Performances and Emissions of New Glycol Ether Blends in Diesel Fuel Used As Oxygenated Fuel for Diesel Engines
Publication: Journal of Energy Engineering
Volume 142, Issue 1
Abstract
In the paper, an investigation was conducted on the combustion performance and emission characteristics of a single cylinder diesel engine burning diesel fuel containing a new oxygenate blend of propylene glycol monomethyl ether (PGMME) and ethylene glycol dimethyl ether (EGDME) in a proportion of by volume. When diesel fuel was added with 15–25% by volume of the oxygenate blend, the largest decrease in smoke opacity was observed to be as great as 90.3%, and the maximal reduction in carbon monoxide (CO) emissions amounted to 66.7%. Nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions did not change noticeably. Hydrocarbon (HC) emissions increased more than double, but the level was still too low to take into consideration. The engine in-cylinder peak pressure and ignition delay did not alter. The in-cylinder peak pressure descended, and the peak heat release rate decreased in the premixing combustion, whereas it increased during diffusion combustion.
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Acknowledgments
This investigation is a part of a project financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50976125).
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Volume 142 • Issue 1 • March 2016
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Received: Aug 21, 2014
Accepted: Dec 17, 2014
Published online: Jan 27, 2015
Discussion open until: Jun 27, 2015
Published in print: Mar 1, 2016
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