Effects of Lean Combustion on Bioethanol-Gasoline Blends using Turbocharged Spark Ignition Engine

Authors

  • S.M. Rosdi College of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan Pahang, Malaysia
  • R. Mamat College of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan Pahang, Malaysia
  • A. Azri Faculty of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan Pahang, Malaysia
  • K. Sudhakar College of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan Pahang, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15282/ijame.18.3.2021.25.0702

Keywords:

Bioethanol; Performance; Emission; Lean mixture

Abstract

Liquid alternative fuels have been utilised as engine fuel since the 19th century. For several alternative fuels, bioethanol is well-known as the most suited friendly, alternative-product based and renewable for use in spark-ignition (SI) engines. In addition, it is well known that bioethanol has higher evaporation of heat, research octane number and flammability of temperature; therefore, it has a greater influence on performance and lower emission. In this study, the effect of gasoline fuel RON95 (G) was blended into bioethanol fuel (E10, E20 and E30) to investigate the engine combustion, performance and emission. The engine used was 1.8L Mitsubishi, four-cylinder, four-stroke, multipoint port injection and turbocharger SI. The engine speed used was 1000-3000 rpm at 10-40% load with wide-open throttle (WOT). The results showed that bioethanol addition to gasoline increases the brake torque at a higher load. The mass fraction burn (MFB) and coefficient of variation (COV) blend fuel and main fuel are comparable to each other. The brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) significantly increases when engine speed increases. The emission of nitrogen oxide (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), and hydrocarbon (HC) emissions reduced dramatically compared to gasoline fuel. Indeed, bioethanol-gasoline fuel allows the engine utilised in low proportion to increase engine performance and lower engine emission.

Author Biographies

S.M. Rosdi, College of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan Pahang, Malaysia

Politeknik Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, Jabatan Kejuruteraan Mekanikal Automotif, Km 08 Jln Paka, 23000 Dungun Terengganu, Malaysia

K. Sudhakar, College of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan Pahang, Malaysia

Energy centre, Maulana Azad National Insitute of Technology, Bhopal -462003,M.P, India

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Published

2021-10-26

How to Cite

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rosdi sm, R. Mamat, A. Azri, and K. Sudhakar, “Effects of Lean Combustion on Bioethanol-Gasoline Blends using Turbocharged Spark Ignition Engine”, Int. J. Automot. Mech. Eng., vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 9140–9148, Oct. 2021.

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