Impact of Fischer Tropsch and biodiesel fuels on trade-offs between pollutant emissions and combustion noise in diesel engines

[EN] Over recent decades, direct injection diesel engines have become the propulsion systems most commonly used in automotive vehicles in Europe. Their leading position in the European market is due to improvements in performance, driveability and their capacity for facing the increasingly restricti...

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Autores: Torregrosa, A. J.|||0000-0003-0933-1626, Broatch, A.|||0000-0001-9991-1039, Pla Moreno, Benjamín|||0000-0001-9238-2939, Mónico Muñoz, Luisa Fernanda
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/39955
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/39955
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Diesel engine
Alternative fuels
Exhaust emissions
Performance
Combustion noise
MAQUINAS Y MOTORES TERMICOS
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Sumario:[EN] Over recent decades, direct injection diesel engines have become the propulsion systems most commonly used in automotive vehicles in Europe. Their leading position in the European market is due to improvements in performance, driveability and their capacity for facing the increasingly restrictive standards to which are subject. Nevertheless, their main drawbacks are related to the emission levels, the use of fossil fuels and the engine noise. To mitigate the first two problems, alternative fuels are being used in these engines with encouraging results. The impact of these fuels on engine noise might therefore be analyzed in order to evaluate the feasibility of such a solution. In this work the effect of diverse alternative fuels on emissions, performance and engine noise quality was analyzed. Compared with standard diesel fuel, results show a scarce variation of combustion noise quality whereas soot level decreases, NOx emissions increase and specific consumption deteriorates. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.