Performance and emissions data of an internal combustion engine operating with different ethanol/water mixtures and compression ratios
Darlan Jorge Gil Torres, André de Souza Mendes, Cyro Albuquerque Neto
Abstract
This study presents performance and emissions data of an Otto cycle mono-cylinder combustion engine operating with two different compression rates and several mixtures of anhydrous ethanol fuel and water. The instrumented engine was mounted on a dynamometer with the ignition point and injection fuel advance calibrated to obtain the maximum torque and mixture in stoichiometric conditions. Characteristic engine performance parameters and emission fractions from its exhaust system were acquired from 2,000 rpm to 4,000 rpm with fuel mixtures of up to 50% water content. To our knowledge, data on this extreme operating condition are not available in the literature.
Topics & Concepts
DynamometerInternal combustion engineCombustionCylinderCompression ratioAnhydrousAutomotive engineeringIgnition systemFlash pointEnvironmental scienceCompression (physics)Homogeneous charge compression ignitionMaterials scienceNuclear engineeringChemistryCombustion chamberMechanical engineeringEngineeringThermodynamicsComposite materialPhysicsOrganic chemistryVehicle emissions and performanceAdvanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesCatalytic Processes in Materials Science