Proceedings of the 6th Mechanical Engineering, Science and Technology International conference (MEST 2022)

Combustion and Performance Characteristics of the Spark Discharge Energy Effect on Rapid Compression and Expansion Machine (RCEM) Working with Propane and Diesel Fuel Direct Injection as Marine Fuel

Authors
Cahyani Windarto1, Ocktaeck Lim2, *
1Graduate School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ulsan, DaeHak-ro 93, Nam-gu, Ulsan, 44610, South Korea
2School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ulsan, DaeHak-ro 93, Nam-gu, Ulsan, 44610, South Korea
*Corresponding author. Email: otlim@ulsan.ac.id
Corresponding Author
Ocktaeck Lim
Available Online 19 April 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-134-0_23How to use a DOI?
Keywords
propane; RCEM; spark discharge energy; combustion; performance characteristics
Abstract

Propane with lower carbon content than other fossil fuels and which is easily vaporized at ambient conditions has the advantage of lowering CO2 emissions and optimizing the combustion process. The possible combination of using it in high-efficiency compression ignition engines makes it worth analyzing the innovative method of using liquid propane injection. Since propane has a very low cetane number, spark plug operating is provided to achieve reliable ignition. Experiments and simulations were carried out to investigate combustion and performance of spark discharge energy effect on propane direct injection. A rapid compression and expansion machine (RCEM) was used to carry out the experimental work. The results are the liquid propane injection provided reduction in emission by a modest improvement in energy efficiency. The use spark plug ignition was experienced in obtaining reliable ignition to achieving reliable ignition and reasonable ignition delays.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 6th Mechanical Engineering, Science and Technology International conference (MEST 2022)
Series
Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
19 April 2023
ISBN
978-94-6463-134-0
ISSN
2352-5401
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-134-0_23How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2023 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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AU  - Cahyani Windarto
AU  - Ocktaeck Lim
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/04/19
TI  - Combustion and Performance Characteristics of the Spark Discharge Energy Effect on Rapid Compression and Expansion Machine (RCEM) Working with Propane and Diesel Fuel Direct Injection as Marine Fuel
BT  - Proceedings of the 6th Mechanical Engineering, Science and Technology International conference (MEST 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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EP  - 259
SN  - 2352-5401
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