Effect of Ferrofluid on the Performance and Emission Patterns of a Four-Stroke Diesel Engine

Effect of Ferrofluid on the Performance and Emission Patterns of a Four-Stroke Diesel Engine

Experimental tests were carried out to investigate the effects of adding water-based ferrofluid to diesel fuel in a diesel engine. These effects included the combustion performance and exhaust emission characteristics of the diesel engine. To this end, emulsified diesel fuels of 0, 0.4, and 0.8 ferr...

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Main Authors: M. B. Shafii, F. Daneshvar, N. Jahani, K. Mobini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-01-01
Series:Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/529049
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spelling doaj-2a8c52bc7c1f4ce18247a7da9ff6cbe52020-11-25T03:49:57ZengSAGE PublishingAdvances in Mechanical Engineering1687-81322011-01-01310.1155/2011/52904910.1155_2011/529049Effect of Ferrofluid on the Performance and Emission Patterns of a Four-Stroke Diesel EngineM. B. Shafii0F. Daneshvar1N. Jahani2K. Mobini3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 113658639 Tehran, Iran Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 113658639 Tehran, Iran Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 113658639 Tehran, Iran Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, 1678815811 Tehran, IranExperimental tests were carried out to investigate the effects of adding water-based ferrofluid to diesel fuel in a diesel engine. These effects included the combustion performance and exhaust emission characteristics of the diesel engine. To this end, emulsified diesel fuels of 0, 0.4, and 0.8 ferrofluid/diesel ratios by volume were used in a four-stroke diesel engine, operating at 2200 rpm. The results indicate that adding ferrofluid to diesel fuel has a perceptible effect on engine performance, increasing the brake thermal efficiency relatively up to 12% and decreasing the brake-specific fuel consumption relatively up to 11% as compared to diesel fuel. Furthermore, from the analysis of gaseous species of engine exhaust, it was found that NO x emissions were lower than that of diesel fuel while the CO emissions increased. In addition, it was found that nanoparticles can be collected at the exhaust flow using a magnetic bar.https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/529049
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author M. B. Shafii
F. Daneshvar
N. Jahani
K. Mobini
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F. Daneshvar
N. Jahani
K. Mobini
Effect of Ferrofluid on the Performance and Emission Patterns of a Four-Stroke Diesel Engine
Advances in Mechanical Engineering
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title Effect of Ferrofluid on the Performance and Emission Patterns of a Four-Stroke Diesel Engine
title_short Effect of Ferrofluid on the Performance and Emission Patterns of a Four-Stroke Diesel Engine
title_full Effect of Ferrofluid on the Performance and Emission Patterns of a Four-Stroke Diesel Engine
title_fullStr Effect of Ferrofluid on the Performance and Emission Patterns of a Four-Stroke Diesel Engine
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Ferrofluid on the Performance and Emission Patterns of a Four-Stroke Diesel Engine
title_sort effect of ferrofluid on the performance and emission patterns of a four-stroke diesel engine
publisher SAGE Publishing
series Advances in Mechanical Engineering
issn 1687-8132
publishDate 2011-01-01
description Experimental tests were carried out to investigate the effects of adding water-based ferrofluid to diesel fuel in a diesel engine. These effects included the combustion performance and exhaust emission characteristics of the diesel engine. To this end, emulsified diesel fuels of 0, 0.4, and 0.8 ferrofluid/diesel ratios by volume were used in a four-stroke diesel engine, operating at 2200 rpm. The results indicate that adding ferrofluid to diesel fuel has a perceptible effect on engine performance, increasing the brake thermal efficiency relatively up to 12% and decreasing the brake-specific fuel consumption relatively up to 11% as compared to diesel fuel. Furthermore, from the analysis of gaseous species of engine exhaust, it was found that NO x emissions were lower than that of diesel fuel while the CO emissions increased. In addition, it was found that nanoparticles can be collected at the exhaust flow using a magnetic bar.
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