Effect of H₂ and CO Content in Syngas on the Performance and Emission of Syngas-Diesel Dual Fuel Engine - A Review

Abstract:

In this review, a series of research papers on the effects of hydrogen and carbon monoxide content in syngas composition on the performance and exhaust emission of compression ignition diesel engines, were compiled. Generally, the use of syngas in compression ignition (CI) diesel engine leads to reduce power output due to lower heating value when compared to pure liquid diesel mode. Therefore, variation in syngas composition, especially hydrogen and carbon monoxide (Combustible gases), is suggested to know the appropriate syngas composition. Furthermore, the simulated model of syngas will help to further explore the detailed effects of engine parameters on the combustion process including the ignition delay, combustion duration, heat release rate and combustion phasing. This will also contribute towards the efforts of improvement in performance and reduction in pollutants’ emissions from CI diesel engines running on syngas at dual fuel mode. Generally, the database of syngas composition is not fully developed and there is still room to find the optimum H₂ and CO ratio for performance, emission and diesel displacement of CI diesel engines.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 699)
• Pages: 648-653
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.699.648
• Online since: November 2014
• Authors: Bahaaddein K.M. Mahgoub*, Suhaimi Hassan, Shaharin Anwar Sulaiman
• Keywords: Dual Fuel, Emission, Performance, Syngas

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