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Performance and Emission Characteristics of an IDI Diesel Generator Fueled with Wood Pyrolysis Oil/Butanol Blended Fuels

목질계 열분해유/부탄올 혼합연료를 사용한 디젤 발전기의 성능 및 배출가스 특성에 관한 연구

  • Lee, Seokhwan (Engine Research Team, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials) ;
  • Kang, Kernyong (Engine Research Team, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials) ;
  • Kim, Minjae (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Gachon Univeristy) ;
  • Lim, Jonghan (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Gachon Univeristy)
  • Received : 2017.01.26
  • Accepted : 2017.03.31
  • Published : 2017.05.01
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Abstract

Wood pyrolysis oil(WPO) has been regarded as an alternative fuel for diesel engines. However, WPO is not feasible for use directly in diesel engines due to its poor fuel quality such as low energy density, high acidity, high viscosity and low cetane number. The most widely used approach to improve WPO fuel quality is to blend WPO with other hydrocarbon fuels that have a higher cetane number. However, WPO and fossil fuels are not usually blended because of their different polarity. Also, clogging and polymerization problems in the fuel supply system can occur when the engine is operated with WPO. Polymerization can be prevented by diluting WPO with other alcohol fuels. However, WPO-alcohol blended fuel does not produce self-ignition. Therefore, additional cetane enhancement to the blended fuel is required to enhance auto-ignitability. In this study, WPO was blended with n-butanol and two cetane enhancements(PEG 400 and 2-EHN) for application to a diesel generator. Experimental results showed that the WPO-butanol blended fuel achieved a very stable engine operation under maximum WPO content of 20 wt%.

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