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Xin Su, Hao Chen, Nan Gao, Meijuan Ding, Xiaochen Wang, Hongming Xu, Peng Zhang
Summary: This study investigates the use of cyclohexanol-diesel blends in diesel engines. The results show that the blends have a longer ignition delay and a shorter combustion duration, and increase NOx emissions. However, with the appropriate blending ratio and injection timing, the blended fuel can reduce particulate emissions.
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Energy & Fuels
Zhiqing Zhang, Jie Tian, Jiangtao Li, Junshuai Lv, Su Wang, Yunhao Zhong, Rui Dong, Sheng Gao, Chao Cao, Dongli Tan
Summary: This study investigates and compares the effects of blended fuels with different alcohol substitution ratios on the combustion, performance, and emission characteristics of a diesel engine. The results show that the D80M10B10 blended fuel is the most beneficial in improving cylinder pressure, prolonging ignition delay, and shortening combustion duration. Additionally, the addition of alcohol fuels reduces soot, HC, and CO emissions, but increases NOx emissions.
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Energy & Fuels
Xiaochen Wang, Ying Wang, Yuanqi Bai
Summary: The experiments conducted on a high pressure common-rail diesel engine using different fuel blends showed that increasing n-pentanol concentration in diesel/n-pentanol mixtures led to higher soot oxidation reactivity. The addition of EHN to DP30 fuel resulted in varying levels of soot oxidation reactivity changes. There was a nonlinear correlation between soot reactivity and nanostructure, indicating that other factors like active surface area and surface functional group could also influence soot oxidation reactivity.
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Thermodynamics
Seyed Mohammad Safieddin Ardebili, Mustafa Babagiray, Emre Aytav, Ozer Can, Andrei-Alexandru Boroiu
Summary: This study investigates the effects of adding Jet-A1 aviation fuel to diesel fuel in a direct injection diesel engine. The response surface method is used to analyze combustion, performance, and emissions under different engine conditions. The study determines the optimal operating range and response parameters for the diesel engine.
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Environmental Sciences
Pak Kin Wong, Shou Hao Chen, Meisam Ahmadi Ghadikolaei, Kar Wei Ng, Simon Ming Yuen Lee, Jin Cheng Xu, Zhen Dong Lian, Min Ren, Zhi Ning, Nirmal Kumar Gali
Summary: This research investigates the impact of renewable fuels, including three types of biodiesel and ethanol, on the physical properties and structural characteristics of particulate matter (PM) emitted from a diesel engine. Three biodiesel blended fuels (10% grape seed biodiesel, 10% spent coffee ground biodiesel, and eucalyptus oil biodiesel) and one ethanol blend (9% ethanol and 1% biodiesel) were tested. The results show that both biodiesel blends and ethanol blend affect the properties of PM compared to pure diesel, with biodiesel blends having a slightly weaker influence than ethanol blend. Among the biodiesel blends, grape seed biodiesel has the greatest impact on the reduction of PM mass, making it a promising renewable fuel for diesel engines.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Sakthivel Rajamohan, Joseph John Marshal, Sidharth Suresh
Summary: The research on the application of synthetic fuel derived from waste plastics in a direct injection diesel engine shows that SF20 blend exhibits superior performance and emission characteristics under various loading conditions compared to other blends.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Siqi Ye, Dengpan Zhang, Bo Chen, Jieping Xu, Changkai Jia, Deqing Mei, Yinnan Yuan
Summary: The effect of microstructure of biodiesel combustion particulate matter (PM) on the extinction characteristics was investigated. The results show that combustion of biodiesel can significantly reduce PM emissions. Biodiesel PM has smaller particle size and higher aggregation degree compared to diesel PM, resulting in weaker light absorption capacity. The quantity concentration of biodiesel PM decreases and the fractal dimension increases with decreasing iodine number of biodiesel, leading to the formation of more complex agglomerates and a consequent reduction in extinction coefficient.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Energy & Fuels
Zhiqing Zhang, Jie Tian, Guangling Xie, Jiangtao Li, Wubin Xu, Feng Jiang, Yuanxing Huang, Dongli Tan
Summary: This work investigated the effects of different fuel blending ratios on the spray, combustion, and emission characteristics of a diesel engine fueled with diesel/methanol/n-butanol blended fuel. The results showed that blended fuel had longer ignition delay, higher cylinder pressure, and higher peak heat release rate compared with diesel. The blended fuel also reduced NOx, CO, soot, and HC emissions.
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Thermodynamics
Jose V. Pastor, Antonio Garcia, Carlos Mico, Felipe Lewiski
Summary: Blending OME X with diesel can help overcome some limitations of OME X while maintaining low soot formation trends. The flame light intensity scales with diesel fraction up to 30% in the blend, and spectroscopy analysis shows nearly zero soot formation for OME X fuel.
COMBUSTION AND FLAME
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Jianbin Luo, Haiguo Zhang, Zhonghang Liu, Zhiqing Zhang, Yajuan Pan, Xiguang Liang, Shizhuo Wu, Hongxiang Xu, Song Xu, Chunmei Jiang
Summary: With the global emphasis on environmental protection and carbon neutrality, there is a need for reductions in pollutants such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and particulate matter. Diesel engines are a major contributor to particulate matter pollution, and diesel particulate filter (DPF) technology has proven to be effective in controlling soot. This review discusses the exacerbating effect of particulate matter on human infectious diseases, the latest developments in DPF performance, soot catalytic oxidant schemes, and areas for future research.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mostafa M. El-Sheekh, Mohammed Y. Bedaiwy, Aya A. El-Nagar, Medhat ElKelawy, Hagar Alm-Eldin Bastawissi
Summary: In this study, bioethanol production was increased by optimizing the conditions for commercial Saccharomyces cerevisiae on hydrolysate obtained from the enzymatic saccharification of Aspergillus niger. Large-scale production of bioethanol was achieved, and the produced bioethanol was characterized using GC analysis and H-1 NMR. The testing of new fuel blends showed that bioethanol addition improved engine performance but led to increased emissions in certain ratios.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yuwei Zhao, Ting Li, Tianlin Niu, Wenxiu Zheng, Yijing Xie, E. Weibo
Summary: This study investigates the performance and emissions of a diesel engine fueled by coal-based diesel fuels and their blends with polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers (PODEn). The results showed that the coal-based diesel blends had slightly lower output torques and powers compared to petroleum diesel fuel. The addition of PODEn improved emission characteristics but reduced the engine power and torque.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Thermodynamics
Mustafa Vargun, Ilker Turgut Yilmaz, Cenk Sayin
Summary: The study found that adding clean fuels such as methanol, ethanol, and n-heptane to diesel can effectively reduce emissions, improve fuel economy, and increase maximum brake thermal efficiency. Results from using blended fuels showed a significant decrease in CO2 emissions and a reduction in HC emissions with an increase in engine load.
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Energy & Fuels
Chenyang Fan, Jiangjun Wei, Haozhong Huang, Mingzhang Pan, Zheng Fu
Summary: The chemistry of soot particles plays a crucial role in the emissions of engines, specifically in relation to soot growth and oxidation behaviors. Adding methanol to diesel fuel is believed to alter these behaviors, but the exact mechanisms are not well understood. This study characterized the chemical features of soot emissions from a methanol-diesel blend fueled diesel engine, revealing the impact of methanol blending content on the surface and bulk species of the soot particles under different engine load conditions.
Review
Thermodynamics
M. Moorthi, A. Murugesan, Avinash Alagumalai
Summary: This study discusses converting non-edible oils into diesel engine fuel, reviews methods of preparing nanoparticles and their effects when doped with biodiesel-diesel blends on engine performance, combustion parameters, and emission characteristics. The review indicates that nanoparticles improve engine performance and reduce emissions, making them an eco-friendly fuel technology for diesel engines.
JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY
(2022)
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L. Wei, C. S. Cheung, Z. Ning
AEROSOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2016)
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Thermodynamics
Lei Zhu, Yao Xiao, C. S. Cheung, Chun Guan, Zhen Huang
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
(2016)
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Thermodynamics
Lei Zhu, C. S. Cheung, Zhen Huang
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
(2016)
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Thermodynamics
J. H. Zhou, C. S. Cheung, W. Z. Zhao, C. W. Leung
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Thermodynamics
Lei Zhu, C. S. Cheung, Zhen Huang
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Thermodynamics
Z. L. Wei, C. W. Leung, C. S. Cheung, Z. H. Huang
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Thermodynamics
L. Wei, C. S. Cheung, Z. Ning
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Energy & Fuels
Z. L. Wei, H. S. Zhen, C. W. Leung, C. S. Cheung, Z. H. Huang
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Energy & Fuels
Ke Yang, Long Wei, C. S. Cheung, Chenglong Tang, Zuohua Huang
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Engineering, Chemical
Nirmal Kumar Gali, Fenhuan Yang, Chun Shun Cheung, Zhi Ning
JOURNAL OF AEROSOL SCIENCE
(2017)
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Engineering, Chemical
Chun Guan, C. S. Cheung, Xinling Li, Dongfang Li, Zhen Huang
JOURNAL OF AEROSOL SCIENCE
(2017)
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Environmental Sciences
Chun Guan, C. S. Cheung, Xinling Li, Zhen Huang
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2017)
Article
Thermodynamics
Meisam Ahmadi Ghadikolaei, Chun Shun Cheung, Ka-Fu Yung
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Thermodynamics
Meisam Ahmadi Ghadikolaei, Chun Shun Cheung, Ka-Fu Yung, Pak Kin Wong
Summary: The study explores the impacts of blending, fumigating, and combined fumigating+blending methods on engine combustion and cyclic variability parameters compared to diesel method. It is found that blending method has slightly longer overall combustion progression, fumigating method has minimal effect, and both blending and fumigating methods increase COVIMEP.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GREEN ENERGY
(2021)
Article
Thermodynamics
Chun Guan, C. S. Cheung, Z. Ning, P. K. Wong, Zhen Huang
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
(2017)
