Combustion Performance and Emission Characteristics of Marine Engine Burning with Different Biodiesel
Ship emissions are one of the main sources of air pollution in port cities. The prosperous maritime trade has brought great harm to the air quality of port cities while promoting the development of the world economy. During the berthing process, ship auxiliary machines emit a large amount of air pol...
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| author | Ning Yang Xiaowen Deng Bin Liu Liwei Li Yuan Li Peng Li Miao Tang Lin Wu |
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| description | Ship emissions are one of the main sources of air pollution in port cities. The prosperous maritime trade has brought great harm to the air quality of port cities while promoting the development of the world economy. During the berthing process, ship auxiliary machines emit a large amount of air pollutants, which have a great impact on air quality and public health. Alternative marine fuels are being studied and used frequently to reduce ship emissions. This research was carried out to investigate the gaseous and particles emission characteristics of a marine diesel engine during the application of experimental biodiesel fuels. To study the influence of mixed fuels on engine performance, measurements were made at different engine loads and speeds. Different diesel fuels were tested using various ratios between biodiesel and BD0 (ultra-low sulfur diesel) of 0%, 10%, 30%, 50%, 70%, 90%, and 100%. The results indicated the use of biodiesel has little influence on the combustion performance but has a certain impact on exhaust emissions. The octane number and laminar flame speed of biodiesel are higher than those of BD0, so the combustion time of the test diesel engine is shortened under the mixed mode of biodiesel. In addition, a high ratio of biodiesel leads to a decrease of the instantaneous peak heat release rate, causing the crank angle to advance. As the biodiesel blending ratio increased, most of the gaseous pollutants decreased, especially for CO, but it led to an increase of particle numbers. The particle size distribution exhibits a unimodal distribution under various conditions, with the peak value appearing at 30–75 nm. The use of biodiesel has no effect on this phenomenon. The peak positions strongly depend on fuel types and engine conditions. The particulate matter (PM) emitted from the test engine included large amounts of organic carbon (OC), which accounted for between 30% and 40% of PM. Whereas the elemental carbon (EC) accounted for between 10% and 20%, the water-soluble ions components accounted for 6–15%. Elemental components, which accounted for 3–8% of PM emissions, mainly consisted of Si, Fe, Sn, Ba, Al, Zn, V, and Ni. Generally, biodiesel could be a reliable alternative fuel to reduce ship auxiliary engine emissions at berth and improve port air quality. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-53604be4d18641e8b3b34e9571a983ee2023-12-03T14:59:24ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-07-011514517710.3390/en15145177Combustion Performance and Emission Characteristics of Marine Engine Burning with Different BiodieselNing Yang0Xiaowen Deng1Bin Liu2Liwei Li3Yuan Li4Peng Li5Miao Tang6Lin Wu7Tianjin Eco-Environmental Monitoring Center, Tianjin 300191, ChinaTianjin Eco-Environmental Monitoring Center, Tianjin 300191, ChinaTianjin Eco-Environmental Monitoring Center, Tianjin 300191, ChinaTianjin Eco-Environmental Monitoring Center, Tianjin 300191, ChinaTianjin Eco-Environmental Monitoring Center, Tianjin 300191, ChinaTianjin Eco-Environmental Monitoring Center, Tianjin 300191, ChinaTianjin Eco-Environmental Monitoring Center, Tianjin 300191, ChinaTianjin Key Laboratory of Urban Transport Emission Research & State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Urban Ambient Air Particulate Matter Pollution Prevention and Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, ChinaShip emissions are one of the main sources of air pollution in port cities. The prosperous maritime trade has brought great harm to the air quality of port cities while promoting the development of the world economy. During the berthing process, ship auxiliary machines emit a large amount of air pollutants, which have a great impact on air quality and public health. Alternative marine fuels are being studied and used frequently to reduce ship emissions. This research was carried out to investigate the gaseous and particles emission characteristics of a marine diesel engine during the application of experimental biodiesel fuels. To study the influence of mixed fuels on engine performance, measurements were made at different engine loads and speeds. Different diesel fuels were tested using various ratios between biodiesel and BD0 (ultra-low sulfur diesel) of 0%, 10%, 30%, 50%, 70%, 90%, and 100%. The results indicated the use of biodiesel has little influence on the combustion performance but has a certain impact on exhaust emissions. The octane number and laminar flame speed of biodiesel are higher than those of BD0, so the combustion time of the test diesel engine is shortened under the mixed mode of biodiesel. In addition, a high ratio of biodiesel leads to a decrease of the instantaneous peak heat release rate, causing the crank angle to advance. As the biodiesel blending ratio increased, most of the gaseous pollutants decreased, especially for CO, but it led to an increase of particle numbers. The particle size distribution exhibits a unimodal distribution under various conditions, with the peak value appearing at 30–75 nm. The use of biodiesel has no effect on this phenomenon. The peak positions strongly depend on fuel types and engine conditions. The particulate matter (PM) emitted from the test engine included large amounts of organic carbon (OC), which accounted for between 30% and 40% of PM. Whereas the elemental carbon (EC) accounted for between 10% and 20%, the water-soluble ions components accounted for 6–15%. Elemental components, which accounted for 3–8% of PM emissions, mainly consisted of Si, Fe, Sn, Ba, Al, Zn, V, and Ni. Generally, biodiesel could be a reliable alternative fuel to reduce ship auxiliary engine emissions at berth and improve port air quality.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/14/5177ship emissionscombustion performancebiodieselparticle size distributionorganic carbon |
| spellingShingle | Ning Yang Xiaowen Deng Bin Liu Liwei Li Yuan Li Peng Li Miao Tang Lin Wu Combustion Performance and Emission Characteristics of Marine Engine Burning with Different Biodiesel Energies ship emissions combustion performance biodiesel particle size distribution organic carbon |
| title | Combustion Performance and Emission Characteristics of Marine Engine Burning with Different Biodiesel |
| title_full | Combustion Performance and Emission Characteristics of Marine Engine Burning with Different Biodiesel |
| title_fullStr | Combustion Performance and Emission Characteristics of Marine Engine Burning with Different Biodiesel |
| title_full_unstemmed | Combustion Performance and Emission Characteristics of Marine Engine Burning with Different Biodiesel |
| title_short | Combustion Performance and Emission Characteristics of Marine Engine Burning with Different Biodiesel |
| title_sort | combustion performance and emission characteristics of marine engine burning with different biodiesel |
| topic | ship emissions combustion performance biodiesel particle size distribution organic carbon |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/14/5177 |
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