Combustion in homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engine is controlled auto ignition of well-mixed fuel, air and residual gas. Since onset of HCCI combustion depends on the auto ignition of fuel/air mixture, there is no direct control on the start of combustion process. Therefore, HCCI combustion becomes unstable rather easily especially at lower and higher engine load. Charge strati...

This paper shows the results of an investigation carried out to assess the application of different fuels produced by blending diesel fuel with methyl ester obtained from mixture of 75% (v/v) sunflower oil and 25% (v/v) used cooking oil on a Kubota agricultural indirect injection diesel engine, natural aspirated, and with a rated horsepower of 19.7 kW. Seven fuels, namely diesel fuel; 90:10, 80...

homogeneous charge compression ignition (hcci) combustion is a pioneer method of combustion in which pre-mixed fuel and oxidizer (typically air) are compressed to the point of auto-ignition. hcci engines can operate with most alternative fuels, especially, dimethyl ether (dme) which has been tested as a possible diesel fuel due to its simultaneously low nox and pm emissions. in this paper a sin...

Oxy-fuel combustion is one of the energy utilization technologies for CO2 capture which is ready for commercial demonstration. System steady-state simulation is an effective tool to help us understand the thermodynamic properties and adjust operation conditions of oxy-fuel combustion system. Moreover, dynamic simulation is essential for understanding the dynamic characteristics of the system, w...

Nowadays, the increasing oil consumption throughout the world induces crucial economical, security, and environmental problems. As a result, intensive researches are undertaken to find appropriate substitution to fossil fuels. In view of the large amount of eucalyptus trees present in arid areas, we focus in this study on the investigation of using eucalyptus biodiesel as fuel in diesel engine....

The influence of various waste mixtures on the combustion process in a grate furnace was investigated at the test plant TAMARA. Measurements were carried out inside the combustion chamber by monitoring temperatures and sampling gaseous combustion products and heavy metals. The data were verified by element and energy bal­ ances. The different fuel fractions influence the combustion process by p...

In this study, we investigated the effects of canola oil biodiesel (BD) to improve combustion and exhaust emissions in a common rail direct injection (DI) diesel engine using BD fuel blended with diesel. Experiments were conducted with BD blend amounts of 10%, 20%, and 30% on a volume basis under various engine speeds. As the BD blend ratio increased, the combustion pressure and indicated mean ...

The reduction of nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions from an existing burner is a a challenging task requiring the understanding of interactions between burner geometry and flame aerodynamics. Currently, three approaches for NOx control exist: fuel or flue gas treatment and combustion modifications. Low NOx burner design is economically attractive for natural gas and light fuel oil combustion since...

A fuel cell can be thought of as a cold-combustion power source that generates electrical energy directly from (stored) chemical energy. Due to minimal heat transfers, it is unfettered by conversion-efficiency limitations characteristic of hot-combustion devices. Unlike batteries, but similar to internal combustion engines, a fuel cell is a continuous-flow system in which fuel and oxidant are e...

Fuel oil used in power plants contain metal impurities like Vanadium. After combustion, this metal remains in boiler fuel ash in the form of oxide. In this research, extraction of Vanadium oxide from fuel ash has been investigated. Two processes were used for this purpose. A pyro- hydrometallurgy and a hydrometallurgy process. In the pyro-hydrometallurgy process, using sodium carbonate, salt ro...