fuel mixture reduced the NO<sub>x</sub> emissions. The engine’s brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) increased while the brake thermal efficiency (BTE) decreased, having replaced conventional diesel with chicken fat due to differences in the fuel energy properties and the combustion process. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-48fc7ecef83c4f19aca43386b58201852023-12-03T12:22:44ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-02-01114141110.3390/app11041411Study of Indicators of CI Engine Running on Conventional Diesel and Chicken Fat Mixtures Changing EGRAlfredas Rimkus0Tadas Vipartas1Jonas Matijošius2Saulius Stravinskas3Donatas Kriaučiūnas4Department of Automobile Transport Engineering, Technical Faculty, Vilnius College of Technologies and Design, Olandu Str. 16, LT-01100 Vilnius, LithuaniaDepartment of Automobile Transport Engineering, Technical Faculty, Vilnius College of Technologies and Design, Olandu Str. 16, LT-01100 Vilnius, LithuaniaDepartment of Automobile Transport Engineering, Technical Faculty, Vilnius College of Technologies and Design, Olandu Str. 16, LT-01100 Vilnius, LithuaniaDepartment of Automobile Transport Engineering, Technical Faculty, Vilnius College of Technologies and Design, Olandu Str. 16, LT-01100 Vilnius, LithuaniaDepartment of Automobile Transport Engineering, Technical Faculty, Vilnius College of Technologies and Design, Olandu Str. 16, LT-01100 Vilnius, LithuaniaThis article presents a change in the indicators of a compression ignition (CI) engine by replacing conventional diesel fuel (D100) with pure chicken fat (F100) and mixtures of these fuels. Mixtures of diesel and fat with volume ratios of 70/30, 50/50 and 30/70 were used. Research of the fuel properties was conducted. In order to reduce the fuel viscosity, blends of fat and diesel were heated. The experimental research was conducted at different engine loads with exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) both off and on. The conducted analysis of the combustion process revealed a significant change in the rate of heat release (ROHR) when replacing diesel with chicken fat. Chicken fat was found to increase the CO<sub>2</sub> and CO emissions, leaving hydrocarbon (HC) emissions nearly unchanged. Having replaced the D100 with diesel and chicken fat mixtures or F100, a significant reduction in smoke and nitrogen oxide (NO<sub>x</sub>) emissions was observed when EGR was off. When EGR was on, the smoke level increased, but the blends with chicken fat reduced it significantly, and the increased fat content in the fuel mixture reduced the NO<sub>x</sub> emissions. The engine’s brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) increased while the brake thermal efficiency (BTE) decreased, having replaced conventional diesel with chicken fat due to differences in the fuel energy properties and the combustion process.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/4/1411conventional dieselchicken fatcombustionpollutant emissionsengine efficiency |
| spellingShingle | Alfredas Rimkus Tadas Vipartas Jonas Matijošius Saulius Stravinskas Donatas Kriaučiūnas Study of Indicators of CI Engine Running on Conventional Diesel and Chicken Fat Mixtures Changing EGR Applied Sciences conventional diesel chicken fat combustion pollutant emissions engine efficiency |
| title | Study of Indicators of CI Engine Running on Conventional Diesel and Chicken Fat Mixtures Changing EGR |
| title_full | Study of Indicators of CI Engine Running on Conventional Diesel and Chicken Fat Mixtures Changing EGR |
| title_fullStr | Study of Indicators of CI Engine Running on Conventional Diesel and Chicken Fat Mixtures Changing EGR |
| title_full_unstemmed | Study of Indicators of CI Engine Running on Conventional Diesel and Chicken Fat Mixtures Changing EGR |
| title_short | Study of Indicators of CI Engine Running on Conventional Diesel and Chicken Fat Mixtures Changing EGR |
| title_sort | study of indicators of ci engine running on conventional diesel and chicken fat mixtures changing egr |
| topic | conventional diesel chicken fat combustion pollutant emissions engine efficiency |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/4/1411 |
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