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Study of the effect of ignition crank angle and mixture composition on the performance of a spark-ignition engine fueled with ethanol
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Department of Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics and Aircraft Propulsion, Lublin University of Technology, Poland
These authors had equal contribution to this work
Submission date: 2023-06-01
Final revision date: 2023-10-03
Acceptance date: 2023-11-06
Online publication date: 2024-01-10
Corresponding author
Karol Jan Ścisłowski
Department of Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics and Aircraft Propulsion, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 36, 20-618, Lublin, Poland
Department of Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics and Aircraft Propulsion, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 36, 20-618, Lublin, Poland
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The publication presents the results of the measurements of the operating parameters of a spark-ignition engine fueled with 95-octane unleaded gasoline (ES95) and ethyl alcohol, approx. 92%. The measurements were carried out at a constant load: an engine speed of 1500 rpm and a constant pressure in the intake system – MAP = 0.45 bar. For each type of fuel, the measurements were carried out in two series for two variables. The ignition crank anglewas varied in the range of 0˚–40˚ and the mixture composition λ in the range of 0.85–1.25. The recorded engine performance parameters included torque, intake manifold pressure, intake air temperature, exhaust gas temperature and temporal fuel consumption; and exhaust gas composition was examined in terms of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides. The study showed that an ethanol-fueled engine has lower average efficiency compared to a gasoline one. The highest efficiency for ethanol was obtained for rich mixtures in the range λ = 0.85–1.0 and at high ignition advance angles. The use of alcohol fuel showed a very favorable effect on the composition of exhaust gas and a significantly lower content of harmful exhaust components was demonstrated. For the same operating points, carbon monoxide content was reduced by an average of 15%, and hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides by an average of 80%.
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