Assesment of the Performance Evaluation of Diesel Engines fueled with DME, DME/Diesel Blend and Neat Diesel

Submitted to: Assoc. Prof. Fikret Inal Submitted by: zge Bulunaz 150202040

Outline
I.Introduction II.DME as a fuel for engines III. DME mixing with Diesel Fuel IV.Emissions of Engines Fueled with DME, DME/Diesel Blend and neat Diesel V. Conclusions

I.Introduction
Why Dimethyl ether(DME)?
DME; Advantages + high cetane number and oxygen content +short molecular chains +volatile organic compound +non-carcinogenic, non-teratogenic, nonmutagenic and non-toxic +tropospheric lifetime of dimethyl ether to be 5.1 days, environmentally friendly

Disadvantages; -Low viscosity of DME -Higher fuel volume -Low boiling point -> injection rate, performance of engines

Objective
Comparison Performance and emission characteristics of engines fueled with DME,DME/diesel blends and neat Diesel fuel

II.DME as a Fuel for Engines

Modifications; -DME under 0.5 Mpa to keep it liquid phase -Pressure of fuel supply system 1.2 to 3.0 MPa -larger amount of fuel supply(i.e.same engine power; fuel energy of 1kg diesel fuel= 1.49kg of DME )

Effect of Fuel Delivery Advance Angle

Effect of fuel delivery advance angle on the in-cylinder pressure and heat release rate

III.DME Mixing with Diesel Fuel

Solubility; *No need to add solvent *10wt% DME- DM10 15wt% DME- DM15 20wt% DME-DM20

Effect of temperature change on the solubility of DME in diesel fuel

Power Characteristics of DME/diesel blends in Engines

Power Outputs of DME/diesel blends at various fractions

Heat Release Rate of Engines with Diesel Fuel and DME/Diesel Blend Fuel

The comparison of HRR among various fuels

IV.EMISSIONS OF ENGINES FUELED WITH DME,DME/DIESEL BLEND AND DIESEL

Visible Pollutions -High oxygen content of blend reduces smoke density -Boiling point has an influence on soot formation -DME presents almost smoke-free combustion over the whole speed range compared to neat diesel engine

Smoke Emissions of engines fueled with DME and neat Diesel

Smoke emissions of engines Fueled with DME and neat Diesel

Invisible Pollutions a.NOx Emissions

Comparison of NOx emissions of different weight fractions of DME/ diesel blends and neat Diesel Fuel

Comparison between NOx emissions of the engines fueled with DME and neat diesel

b.HC Emsions

HC emissions of various fractioned blends and neat diesel

jHC emissions of engine fueled with Diesel and DME

c. CO Emissions

CO emissions of engines fueled with neat diesel and DME/diesel blend

CO emission of diesel engines fueled with DME and diesel

d. CO2 Emissions

CO2 emissions of engines fueled with neat diesel and DME/diesel blend

CO2 emissions of engines fueled with DME and diesel

V. Conclusions
Fuel

delivery advance angle peak in-cylinder pressure, peak HRR, peak PRR, and peak mean gas temperature the more DME fraction lets the more HRR
Smoke,

HC, CO, CO2 and NOx emissions