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Area of Science:

  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Alternative Fuels
  • Combustion Optimization

Background:

  • Improving engine efficiency and reducing harmful emissions are critical challenges in internal combustion engine research.
  • Alternative fuels like butanol offer potential for cleaner and more efficient combustion.
  • Optimizing key operational parameters is essential for maximizing the benefits of alternative fuels.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the optimal parameters for butanol-diesel blends in an internal combustion engine.
  • To enhance brake thermal efficiency and reduce brake specific fuel consumption.
  • To minimize oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and unburnt hydrocarbon (UHC) emissions.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized an L9 orthogonal array experimental design for systematic analysis.
  • Employed Grey Relational Analysis (GRA) to optimize multiple objective functions simultaneously.
  • Investigated four parameters: blending fuel type, blending ratio, compression ratio, and injection timing, each at three levels.

Main Results:

  • The optimal parameter set identified was butanol as the blending fuel, a 40% blending ratio, a 16:1 compression ratio, and an injection timing of 26° before top dead centre.
  • This optimized configuration is expected to yield higher brake thermal efficiency and lower brake specific fuel consumption.
  • The identified parameters are also anticipated to reduce oxides of nitrogen and unburnt hydrocarbon emissions.

Conclusions:

  • The study successfully identified an optimized set of parameters for butanol-diesel blends using an L9 orthogonal array and GRA.
  • The findings provide valuable data for improving the performance and environmental impact of internal combustion engines utilizing butanol.
  • This research contributes to the development of more sustainable and efficient engine technologies.