Affiliation:
1. Junia, Smart Systems and Energies, F-59000 Lille, France
2. Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, UMR 9189—CRIStAL—Centre de Recherche en Informatique Signal et Automatique de Lille, F-59000 Lille, France
3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imam Khomeini Marine Sciences University, Nowshahr 4651783311, Iran
Abstract
In this paper, the effect of nano-particles along with EGR rates was experimentally assessed on the performance and emission of a DI diesel engine fueled by biodiesel and ethanol. For this purpose, three levels of TiO2 nanoparticles (0, 40, and 60 ppm) were added to biodiesel/diesel blends in the proportions of 0, 10, and 20% biodiesel with ethanol at levels of 0, 4, and 6%. EGR rates were used at 0, 20, and 30%. A total of 31 fuel samples with different ethanol, biodiesel, TiO2 nano-additives, and EGR rates were tested at different speeds. The equation for this combination is BxEy + EGRw + TiO2z, where x, y, w, and z are the percentages of biodiesel, ethanol, EGR, and TiO2. The results showed that the mixture of B10E4 + EGR20 + TiO260, reduced the amount of NOx, CO, and HC by 10, 12.4, and 17%. Moreover, due to the significant reduction of emissions and performance improvement, the combinatory method of EGR–TiO2 nano-additives can be used as an effective formula for diesel engines fueled with ethanol/biodiesel/diesel blends.
Subject
Process Chemistry and Technology,Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous),Bioengineering