Experimental Analysis and Modeling of NOx Emissions in Compression Ignition Engines Fueled with Blends of Diesel and Palm Oil Biodiesel

Adriana Patricia Villegas Quiceno, Ramón Fernando Colmenares Quintero, Simona Silvia Merola, Adrian Irimescu, Gerardo Valentino

2016

Abstract

In this work, theoretical and experimental studies about the effects of the blends of diesel and palm oil biodiesel on NOx formation in compression-ignition engines were developed. Experiments were conducted using commercial diesel, palm oil biodiesel and blends at 5% (B5), 20% (B20) and 50% (B50) as fuels. A phenomenological semi-empirical model that uses the information obtained from thermodynamic diagnostics was used for determining the theoretical NOx formation. The model shows the high sensitivity of NOx formation to the temperature and the operating conditions. Effects associated to the operating conditions of the engine were evaluated and the results indicate that high engine loads and low speeds lead to the NOx formation. However, it was not possible to determine with precision, the effect of the type of fuel, because of the high sensitivity of the NOx formation with respect to the operating conditions of the engine.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Patricia Villegas Quiceno A., Colmenares Quintero R., Silvia Merola S., Irimescu A. and Valentino G. (2016). Experimental Analysis and Modeling of NOx Emissions in Compression Ignition Engines Fueled with Blends of Diesel and Palm Oil Biodiesel . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems - Volume 1: SFFEV, (VEHITS 2016) ISBN 978-989-758-185-4, pages 245-252. DOI: 10.5220/0005944502450252

in Bibtex Style

@conference{sffev16,
author={Adriana Patricia Villegas Quiceno and Ramón Fernando Colmenares Quintero and Simona Silvia Merola and Adrian Irimescu and Gerardo Valentino},
title={Experimental Analysis and Modeling of NOx Emissions in Compression Ignition Engines Fueled with Blends of Diesel and Palm Oil Biodiesel},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems - Volume 1: SFFEV, (VEHITS 2016)},
year={2016},
pages={245-252},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005944502450252},
isbn={978-989-758-185-4},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems - Volume 1: SFFEV, (VEHITS 2016)
TI - Experimental Analysis and Modeling of NOx Emissions in Compression Ignition Engines Fueled with Blends of Diesel and Palm Oil Biodiesel
SN - 978-989-758-185-4
AU - Patricia Villegas Quiceno A.
AU - Colmenares Quintero R.
AU - Silvia Merola S.
AU - Irimescu A.
AU - Valentino G.
PY - 2016
SP - 245
EP - 252
DO - 10.5220/0005944502450252