A Study on Performance and Soot Emission of A

High-Speed Diesel Engine Fueled with ButanolDiesel Blends

Du Biao, Han Zhiyu, Chen Zheng, Liu Yun

Zhao Xiaokang, Wu Guoguang

Research Center for Advanced Powertrain Technology

State Key Laboratory of Advanced D&M for Vehicle Body
Hunan University, Changsha City, Hunan Province China
hanzhiyu@yahoo.com

Peteco Company, Ltd

Changsha City, Hunan Province, China
hanzhiyu@yahoo.com

AbstractAn experimental study on economical and emission

characteristics of a high-speed inter-cool diesel engine with
butanol-diesel blended fuel was executed. With the butanol
blended by three volume ratios (0%, 20% and 30%) in the
diesel, the brake special fuel consumption (BSFC) and soot
emission were analyzed under different loads. The results
show that the fuel with 30% butanol has little influence on the
maximal brake power and maximal brake torque while the
BSFC just increases 1.6% at the maximal brake torque
condition and 2.6% at the maximal brake power condition.
The ratio of butanol has little effect on soot emission in the
medium speed (2000r/min), while in the high speed condition
(4000r/min), it decreases noticeably with the increase of the
amount of butanol. The soot emission was reduced by 35.8%
for the fuel with 20% butanol at the maximal torque point and
39.9% down for the 30% butanol fuel. These results can be
helpful for the future research where large volume ratio of
butanol is used for a diesel engine.
Keywords-component; Butanol; Diesel; BSFC; Soot; Blend Fuel

I.

Al-Hasan M. I, et al. [5]

10%20%30% 40%
30%
40%C.Weiskirch, et al. [2]

1100r/min

Scott A. Miers, et al. [6] Mercedes Benz C220

20% 40%
20%
NOx

II.

[1-4]

Karabektas, et al. [4]

10%
1. The National Key Technology R&D Program (2009BAG13B00)
2. The National High-tech R&D Program (863 Program) (2008AA116)
3. The National Natural Science Foundation Program of China (51006032)

978-1-4244-8039-5/11/$26.00 2011 IEEE

A.
ECU

I. 

4
1.6 L

VGT

0#
20% 30%

 B00B20 B30

[2 6 7]
II. 

C10-C15
180200
87
12.6
0
0.84
43.04
36.6
250
14.4
>50
-32
14.6

%
%
%
20g/cm3
MJ/Kg
MJ/L
25kJ/kg
/psi

C4H10O
74
65
13.5
21.5
0.81
33.1
26.8
716
0.33
25
-89
11.2

B00B20 B30
2000 4000r/min
2000 4000r/min

90
80

III.

AVL439

K0~16m-1 N0~100%
K
A.

Kay
B20 B30
[6]
III. 

B00
0.84
43.04
36.6
0

20g/cm3
MJ/Kg
MJ/L
%

B20
0.831
41.1
34.6
4.1

B30
0.829
40.1
33.7
6.2

B.

(a) 2000r/min

1
PUMA v1.4 AVL
TXEQ201216
AVL
AVL735 AVL753 AVL439
AVL554
AVL Indiset Advanced Plus 641 Indicom

(b) 4000r/min
2. 

2 2000 4000r/min
BSFC
30%
2 (a)(b)
BSFC 2000 4000r/min
BSFC
1. 

2(a) 2000r/min
BSFC B20

 B30 BSFC B00

3

IMEPhPMEP BSFC
4

COVimep [8] 3

COVimep

2 (b) 4000r/min
BSFC

B20 B30
B00 4.5% 6.8%

BSFC
BSFC
B20 4000r/min PMEP
ECU

PMEP
BSFC 4(b)
30%

(a) 2000r/min

(a) 2000r/min

(b) 4000r/min
4. 

IMEPPMEPIMEPh 

B.

(b) 4000r/min
3. 

IMEP

3 2000 4000r/min
(COVimep)

5 2000 4000r/min
2000r/min

5(a)
lambda

4000r/min
B20 B30
B00B30 36.6%74.6%

 B20 B30
4.1% 6.2%

B20 B30 B00

(a) 2000r/min

(b) 4000r/min
5. 

IV.

B00B20 B30

1 30%

1.6%
2.6%
2

B20 B30

39.0% 25.7%
35.8% 39.9%

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BSFC:

ECU:

IMEP:

PMEP:

IMEPh:

COVimep:
B00:
0% 100% 0#
B20:
20% 80% 0#
B30:
30% 70% 0#
VGT:

Lambda: