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The use of pure ethanol as alternative fuel in a spark ignition engine

Buji ateşlemeli bir motorda alternatif yakıt olarak saf etanolun kullanılması

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619–626
Publication Date
2022-10-18
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The results showed that some decreases were obtained in CO, CO2 and NOx emissions without any noticeable power loss when ethanol was used instead of gasoline at the 6/1 compression ratio.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Because of increasing energy demand and environmental pollution, alternative fuels such as ethanol, methanol, natural gas, hydrogen and LPG have been used in spark ignition engines.
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Key Findings & Data:In this study, the effect of the use of pure ethanol in an SI engine which has variable compression ratio on engine performance and emissions were investigated experimentally.
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Conclusion & Impact:The results showed that some decreases were obtained in CO, CO2 and NOx emissions without any noticeable power loss when ethanol was used instead of gasoline at the 6/1 compression ratio.
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Abstract

Because of increasing energy demand and environmental pollution, alternative fuels such as ethanol, methanol, natural gas, hydrogen and LPG have been used in spark ignition engines. Ethanol has an important place among the alternative fuels as its octane number is high, exhaust emission level is low and it is produced from biomass sources. In this study, the effect of the use of pure ethanol in an SI engine which has variable compression ratio on engine performance and emissions were investigated experimentally. In the experiments, a single cylinder, four stroke, spark ignition research engine which has a variable compression ratio was used. The experiments were performed by running the engine at the 6/1 compression ratio with gasoline and ethanol, and at the 8/1, 10/1 compression ratios with ethanol. The results showed that some decreases were obtained in CO, CO2 and NOx emissions without any noticeable power loss when ethanol was used instead of gasoline at the 6/1 compression ratio. By increasing the compression ratio (10/1), engine power was increased up to 25% with ethanol. CO, CO2 and NOx emissions were reduced about 41%, 21% and 26%, respectively. Moreover, HC emissions were increased about 40%. According to the results obtained, it can be said that using ethanol at high compression ratios in the engines significantly improves the engine performance and decreases the exhaust emissions.

Özet

Artan enerji ihtiyacı ve çevre kirliliği nedeniyle, buji ateşlemeli motorlarda etanol, metanol, doğal gaz, hidrojen ve LPG gibi alternatif yakıtlar kullanılmaktadır. Etanol; oktan sayısının yüksek olması, egzoz emisyonlarının düşük olması ve biokütle kaynaklarından üretilebilmesi nedeniyle alternatif yakıtlar arasında önemli bir yere sahiptir. Bu çalışmada değişken sıkıştırma oranlı bir motorda saf etanol kullanılmasının motor performansı ve emisyonları üzerindeki etkisi deneysel olarak incelenmiştir. Deneylerde tek silindirli, dört zamanlı, buji ateşlemeli, sıkıştırma oranı değiştirilebilen bir araştırma motoru kullanılmıştır. Deneyler motorun 6/1 sıkıştırma oranında benzin ve etanol ile; 8/1 ve 10/1 sıkıştırma oranında etanol ile çalıştırılmasıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Deneyler sonucunda 6/1 sıkıştırma oranında etanol kullanılmasıyla benzine göre önemli bir güç kaybı olmadan CO, CO2 ve NOx emisyonlarında azalma olduğu belirlenmiştir. Sıkıştırma oranının 10/1’e kadar artırılmasıyla, etanol benzine göre %25 güç artışı sağlamıştır. Ayrıca CO, CO2 ve NOx emisyonlarında sırayla %41, %21 ve %26 azalma elde edilirken, HC emisyonunda %40 artış gözlenmiştir. Sonuçlar; motorlarda yüksek sıkıştırma oranında etanol kullanımının, motor performansını önemli ölçüde artırdığını ve emisyonları azalttığını göstermektedir.

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ÇELİK, M. B., ÇOLAK, A. (2022). The use of pure ethanol as alternative fuel in a spark ignition engine. Gazi Üniversitesi Mühendislik Mimarlık Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 23 - Sayı: 3, 619–626. https://ajindex.com/articles/523938

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