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Performance, emission, energy and exergy analyses of gasoline fumigated DI diesel engine

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In this paper, the effect of gasoline fumigation on the performance, emission, energy and exergy balance of a direct injection diesel engine is experimentally investigated. Gasoline fumigation is induced at three different ratios based on energy. In the present study, computer-controlled injection using LabVIEW software is attempted for gasoline fumigation and common rail is used to inject at the same pressure always. The characteristics of the engine are studied with and without fumigation. Results reveal that gasoline fumigation increases the energy and exergy efficiency to about 5% at medium and high loads. For all the operating points, the percentage of energy and exergy transfer through the exhaust gases decreases by an average of 2.6% using gasoline fumigation. Fumigation decreases diesel fuel consumption by 33.53%, CO2 emissions by 5.8%, NOx by 10.4% and smoke by 13–17% during full load at 30% of gasoline fumigation. Also, fumigation increases brake thermal efficiency by 3.78%, CO emissions from 0.2 to 0.96% by volume and UBHC emissions from 51 to 205 ppm during full load at 30% of gasoline fumigation. Results show that the gasoline fumigation replaces diesel and reduces both nitrogen oxides and smoke.

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Abbreviations

%:

Percentage

BTE:

Brake thermal efficiency

CI:

Compression ignition

CNG:

Compressed natural gas

CO:

Carbon monoxide

CO2 :

Carbon dioxide

D:

Diesel

DI:

Direct injection

Euro:

European

FDR:

Fuel delivery ratio

G10:

10% of gasoline fumigation

G20:

20% of gasoline fumigation

G30:

30% of gasoline fumigation

GF:

Gasoline fumigation

HC:

Hydrocarbon

IC:

Internal combustion

kg h−1 :

Kilogram per hour

LabVIEW:

Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Engineering Workbench

LPG:

Liquefied natural gas

NDIR:

Non-dispersive infrared

NI:

National instruments

NO:

Nitric oxide

NO2 :

Nitrogen dioxide

NOx :

Oxides of nitrogen

PM:

Particulate matter

UBHC:

Un-burned hydrocarbon

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The authors acknowledge the infrastructure and testing support provided by Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Tamil Nadu, India, during the entire research work.

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  1. Department of Automobile Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, TamilNadu, 638060, India

    M. Bharathiraja

  2. Department of Automobile Engineering, Institute of Road and Transport Technology, Erode, TamilNadu, 638316, India

    R. Venkatachalam

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, TamilNadu, 641032, India

    V. Senthilmurugan

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Bharathiraja, M., Venkatachalam, R. & Senthilmurugan, V. Performance, emission, energy and exergy analyses of gasoline fumigated DI diesel engine. J Therm Anal Calorim 136, 281–293 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-018-7933-0

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