In this study, the authors have tried to compare the stability behaviour of water emulsified diesel (WED) prepared by mechanical homogenizer and ultrasonicator. Both types of emulsion have been prepared by adding 10% water and 2% surfactant mixture of Span 80 and Tween 80. The emulsion prepared...

In this study, the authors have tried to compare the stability behaviour of water emulsified diesel (WED) prepared by mechanical homogenizer and ultrasonicator. Both types of emulsion have been prepared by adding 10% water and 2% surfactant mixture of Span 80 and Tween 80. The emulsion prepared...

The H2O concentration in real oxy-fuel combustion atmospheres is significantly higher than that in conventional air combustion, which strongly affects the combustion characteristics of pulverized coal. This study studies the effect of H2O on pulverized coal combustion behaviour in O2/CO2...

Experimental studies are carried out to investigate cold flow field and combustion performance of a workable liquid-fueled trapped vortex combustor (TVC). A remarkable design of the model is that all the air flows through the combustor is supplied from a single source, which makes it distinct...

This study investigated the influence on the combustion characteristics and particulate emissions of a diesel engine fueled with DBE (diesel-biodiesel-ethanol) blended fuels. The effects on in-cylinder pressure, heat release rate, combustion duration, diffusion fuel mass, BSPM (brake specific...

An experimental investigation is conducted to evaluate the effects of using diethyl ether and ethanol as additives to biodiesel/diesel blends on the performance, emissions and combustion characteristics of a direct injection diesel engine. The test fuels are denoted as B30 (30% biodiesel and 70%...

In this study, effects of DME (dimethyl ether) pre-mixing ratio and cooled external EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) rate on combustion, performance and emission characteristics of a DME-diesel dual fuel PCCI (premixed charge compression ignition) engine were investigated in a 2105 engine. PCCI...

Biodiesel has been a lucrative commodity in the current global economic trade as there is mounting concern for issues relating to the environment and oil depletion. Biodiesel has been proven to be the next alternative renewable fuel as it is environmentally friendly, sustainable and possesses...

The performance of two synthetic aviation fuels was evaluated in a meso-scale heat recirculating combustor and the respective results compared with the combustion characteristics of a conventional petroleum-based jet fuel. One of the alternative jet fuels was synthesized via a Fischer–Tropsch...

The influence of a ferrous picrate based homogeneous combustion catalyst on the combustion characteristics and fuel efficiency was studied using a fully instrumented diesel engine. A naturally aspirated four stroke, single cylinder, air cooled, direct injection diesel engine was tested at engine...