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Experimental Studies on the Use of Pyrolysis Oil for Diesel Engine Applications and Optimization of Engine Parameters of Injection Timing, Injector Opening Pressure and Injector Nozzle Geometry

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The fossil fuels are not considered as sustainable energy sources due to their continuous depletion. To overcome this issue, alternative fuels are required to be used in diesel engine applications. Present paper investigates the performance of tire pyrolysis oil (TPO)-fueled diesel engine with minor modification in the engine operating parameters such as injection timing (IT), injector opening pressure (IOP) and nozzle geometry. Initially, experimentations are carried out to optimize the IT for which the best brake thermal efficiency (BTE) is revealed. In the next phase of the work, the effect of IOP and nozzle geometry on the performance was studied. For the diesel engine operation with TPO as fuel, it has been reported that IT of \(27{^{\circ }}\) BTDC, IOP of 240 bar and injector of 5 holes yield better performance in terms of BTE with reduced emissions.

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Abbreviations

TPO:

Tire pyrolysis oil

IT:

Injection timing

IOP:

Injector opening pressure

HCC:

Hemispherical combustion chamber

CR:

Compression ratio

BTE or \(\eta _{\mathrm{Th}}\) :

Brake thermal efficiency

CI:

Compression ignition

BTDC:

Before top dead center

CO:

Carbon monoxide

\(\hbox {CO}_{2}\) :

Carbon dioxide

HC:

Hydrocarbon

PM:

Particulate matter

NO\(_x\) :

Oxides of nitrogen

HRR:

Heat release rate

ID:

Ignition delay

CD:

Combustion duration

BP:

Brake power

JOME:

Jatropha oil methyl ester

HOME:

Honge oil methyl ester

CN:

Cetane number

SFC:

Specific fuel consumption

FFD:

Full factorial design

RSM:

Response surface methodology

ANOVA:

Analysis of variance

cSt:

Centistoke

\({}^{\circ }\hbox {C}\) :

Degree Celsius

\({}^{\circ }\hbox {K}\) :

Degree Kelvin

N:

Newton

m:

Mass of fuel

CV:

Calorific value

g:

Gram

N:

Speed

T :

Torque

J/\({}^{\circ }\hbox {CA}\) :

Joule per degree crank angle

HSU:

Hartridge smoke unit

\(\hbox {Q}_{{\mathrm{app}}}\) :

Apparent heat release rate

\(\gamma \) :

Ratio of specific heats \({C}_{\mathrm{p}}/ ({C}_{\mathrm{p}} -{\bar{R}})\)

\({\bar{{R}}}\) :

Gas constant

\({C}_{\mathrm{p}}\) :

Specific heat at constant pressure

V :

Instantaneous volume of the cylinder

P :

Cylinder pressure

\({Q}_{\mathrm{wall}}\) :

Heat transfer to the wall

h :

Heat transfer coefficient

\({C}_{1}\;\hbox {and}\;{C}_{2}\) :

Constants, 130 and 1.4

V :

Cylinder volume

P :

Cylinder pressure

T :

Cylinder gas temperature

\({V}_{\mathrm{P}}\) :

Piston mean speed

A :

Instantaneous area

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, A.G. Patil Institute of Technology, Solapur, India

    B. G. Sudershan

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, KLE Dr. M.S.S. College of Engineering and Technology, Belagavi, Karnataka, India

    M. A. Kamoji

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, KLE College of Engineering and Technology, Chikodi, Karnataka, India

    P. B. Rampure

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, B. V. B. College of Engineering and Technology, Hubballi, Karnataka, India

    N. R. Banapurmath & S. V. Khandal

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Sudershan, B.G., Kamoji, M.A., Rampure, P.B. et al. Experimental Studies on the Use of Pyrolysis Oil for Diesel Engine Applications and Optimization of Engine Parameters of Injection Timing, Injector Opening Pressure and Injector Nozzle Geometry. Arab J Sci Eng 43, 4517–4530 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-017-2921-4

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