This research investigated the effect of guide vanes into the intake runner of a diesel engine run with higher viscous biodiesel to enhance the in-cylinder intake airflow characteristics. First, simulation of an internal combustion engine base model was done. Guide vanes of various lengths were developed and imposed into the intake runner to investigate the airflow characteristics. Based on the simulation results, five guide vanes models of 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16 mm length were constructed and tested on a compression ignition (CI) engine run with biodiesel. According to the experimental results of engine performance and emissions, it was found that guide vanes of 12 mm length showed the highest number of improvements with 14 mm and 10 mm length showed the second and third highest number of improvements, respectively. Therefore, this research concluded that guide vanes successfully improved the in-cylinder air flow characteristics to improve the mixing of higher viscous biodiesel with air resulting in better performances of the engines than without vanes.
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November 2016
Research-Article
Simulation and Experimental Investigation of Guide Vane Length to Improve the Performance of a Diesel Engine Run With Biodiesel
S. Bari,
S. Bari
Barbara Hardy Institute,
School of Engineering,
University of South Australia,
Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia
e-mail: saiful.bari@unisa.edu.au
School of Engineering,
University of South Australia,
Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia
e-mail: saiful.bari@unisa.edu.au
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Idris Saad
Idris Saad
Automotive Research and Testing Center (ARTeC),
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
Universiti Teknologi MARA,
Shah Alam 40450, Selangor, Malaysia
e-mail: idris.saad@mymail.unisa.edu.au
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
Universiti Teknologi MARA,
Shah Alam 40450, Selangor, Malaysia
e-mail: idris.saad@mymail.unisa.edu.au
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S. Bari
Barbara Hardy Institute,
School of Engineering,
University of South Australia,
Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia
e-mail: saiful.bari@unisa.edu.au
School of Engineering,
University of South Australia,
Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia
e-mail: saiful.bari@unisa.edu.au
Idris Saad
Automotive Research and Testing Center (ARTeC),
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
Universiti Teknologi MARA,
Shah Alam 40450, Selangor, Malaysia
e-mail: idris.saad@mymail.unisa.edu.au
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
Universiti Teknologi MARA,
Shah Alam 40450, Selangor, Malaysia
e-mail: idris.saad@mymail.unisa.edu.au
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the IC Engine Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER. Manuscript received July 13, 2015; final manuscript received March 24, 2016; published online May 24, 2016. Assoc. Editor: Stani Bohac.
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Nov 2016, 138(11): 112804 (13 pages)
Published Online: May 24, 2016
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Received:
July 13, 2015
Revised:
March 24, 2016
Citation
Bari, S., and Saad, I. (May 24, 2016). "Simulation and Experimental Investigation of Guide Vane Length to Improve the Performance of a Diesel Engine Run With Biodiesel." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. November 2016; 138(11): 112804. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4033509
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