Combustion characteristics and emissions of a common rail diesel engine using nanoparticle-diesel blends with carbon nanotube and molybdenum trioxide

•CNT-diesel was ignited earlier than MoO3-diesel.•CNT-diesel presented lower heat release peaks than MoO3-diesel.•CNT-diesel showed better fuel economy than MoO3-diesel.•CNT-diesel reduced more HC, CO, NOx and smoke emissions than MoO3-diesel. One of the most important challenges in engine applicati...

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Published in:Applied thermal engineering 2019-11, Vol.162, p.114238, Article 114238
Main Authors: Mei, Deqing, Zuo, Lei, Adu-Mensah, Derick, Li, Xianming, Yuan, Yinnan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Additives
Carbon nanotubes
CNT
Combustion
Combustion efficiency
Common rail
Cylinders
Diesel engine
Diesel engines
Emission
Emissions
Fuel economy
Heat transfer
Molybdenum oxides
Molybdenum trioxide
MoO3
Nano-fuel
Nanoparticles
Nanotubes
Organic chemistry
Oxidation
Thermal conductivity
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Summary:•CNT-diesel was ignited earlier than MoO3-diesel.•CNT-diesel presented lower heat release peaks than MoO3-diesel.•CNT-diesel showed better fuel economy than MoO3-diesel.•CNT-diesel reduced more HC, CO, NOx and smoke emissions than MoO3-diesel. One of the most important challenges in engine applications is to reduce emissions. Improving fuel quality by adding nanoparticles is an appropriate method to meet this challenge. In the study, two typical nanometre materials, i.e., CNT (which is non-metallic and possesses excellent thermal conductivity) and nano-MoO3 (which represents the metal oxides and owns favourable catalytic function), were examined comparatively as additives in neat diesel. CNT-diesel and MoO3-diesel nano-fuels were prepared using the appropriate physical and chemical dispersion methods. Experiments were performed in a single-cylinder common rail diesel engine to investigate and compare the combustion and emissions performances of nano-fuels with neat diesel. It was found that both CNT-diesel and MoO3-diesel achieved better performance in fuel economy, combustion and emissions than neat diesel. These outcomes may be due to the excellent thermal conductivity and surface deficits of CNT and the good catalytic oxidation function of MoO3. In addition, CNT-diesel was found more promising, because it seems to produce more benefits in promoting combustion efficiency and emissions reduction than MoO3-diesel.
ISSN:1359-4311
1873-5606
DOI:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.114238