Parametric Investigations into Combustion of Seed Oils in a Diesel Engine 871240
A thermodynamic model has been employed to study the effect of changing injection timing, spray angle, fuel density, fuel viscosity, chemical reaction rate constants and air entrainment on the combustion performance of seed oils and their methyl esters in an open chamber diesel engine. It is shown that the most important valuables affecting the performance are fuel density and fuel viscosity. It is deduced that modification of these physical properties can lead to substantial improvement in the combustion performance of the seed oils.
Citation: Kumar, S., Watson, H., and Milkins, E., "Parametric Investigations into Combustion of Seed Oils in a Diesel Engine," SAE Technical Paper 871240, 1987, https://doi.org/10.4271/871240. Download Citation
Author(s):
S. Kumar, H.C. Watson, E. Milkins
Affiliated:
University of Melbourne
Pages: 14
Event:
4th International Pacific Conference on Automotive Engineering
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Proceedings of the Fourth International Pacific Conference on Automotive Engineering-P-212
Related Topics:
Diesel / compression ignition engines
Combustion and combustion processes
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