Performance and emission analysis of a diesel engine implementing polanga biodiesel and optimization using Taguchi method

Ansari, Naushad Ahamad; Sharma, Abhishek; Singh, Yashvir

doi:10.1016/j.psep.2018.09.009

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“…In the Taguchi method, the best input parameters are chosen among unavoidable factors viz., vibration, temperature, and humidity. By considering the degree of freedom of input parameters, the orthogonal array (OA) may be selected [13,19,20].…”

Section: Taguchi Methodsmentioning

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Sustainability of the polanga biodiesel blends during the application to the diesel engine performance and emission parameters—Taguchi and RSM approach

Sharma¹,

Singh

Tyagi³

et al. 2019

J Braz. Soc. Mech. Sci. Eng.

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The excessive use of fossil fuels has caused a rapid increase in air pollution all over the world. This alarming situation demands that environment-friendly fuels and their performance must be investigated for the diesel engine. The present study investigates a CI engine fueled with polanga biodiesel for the optimum performance and emission parameters. This study also tries to optimize the input parameters in order to achieve the corresponding optimized engine performance. In the present work, various input parameters such as injection timing and an injection pressure of fuel, different percentage blends of polanga-based biodiesel, and engine load are considered for optimization. The optimized output parameters are corresponding to these input parameters namely thermal efficiency, EGT, Pmax, and UHC emissions. The experiment was conducted on the diesel engine according to the CCRD matrix design. The aforesaid engine's input parameters are found to be optimal at 22.35°bTDC fuel injection timing, 19.27 MPa injection pressure, 23.33% mixing of polanga biodiesel with diesel, at 80% engine load. Optimized and experimental results of the engine responses at optimized engine settings are compared and found within the recommended error range. Keywords Polanga • Engine emissions • Response surface methodology • Taguchi method Abbreviations ASTM American standard test method ANN Artificial neural network B0 Diesel B5 5% Biodiesel blending B10 10% Biodiesel blending B15 15% Biodiesel blending B20 20% Biodiesel blending B30 30% Biodiesel blending BTE Brake thermal efficiency BSFC Brake-specific fuel consumption CCRD Central composite rotating design C.I. Compression ignition CR Compression ratio CO Carbon monoxide

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Section: Taguchi Methodsmentioning

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“…Ansari et al [13] used polanga biodiesel for their experimental studies and applied the Taguchi method for optimization. At 30% blend, the optimum conditions were found to be UHC of 20.3 ppm volume, NO x of 551 ppm volume, BTE of 32.59%, and smoke emissions of 94.2%.…”

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confidence: 99%

Sustainability of the polanga biodiesel blends during the application to the diesel engine performance and emission parameters—Taguchi and RSM approach

Sharma¹,

Singh

Tyagi³

et al. 2019

J Braz. Soc. Mech. Sci. Eng.

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“…However, the increased production of biodiesel from such food crops has led to the shrinkage of land area originally meant for food crop cultivation, resulting in food-fuel competition [9]. In view of this undesirable impact, the research community has now shifted their focus to explore the feasibility of using non-food crop feedstocks [10,11], biomass [12], and microorganisms [13,14] to produce second-and third-generation biofuels. One of the most highly focused on feedstocks for deriving second-generation biodiesel is waste cooking oil, which is abundant and often disposed of [7].…”

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Synergistic nano-tribological interaction between zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP) and methyl oleate for biodiesel-fueled engines

Hamdan

Lee

et al. 2020

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In biodiesel-fueled compression-ignition (CI) engines, dilution by unburned biodiesel has been found to have adverse effects on the boundary lubrication properties of additives in fully formulated engine lubricants. Such dilution of engine lubricants could be even more pronounced for CI engines running on higher blend concentrations of biodiesel. Given the nanoscopic nature of the interaction, this study seeks to determine the nano-tribological properties of an engine lubricant additive (e.g., zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP)) when diluted with a fatty acid methyl ester (e.g., methyl oleate). Using lateral force microscopy (LFM) together with a fluid imaging technique, the lowest nanoscopic friction forces and coefficient of friction values (0.068–0.085) were measured for ZDDP when diluted with 70 vol% of methyl oleate. These values are also observed to be lower than those measured for neat ZDDP and neat methyl oleate, respectively, under similar conditions. Subsequently, interpreting the data with the Eyring thermal activation energy approach, it could then be elucidated that the lower frictional losses observed for the contact lubricated with this volumetric mixture are a result of the lower potential energy barrier and activation energy required to initiate sliding. These energy values are approximated to be 2.6% and 28.9% (respectively) lower than that of the contact lubricated with neat ZDDP. It was also found that the mixture, at this volumetric concentration, possesses the highest possible pressure activation energy (load-carrying capacity) along with the lowest possible shear activation energy (shearing), potentially indicating optimum tribological conditions for boundary lubrication. Thus, the findings of this study suggest that an optimum concentration threshold exists in which a synergistic nano-tribological interaction between additives and fatty acid methyl esters can be attained, potentially reducing boundary frictional losses of lubricated conjunctions. Such findings could prove to be essential in effectively formulating synergistic additive concentrations for engine lubricants used in biodiesel-fueled CI engines.

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“…Taguchi method is accepted as one of the most effective experimental design methods used in the literature to determine the effects of different levels of factors affecting a process 31,32 . It is known that the Taguchi method is frequently preferred in literature survival in experimental studies with internal combustion engines 30,33‐35 . In these experiments, the effects of various engine operating parameters such as fuel injection pressure, biodiesel‐diesel mixture ratio, ignition time, compression ratio on performance, emission, fuel consumption, and combustion were investigated using Taguchi method.…”

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Experimental investigation of the use of waste engine oil improved with manganese additive as fuel in a diesel power generator

Arabacı

Orman

2020

Env Prog and Sustain Energy

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Today, there is an effort to obtain energy from every possible source and waste to meet the oil demand. Waste engine oil is one of them. Although waste lubricating oils have an important economic potential, the environmental effect of these oils is much more important than their economic effect. In this study, various waste engine oil‐diesel mixture (0:100, 10:90, 20:80, and 30:70) and various fuel pressure conditions (195–255 bar) experiments were performed for various engine loads (3–12 Nm) in a DI diesel power generator. It was aimed to increase the potential of using waste engine oil as fuel by adding 16 μmol/L Mn additive to the waste engine oil. For the design of the experiment, 1/8 fractional factorial Taguchi method was applied and the relationship between engine load, waste engine oil, fuel injection pressure and Mn additive with experimental factors has been successfully determined with variance analysis. Using regression analysis, regression equations were obtained for exhaust temperature, specific fuel consumption, light absorption coefficient, and nitrogen oxides. Finally, although waste engine oil causes deterioration on engine performance and emissions, it has been determined that the use of waste engine oil as fuel can be improved thanks to the Mn additive.

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Performance and emission analysis of a diesel engine implementing polanga biodiesel and optimization using Taguchi method

Cited by 79 publications

References 36 publications

Sustainability of the polanga biodiesel blends during the application to the diesel engine performance and emission parameters—Taguchi and RSM approach

Sustainability of the polanga biodiesel blends during the application to the diesel engine performance and emission parameters—Taguchi and RSM approach

Synergistic nano-tribological interaction between zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP) and methyl oleate for biodiesel-fueled engines

Experimental investigation of the use of waste engine oil improved with manganese additive as fuel in a diesel power generator

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