An experimental research is assessed to examine the engine
performance
and exhaust emissions of direct injection (DI) and indirect injection
diesel (IDI) engines fueled with petroleum diesel, biodiesel, and
nanoemulsion fuel. The nanoemulsion fuel was produced using a hydrodynamic
cavitation reactor. These three fuels were used to study the exhaust
emissions, brake power, brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC), brake
thermal efficiency (BTE), and exhaust gas temperature at engine speeds
ranging from 1100, 1400, 1700, 2000, and 2300 rpm with engine loads
of 25, 50, and 75%. Furthermore, three fuels were burned in two types
of combustion engines such as DI and IDI diesel engines under identical
conditions. The finding showed that using DI and IDI engines influenced
the magnitude of emissions as well as the performance with different
speeds and loads. By comparing the performance of DI and IDI engines
at a maximum engine load of 75%, the most concerning parameter among
the efficiency of an engine of BTE of diesel, biodiesel, and nanoemulsion
fuel from the DI engine was higher at 24.19, 24.83, and 20.76%, respectively,
than that of the IDI engine at 2300 rpm engine speed. At the maximum
load and speed of engines, the BSFC of diesel, biodiesel, and nanoemulsion
fuel in the DI engine were 4.44, 23.73, and 20% lower than in the
IDI engine, respectively. Emission results of the DI and IDI engines
were analyzed at 75% load and 2300 rpm speed. The results demonstrated
that emissions of NO
x
from nanoemulsion
fuel from the IDI engine was significantly reduced by 82.46% when
the values were compared to the DI engine. In terms of CO emissions,
the IDI engine emits significantly less than the DI diesel engine.
The CO emissions of diesel, biodiesel, and nanoemulsion fuel in the
IDI engine were 69.02, 28.95, and 48.75% lower than those in the DI
engine, respectively. The studies conclude that the emissions from
IDI engines clearly show that pollution from exhaust emissions can
be reduced to a low level compared to the DI engine. However, when
high-performance engines are considered, the DI engine is recommended
rather than the IDI engine.