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Assimilative capacity approach for air pollution control in automotive engines through magnetic field-assisted combustion of hydrocarbons

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Deterioration of air quality through the combustion of hydrocarbon fuels has been one of the global transboundary problems put before the research community since last five decades. According to the updated statistics, 79% of energy needs in India are met by fossil fuel combustion which results in the emission of toxic pollutants like carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, and unburned hydrocarbons. Air quality has seriously been affected in many parts of India, and statistically, 13 out of 15 most polluted cities in the world lie in India. Magnetic field-assisted combustion has been proven as a reliable technology in internal combustion engines for enhancing the combustion of fuels and reduction of harmful emissions that are the byproducts of incomplete combustion of fuels. In the present work, the magnetic field-assisted combustion of a liquid-phase and a gas-phase fuel (gasoline and LPG) has been studied in a multicylinder automobile engine replicating on road driving conditions in a laboratory focusing on the levels of emissions in comparison with normal combustion of both the fuels. The experimental study concludes that the applied magnetic field positively influences combustion, resulting in reduced level of emission of toxic components irrespective of the phase of hydrocarbon fuels. It is also observed that the percentage reduction in emissions increases with increase in intensity of magnetization. The maximum reduction obtained for CO and UBHC emissions through this technique is 20.58% and 14.47%, respectively. The effectiveness of MFAC in countering air pollution from vehicular exhaust is also studied with respect to fuel phase and mode of operation. The effectiveness of MFAC is observed to be more in high-speed operation of the engine and decreases in the order CO > UBHC > NO. The obtained emission results have a cumulative significance as 45% of total air pollution in India is caused by combustion of hydrocarbons in automotive engines.

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  1. IC Engine Research Laboratory, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India

    Libin Panavelil Oommen & Kumar Gottigere Narayanappa

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mangalam College of Engineering, Kottayam, India

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Libin P Oommen conceived, planned, and carried out the experimental work. Kumar G N contributed to the analysis and interpretation of results and drafting of the manuscript.

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Oommen, L.P., Narayanappa, K.G. Assimilative capacity approach for air pollution control in automotive engines through magnetic field-assisted combustion of hydrocarbons. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 63661–63671 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-11923-5

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