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Performance and Emission Characteristics of CI Engine Fueled with Alternative Fuel with Special Reference to Modification for Combustion: A Literature Review

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Proceedings of the First International Conference on Recent Advances in Bioenergy Research

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Abstract

The future of alternative fuels for compression-ignition engine has become imperative due to exhaustion of petroleum products and its major contribution in pollution. As Dr. Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel had invented the compression-ignition engines and the first exhibition of compression-ignition engines was carried out at World’s fair in Paris fueled with peanut oil (Alternative Fuel) in 1911. However, due to the ample availability of petrodiesel and the unmatched properties of alternative fuel, researchers  ignored it. But, after 1970 due to the hike in price and increased demand-supply gap, researchers had investigated the new alternative fuel source to overcome the dependency on crude oil and foreign exchange. This review paper is about the various types of alternative fuels and the modification needed in compression-ignition engines to run effectively fueled with biofuels. All the modifications are considered on single cylinder four-stroke CI engine with rated power of 5.2 kW at 2000 rpm. Six types of modifications in compression-ignition engines are detailed and almost every performance and emission test results were described, i.e., BSFC, BTE, hydrocarbon emission, oxide of nitrogen emission, and carbon monoxide emission in this review paper. The outcomes of this survey shows that each and every modification have their own advantages and disadvantages but for modification of guide vanes at the inlet passage increased the breathing capacity of the CI engine and due to this brake thermal efficiency was increased and emissions were decreased.

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Abbreviations

BSFC:

Brake specific fuel consumption

CI:

Compression ignition

BTDC:

Before top dead center

BTE:

Brake thermal efficiency

NO2 :

Nitrogen dioxide

NO x :

Nitrogen oxides

CFPP:

Cold filter plugging point

BP:

Brake power

CO:

Carbon monoxide

ppm:

Parts per million

CO2 :

Carbon dioxide

rpm:

Revolutions per minute

HC:

Hydrocarbon

wt:

Weight

CNG:

Compressed natural gas

D-base:

Engine without modification

Md1:

First type of modification

Md2:

Second type of modification

Md3:

Third type of modification

Md4:

Fourth type of modification

Md5:

Fifth type of modification

Md6:

Sixth type of modification

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Himansh Kumar, Yadav, Y.K., Sarma, A.K. (2016). Performance and Emission Characteristics of CI Engine Fueled with Alternative Fuel with Special Reference to Modification for Combustion: A Literature Review. In: Kumar, S., Khanal, S., Yadav, Y. (eds) Proceedings of the First International Conference on Recent Advances in Bioenergy Research. Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2773-1_14

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