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AN INVESTIGATION ON
PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
OF C.I ENGINE USING BIOGAS AND
DIESEL IN DUAL FUEL MODE
N.H.S.Ray1, P.R.Swain2, M.K.Mohanty3
1
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Kirloskar
Water cooled
3.7 KW
1
80 mm
110 mm
1500 RPM
Compression Ignition
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1400
Property
Cetane number
Heating Value (MJ/Kg)
Viscosity @ 40c (cSt)
Specific gravity @15 c
Sulphur content (%wt.)
Biogas
24.50
0.001
0.12
Diesel
50
45.91
3.34
0.830
0.037
1800
1600
Brake1200
Power1000
(W) 800
Biogas
Diesel
600
400
200
Engine speed
(rpm)
1.6
1.4
1.2
Biogas
1
mass
flow(kg 0.8
/hr)
Biogas
Mass Flow
Intake
MassFlow
0.6
0.4
Engine
speed(rpm)
0.2
0
1200
1400
1600
1800
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4
3
2
1
0
600
BSFC 400
(g/Kwh)
200
Biogas
Diesel
Engine
speed(rpm)
7
5
800
Intake
air
mass
flow(kg
/hr)
intake air
mass flow
Diesel
mass flow
Engine
speed(rpm)
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Brake20
Th.
Efficie
ncy 15
(%)
Biogas
10
Diesel
Engine
speed
(rpm)
Diesel Fuel
Dual Fuel
10
15
Mech.
Efficiency
of diesel
50
40
30
0.7
0.6
0.5
20
Mech, effi
ciency of
Diesel and
Biogas
10
0
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
0.4
1450 rpm
0.3
0.2
1500 rpm
0.1
0
0
500
1000
1500
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10
8
6
Biogas
CO2(%)
4
Diesel
2
Engine
speed(rpm)
14000
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
12000
Fig.11 Variation of concentration of CO2 versus
engine speed for two cases
10000
BSFC
(g/K8000
Wh)6000
1500 rpm
1550 rpm
4000
Brake
Power(W)
2000
0
0
1000
2000
350
300
250
200
Biogas
NOx 150
(ppm)100
Diesel
Engine speed
(rpm)
50
0
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