The Effects of Neat Biodiesel Usage on Performance and Exhaust Emissions from a Small Displacement Passenger Car Diesel Engine 2010-01-1515
The effects of using neat FAME (Fatty Acid Methyl Ester) in a
modern small displacement passenger car diesel engine have been
evaluated in this paper.
In particular the effects on engine performance at full load
with standard (i.e., without any special tuning) ECU calibration
were analyzed, highlighting some issues in the low end torque due
to the lower exhaust gas temperatures at the turbine inlet, which
caused a remarkable decrease of the available boost, with a
substantial decrease of the engine torque output, far beyond the
expected engine derating due to the lower LHV of the fuel. However,
further tests carried out after ECU recalibration, showed that the
same torque levels measured under diesel operation can be obtained
with neat biodiesel too, thus highlighting the potential for
maintaining the same level of performance.
Moreover, the effects of FAME on brake specific fuel consumption
and on engine-out exhaust emissions (CO₂, CO, HC, NOx and PM) were
also evaluated at 7 different part load operating conditions,
representative of the New European Driving Cycle.
Both standard and specifically adjusted engine calibrations were
evaluated for part load operating conditions, highlighting a 13%
average rise of fuel consumption, on a mass basis, at same fuel
conversion efficiency and CO₂ emissions. A remarkable increase of
CO and HC emissions at low load could be noticed, along with an
almost negligible increase in NOx emissions when using a
specifically adjusted engine calibration, and a considerable smoke
emission reduction.
Citation: Millo, F., Bianco, A., Grange, T., and Voicu, I., "The Effects of Neat Biodiesel Usage on Performance and Exhaust Emissions from a Small Displacement Passenger Car Diesel Engine," SAE Int. J. Fuels Lubr. 3(2):210-218, 2010, https://doi.org/10.4271/2010-01-1515. Download Citation
Author(s):
Federico Millo, Andrea Bianco, Thierry Grange, Iulian Voicu
Affiliated:
Politecnico di Torino, Univ. Politehnica Bucuresti
Pages: 9
Event:
International Powertrains, Fuels & Lubricants Meeting
ISSN:
1946-3952
e-ISSN:
1946-3960
Also in:
SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants-V119-4, SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants-V119-4EJ
Related Topics:
Exhaust emissions
Nitrogen oxides
Fuel consumption
Diesel / compression ignition engines
Energy conservation
Biodiesel
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