Calorific Value Enhancement of Fusel Oil by Moisture Removal and Its Effect on the Performance and Combustion of a Spark Ignition Engine

The major limitation in the usability of fusel oil as blend fuel in spark-ignition (SI) engine is the presence of moisture that plays a negative role in the calorific value (CV). The main objective of the current study is to improve the CV of fusel oil by the extraction of moisture content. In addit...

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Main Authors:	Awad, Omar I., R., Mamat, Thamir K., Ibrahim, Hagos, F. Y., M. M., Noor, I. M., Yusri, A. M., Leman
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Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd 2017
Subjects:	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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spelling	ump-146822019-10-03T08:19:28Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/14682/ Calorific Value Enhancement of Fusel Oil by Moisture Removal and Its Effect on the Performance and Combustion of a Spark Ignition Engine Awad, Omar I. R., Mamat Thamir K., Ibrahim Hagos, F. Y. M. M., Noor I. M., Yusri A. M., Leman TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery The major limitation in the usability of fusel oil as blend fuel in spark-ignition (SI) engine is the presence of moisture that plays a negative role in the calorific value (CV). The main objective of the current study is to improve the CV of fusel oil by the extraction of moisture content. In addition to this, it is aimed to conduct comparative study on the effect of the improvement of the CV of the blend fuel on the combustion and performance. The experiment is conducted in an SI engine under and engine speed of 4500 rpm, 60 throttle open and at different blending ratio of gasoline-fusel oil. The parameters examined in the current study are the effects of test fuels upon the brake power (BP), the brake thermal efficiency (BTE), the brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC), the in-cylinder pressure, the rate of heat release (ROHR), the rate of pressure rise (ROPR), the mass fraction burned (MFB), the combustion durations (CD), the indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP) and the coefficient of variation of the indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP) (COVimep). With the reduction of the moisture content of the fusel oil from 13.5% to 6.5%, the improvement on the CV is reported to be by 13%. The BP, BSFC and BTE have slightly improved with the extraction of moisture. On the comparative study on the combustion and performance, the peak cylinder pressure, the maximum ROPR and the IMEP increased, and its corresponding COV reduced after reducing the moisture content at 10% concentration of fusel oil. CD has also reduced with the moisture extraction. As a conclusion, the moisture content of fusel oil has played negatively to limit the combustion and performance of the fuel blend despite the high oxygen content of fusel oil. Elsevier Ltd 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/14682/1/Calorific%20value%20enhancement%20of%20fusel%20oil%20by%20moisture%20removal%20and%20its%20effect%20on%20the%20performance%20and%20combustion%20of%20a%20spark%20ignition%20engine.pdf Awad, Omar I. and R., Mamat and Thamir K., Ibrahim and Hagos, F. Y. and M. M., Noor and I. M., Yusri and A. M., Leman (2017) Calorific Value Enhancement of Fusel Oil by Moisture Removal and Its Effect on the Performance and Combustion of a Spark Ignition Engine. Energy Conversion and Management, 137. pp. 86-96. ISSN 0196-8904 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2017.01.009 DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2017.01.009
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spellingShingle	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Awad, Omar I. R., Mamat Thamir K., Ibrahim Hagos, F. Y. M. M., Noor I. M., Yusri A. M., Leman Calorific Value Enhancement of Fusel Oil by Moisture Removal and Its Effect on the Performance and Combustion of a Spark Ignition Engine
description	The major limitation in the usability of fusel oil as blend fuel in spark-ignition (SI) engine is the presence of moisture that plays a negative role in the calorific value (CV). The main objective of the current study is to improve the CV of fusel oil by the extraction of moisture content. In addition to this, it is aimed to conduct comparative study on the effect of the improvement of the CV of the blend fuel on the combustion and performance. The experiment is conducted in an SI engine under and engine speed of 4500 rpm, 60 throttle open and at different blending ratio of gasoline-fusel oil. The parameters examined in the current study are the effects of test fuels upon the brake power (BP), the brake thermal efficiency (BTE), the brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC), the in-cylinder pressure, the rate of heat release (ROHR), the rate of pressure rise (ROPR), the mass fraction burned (MFB), the combustion durations (CD), the indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP) and the coefficient of variation of the indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP) (COVimep). With the reduction of the moisture content of the fusel oil from 13.5% to 6.5%, the improvement on the CV is reported to be by 13%. The BP, BSFC and BTE have slightly improved with the extraction of moisture. On the comparative study on the combustion and performance, the peak cylinder pressure, the maximum ROPR and the IMEP increased, and its corresponding COV reduced after reducing the moisture content at 10% concentration of fusel oil. CD has also reduced with the moisture extraction. As a conclusion, the moisture content of fusel oil has played negatively to limit the combustion and performance of the fuel blend despite the high oxygen content of fusel oil.
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author	Awad, Omar I. R., Mamat Thamir K., Ibrahim Hagos, F. Y. M. M., Noor I. M., Yusri A. M., Leman
author_facet	Awad, Omar I. R., Mamat Thamir K., Ibrahim Hagos, F. Y. M. M., Noor I. M., Yusri A. M., Leman
author_sort	Awad, Omar I.
title	Calorific Value Enhancement of Fusel Oil by Moisture Removal and Its Effect on the Performance and Combustion of a Spark Ignition Engine
title_short	Calorific Value Enhancement of Fusel Oil by Moisture Removal and Its Effect on the Performance and Combustion of a Spark Ignition Engine
title_full	Calorific Value Enhancement of Fusel Oil by Moisture Removal and Its Effect on the Performance and Combustion of a Spark Ignition Engine
title_fullStr	Calorific Value Enhancement of Fusel Oil by Moisture Removal and Its Effect on the Performance and Combustion of a Spark Ignition Engine
title_full_unstemmed	Calorific Value Enhancement of Fusel Oil by Moisture Removal and Its Effect on the Performance and Combustion of a Spark Ignition Engine
title_sort	calorific value enhancement of fusel oil by moisture removal and its effect on the performance and combustion of a spark ignition engine
publisher	Elsevier Ltd
publishDate	2017
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Calorific Value Enhancement of Fusel Oil by Moisture Removal and Its Effect on the Performance and Combustion of a Spark Ignition Engine

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