Title
Operation of a Spark Ignition Engine With High Compression Ratio Using Biogas Blended With Natural Gas, Propane, and Hydrogen
Date Issued
01 May 2019
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Amell A.A.
Olsen D.B.
Universidad de Antioquia
Publisher(s)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract
This research evaluated the operational conditions for a diesel engine with high compression ratio (CR) converted to spark ignition (SI), under stable combustion conditions close to the knocking threshold. The main fuel used in the engine was biogas, which was blended with natural gas, propane, and hydrogen. The engine limit to test the maximum output power was using the knocking threshold; just below the knocking threshold, the output power and generating efficiency are the highest for each blend. Leaner mixtures increased the engine knocking tendency because the required increase in the % throttle reduced the pressure drop at the inlet stroke and increased the mixture pressure at the end of the compression stroke, which finally reduced the ignition delay time of the end gas and increased the knocking tendency of the engine for all the blends. Therefore, the output power should be decreased to operate the engine below to the knocking threshold. Purified biogas achieved the highest output power and generating efficiency compared with the other blends and the original diesel operation; this blend was operated with five equivalence ratios. Purified biogas exhibits an optimal balance between knocking resistance, low heating value, flame speed, and energy density.
Volume
141
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería mecánica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85056619754
Source
Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power
ISSN of the container
07424795
Source funding
Universidad de Antioquia
Sponsor(s)
Colciencias, through the scholarship for the doctoral thesis "Determination of the optimal operating conditions of a SI engine with high CR, using gaseous fuels from renewable sources". Universidad de Antioquia, through the sustainability program 2018-2019.
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