Affiliation:
1. Karpagam Academy of Higher Education
2. Karpagam Academy of Higher Education (KAHE), Centre for Mate
Abstract
<div class="section abstract"><div class="htmlview paragraph">The depletion of oil resource and change in global warming has led to the
development of alternate energy resources. Commercially the LPG gas is used as
alternate fuel for the spark ignition engine. In this work an experimental
investigation is done on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) along with dual fuel mode
of diesel as an alternative fuel for four stroke compression ignition engines.
The primary objective of this study was to analyze the performance and the
exhaust emissions of the engine using different LPG flow rate. The engine used
in the study was originally a single cylinder, four-stroke compression ignition
engine and minor modifications were carried out to permit the experiments to run
on LPG fuel. The LPG is supplied in the suction stroke mixed with air while
diesel is injected at the end of the compression stroke to initiate the
combustion process. The LPG is made to flow with different levels of 3%, 6%, 9%,
12%, 18% and 21% on the volume basis with Diesel 100%. The electrical
dynamometer was coupled with this compression ignition engine (720 to 2160
watts). Experiments were conducted and performance parameters such as Brake
thermal efficiency (BTE), Specific fuel consumption (SFC), indicated power (IP),
Torque (T), and Mechanical efficiency are calculated. AVL five gas was employed
to determine the percentage of analyzer emission gases such as Co, UBHC,
CO<sub>2</sub> and NOx. Optimum performance was obtained at the flow rate of
18% LPG compared with base line data. This paper explores a crucial aspect of
engine emissions, specifically focusing on the impact of liquefied petroleum gas
(LPG) on the emission characteristics of a diesel engine in a single-cylinder
four-stroke setup. This research sheds light on potential improvements in
emissions and environmental sustainability, providing valuable insights for the
automotive and environmental industries.</div></div>
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