EFFECT OF HYDROGEN-DIESEL QUANTITY VARIATION ON BRAKE THERMAL EFFICIENCY OF A DUAL FUELLED DIESEL ENGINE

  • Biplab K Debnath Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
  • Ujjwal K. Saha Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
  • Niranjan Sahoo Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India

Abstract

In this twenty first century, the most emerging gaseous fuel is the hydrogen. This is because, it contains huge amount of energy potential and environment friendly. In this paper, experiments are performed in a compression ignition diesel engine with dual fuel mode. Diesel and hydrogen are used as pilot liquid and primary gaseous fuels, respectively. The objective of this study is to find out the specific composition of diesel and hydrogen for maximum brake thermal efficiency at five loading conditions (20%, 40%, 60%, 80% and 100% of full load) individually on the basis of the maximum diesel substitution rate according to the literature. At the same time, the effects on brake specific fuel consumption, brake specific energy consumption, volumetric efficiency and exhaust gas temperature are also observed at various liquid gaseous fuel compositions for all five loadings. The experimental study is further extended to second law analysis to optimize the dual fuel engine run. It is seen that a diesel engine can be run in hydrogen-diesel dual fuel mode efficiently if the diesel to hydrogen ratio is maintained within 40% to 60%.  

Author Biographies

Biplab K Debnath, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
Mr. B. K. Debnath received his Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Silchar, India in the year 2009. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D in the area of Alternative Fuels for Diesel Engines. He has published several technical papers in National and International Journals/Conferences. He is an ASME student member
Ujjwal K. Saha, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
Dr. Ujjwal K. Saha received his PhD in Aerospace Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India in the year 1996. He has more than 14 years of teaching, research and administrative experiences. Currently, he is serving as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. His broad areas of research include internal combustion engines, wind energy, fan and compressor aerodynamics, turbomachinery, propulsion and slosh dynamics. He has so far published 32 technical papers in international and national journals and 45 papers in international and national conferences. He is often being invited as a reviewer of many international journals. He has supervised several R & D and consultancy projects. He has been an ASME member since 2003
Niranjan Sahoo, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
Dr. Niranjan Sahoo received his PhD degree in Aerospace Engineering from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India in the year 2004.  Currently, he has been working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. His broad areas of research include dual-fuel combustion, renewable energy, fluid dynamics, experiments in fluids and high speed aerodynamics. He has published about 35 research articles in national and international journals/conferences. He is an ASME professional member

References

Professor Mohamed Y.E. Selim
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department
College of Engineering, UAE University
Jimmi, Al-Ain,
P.O. Box 17555,
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
E-mail: mohamed.selim@uaeu.ac.ae



Professor J. P. Subrahmanyam
Head of Department and NTPC Chair professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,
Hauz Khas, New Delhi – 110 016.
E-mail: jpsm@mech.iitd.ac.in

Professor A. Ramesh
Professor
Internal Combustion Engine Laboratory
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai – 600 036, India.
E-mail: aramesh@iitm.ac.in
Published
2012-03-28
How to Cite
DEBNATH, Biplab K; SAHA, Ujjwal K.; SAHOO, Niranjan. EFFECT OF HYDROGEN-DIESEL QUANTITY VARIATION ON BRAKE THERMAL EFFICIENCY OF A DUAL FUELLED DIESEL ENGINE. Journal of Power Technologies, [S.l.], v. 92, n. 1, p. 55--67, mar. 2012. ISSN 2083-4195. Available at: <https://papers.itc.pw.edu.pl/index.php/JPT/article/view/294>. Date accessed: 13 nov. 2024.
Citation Formats
Issue
Vol 92 No 1 (2012)
Section
Thermodynamics

Keywords

Diesel Engine, Diesel Replacement Ratio, Hydrogen, Dual Fuel, Efficiency, Second Law
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