Improving combustion and emission characteristics of a biogas/biodiesel-powered dual-fuel diesel engine through trade-off analysis of operation parameters using response surface methodology

Bhaskor J. Bora, Thanh Dai Tran, Krushna Prasad Shadangi, Prabhakar Sharma, Zafar Said, Pankaj Kalita, Abdulrajak Buradi, Van Nhanh Nguyen, Hakeem Niyas, Minh Tuan Pham, Chau Thanh Nguyen Le, Viet Dung Tran, Xuan Phuong Nguyen

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Abstract

The present study focused on using dual-fuel such as Mahua oil biodiesel and biogas in a diesel engine to analyze performance and emission by varying compression ratio (CR) and engine loads. Following the experimental step, the response surface approach was used to model-predict, and optimize. The variance analysis was used to create relationship functions between the independent control variables (engine loads and CR) and their dependent response variables (performance and emission indices). A robust model is indicated by a high coefficient of determination value for all outputs (0.8673 – 0.9917). The optimization yielded 15.25% brake thermal efficiency, 326 °C exhaust gas temperature, 2.85 kg/h biogas flow rate, 68.9% liquid fuel replacement, and 44 bar peak cylinder pressure. A trade-off study of engine performance vs. emission at optimal operating settings produced 4.45 vol% CO2, 39 ppm NOx, 90 ppm HC, and 90.17 ppm CO. The validation test in the lab revealed that all of the predicted output was within a 6% error range. This research indicated that dual-fuel might be an excellent choice for improving waste-to-energy prospects, performance, and emissions.

Original languageEnglish
Article number102455
JournalSustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments
Volume53
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Biogas
  • Dual-fuel mode
  • Mahua biodiesel
  • Optimization
  • Response surface methodology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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