TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of graphite oxide and single-walled carbon nanotubes as diesel additives on the performance, combustion, and emission characteristics of a light-duty diesel engine
AU - Ooi, Jong Boon
AU - Ismail, Harun Mohamed
AU - Tan, Boon Thong
AU - Wang, Xin
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the financial support and facilities provided by the School of Engineering, Monash University Malaysia , which made this project possible.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/10/15
Y1 - 2018/10/15
N2 - Graphene and carbon nanotubes have drawn interest across many disciplines due to their remarkable properties. We investigated the effects of graphite oxide (GO), single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), and cerium oxide (CeO2) nanoparticles on the combustion, performance, and emission characteristics of a four-stroke single cylinder light-duty diesel engine under various engine loads. Shortened ignition-delay (ID) by up to 10.3%, advanced combustion phasing (up to 18.5%), shortened combustion duration (up to 14.6%), improved brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) by up to 15.2%, reduced CO emission (up to 23.4%), and lowered UHCs emissions (up to 24.1%) were achieved with the addition of SWCNTs nanoparticle at 25 ppm dosing ratio. SWCNTs and GO additives could be effective approach for lowering emissions in diesel engine applications.
AB - Graphene and carbon nanotubes have drawn interest across many disciplines due to their remarkable properties. We investigated the effects of graphite oxide (GO), single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), and cerium oxide (CeO2) nanoparticles on the combustion, performance, and emission characteristics of a four-stroke single cylinder light-duty diesel engine under various engine loads. Shortened ignition-delay (ID) by up to 10.3%, advanced combustion phasing (up to 18.5%), shortened combustion duration (up to 14.6%), improved brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) by up to 15.2%, reduced CO emission (up to 23.4%), and lowered UHCs emissions (up to 24.1%) were achieved with the addition of SWCNTs nanoparticle at 25 ppm dosing ratio. SWCNTs and GO additives could be effective approach for lowering emissions in diesel engine applications.
KW - Diesel engine
KW - Diesel fuel
KW - Fuel additive
KW - Graphite oxide
KW - Nanoparticle
KW - Single-walled carbon nanotubes
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U2 - 10.1016/j.energy.2018.07.062
DO - 10.1016/j.energy.2018.07.062
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85053142398
SN - 0360-5442
VL - 161
SP - 70
EP - 80
JO - Energy
JF - Energy
ER -