Li, J., Wei, J., Chen, H. et al. (3 more authors) (2025) Study on the combustion and emission characteristics of a compression ignition engine using diesel/ethanol blend with carbon nanoadditives. Renewable Energy, 246. 122941. ISSN 0960-1481
Abstract
This article focuses on the effects of adding different types (graphene oxides, multi-layered graphene oxides, multi-walled carbon nanotubes) and dosages (25 ppm, 100 ppm) of renewable carbon nanoparticles to the diesel/ethanol blend towards the combustion and emission characteristics of a compression-ignition engine. The research showed that a shortened ignition delay was brought about due to the presence of carbon nanoparticles, with the most pronounced effect achieved by multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Regarding in-cylinder combustion, the inclusion of carbon nanoparticles induced an enhancement to the combustion progress, associated with increments in peak cylinder gas pressure and peak heat release rate and a decrement in combustion duration, most notably accomplished by graphene oxides. Moreover, the engine exhibits lower fuel consumption and better fuel utilization based on the carbon nanoparticles addition, where the nano-fuels with graphene oxides possess the minimum brake specific fuel consumption and maximum brake thermal efficiency. Concerning the abatement effect, by applying carbon nanoparticles, emissions of CO, HC and soot were decreased by 37.95 %, 45.18 % and 47.83 %, respectively, however, a slight increase in NOx emissions also occurred. In particular, multi-walled carbon nanotubes offered the most significant mitigations in CO and HC, while graphene oxides achieved the greatest abatement in soot emissions.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an author produced version of an article published in Renewable Energy, made available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Diesel engines; Renewable carbon nanoadditives; Renewable ethanol; Combustion; Performance; Emissions |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > Institute for Transport Studies (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 28 May 2025 09:37 |
Last Modified: | 28 May 2025 15:11 |
Published Version: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.renene.2025.122941 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:227101 |