S. K. Kamboj, M. N. Karimi,
Volume 3, Issue 2 (6-2013)
Abstract
Alcohols have been used as a fuel for engines since 19th century. Among the various alcohols, ethanol and
methanol are known as the most suited renewable, bio-based and ecofriendly fuel for spark-ignition (SI)
engines. The most attractive properties of ethanol and methanol as an SI engine fuel are that it can be
produced from renewable energy sources such as sugar, cane, cassava, many types of waste biomass
materials, corn and barley. In addition, ethanol has higher evaporation heat, octane number and
flammability temperature therefore it has positive influence on engine performance and reduces exhaust
emissions. In this study, the effects of unleaded iso-octane, unleaded iso-octane–ethanol blend (E10) and
isooctane-methanol blend (M10) on engine performance were investigated experimentally in a single
cylinder four-stroke spark-ignition engine. The tests were performed by varying the throttle position,
engine speed and loads. Three sets of observations were recorded at (1301 rpm, 16.8 Kg load), (1468 rpm,
15.8 Kg load) and (1544 rpm, 10 Kg load) for all tested fuels. The results of the engine test showed that IP,
IMEP, Volumetric efficiency and thermal efficiency was higher for the E10 fuel and BSFC was lower. In
general, most suited blend for SI engines has been specified as a blend of 10% ethanol. It was also observed
that better performance was recorded during second set of observation for all the tested fuels. It was also
found that ethanol–gasoline blends allow increasing compression ratio (CR) without knock occurrence.
Dr. Ali Mirmohammadi, Eng. Amin Kalhor,
Volume 9, Issue 4 (12-2019)
Abstract
According to the global air pollution Crisis, it seems necessary to finding a way for cars pollutions. The Combination of alcoholic fuels with gasoline is one of the methods to reduce pollutions. For optimizing engine performance, fuel availability, toxicity and political advantage, a blend of ethanol, methanol and gasoline is likely to be preferable to using any of these individual substances alone. So the purpose of this paper is studying methanol, ethanol and gasoline blend effect on engine emissions at different engine speed. The simulated model was validated in different RPMs of gasoline engine at full load condition. The effect of combined fuel injection in the simulated model was investigated and compared with the experimental results. The results of simulation have good agreement with experiments. The results show that by ethanol and methanol with gasoline blend CO and HC emissions are lower than gasoline mode, but the NOx and CO2 pollutants increases.
