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Combustion, performance and emission analysis of a DI diesel engine using plastic pyrolysis oil
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Kalargaris, Ioannis, Tian, Guohong and Gu, Sai (2017) Combustion, performance and emission analysis of a DI diesel engine using plastic pyrolysis oil. Fuel Processing Technology, 157 . pp. 108-115. doi:10.1016/j.fuproc.2016.11.016
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2016.11.016
Abstract
Plastic waste is an ideal source of energy due to its high heating value and abundance. It can be converted into oil through the pyrolysis process and utilised in internal combustion engines to produce power and heat. In the present work, plastic pyrolysis oil is manufactured via a fast pyrolysis process using a feedstock consisting of different types of plastic. The oil was analysed and it was found that its properties are similar to diesel fuel. The plastic pyrolysis oil was tested on a four-cylinder direct injection diesel engine running at various blends of plastic pyrolysis oil and diesel fuel from 0% to 100% at different engine loads from 25% to 100%. The engine combustion characteristics, performance and exhaust emissions were analysed and compared with diesel fuel operation. The results showed that the engine is able to run on plastic pyrolysis oil at high loads presenting similar performance to diesel while at lower loads the longer ignition delay period causes stability issues. The brake thermal efficiency for plastic pyrolysis oil at full load was slightly lower than diesel, but NOX emissions were considerably higher. The results suggested that the plastic pyrolysis oil is a promising alternative fuel for certain engine application at certain operation conditions.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | |||||||||
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| Subjects: | T Technology > TP Chemical technology | |||||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Engineering | |||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Biomass energy, Pyrolysis, Energy consumption, Diesel motor exhaust gas | |||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Fuel Processing Technology | |||||||||
| Publisher: | Elsevier | |||||||||
| ISSN: | 0378-3820 | |||||||||
| Official Date: | March 2017 | |||||||||
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| Volume: | 157 | |||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 108-115 | |||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.fuproc.2016.11.016 | |||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | |||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | |||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access | |||||||||
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