35 research outputs found
Influence on the performance and emissions of an automotive Euro 5 diesel engine fueled with F30 from Farnesane
Numerical investigation of a porous media combustor in a small-scale diesel engine
The application of porous media in compression ignition engines has significant effects on its combustion behavior. In this work, a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis of combustion in diesel engine is performed for 100% load, and the effects of porous media addition in the combustion chamber are quantified. With a porosity of 66.7%, silicon carbide is applied as porous media of cylindrical shape in the modified piston bowl in the conventional engine. The combustion analysis outputs include average cylinder-pressure, temperature; Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), mean mixture fraction, turbulent kinetic energy, total energy and modified Peclet number. The results of the CFD study for the cases of non-porous media are validated against the performed baseline experimental analysis, whereas porous media predictions are compared to the state-of-the-art studies available in the literature. In presence of porous media, the average peak pressure and temperature are found to drop by similar to 26 bar and similar to 550 K, respectively, as compared to that of non-porous media. Furthermore, NOx emissions are significantly reduced up to 97%. The generation of turbulent kinetic energy is enhanced by 86% for PM leading to an increment of similar to 36% in the thermal energy conversion than without a porous media. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
Effects of different biofuels blends on performance and emissions of an automotive diesel engine
The impact of blending Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) with different biofuels, obtained from Rapeseed Methyl Ester (RME) and Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) respectively, on the performance and emissions of a European passenger car diesel engine was assessed in this paper. First, the hydraulic behavior of the common rail fuel injection system was analyzed in terms of injected volume, injection rate, spray global shape, single jet tip penetration and cone angle with both RME and HVO blends in comparison with neat ULSD. Afterwards, the impact of biofuel blends on engine full load performance was analyzed, both for the standard calibration and for a calibration which was specifically adapted to biofuels characteristics. The effects of biofuel blends on brake specific fuel consumption and on regulated exhaust emissions were then evaluated at different part load operating conditions, representative of the New European Driving Cycle. Finally, the sensitivity of the different fuels to different calibration settings, such as Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) and injection timing, was studied in order to investigate which further emission benefits could be achieved by means of a more extensive engine re-calibration
Macroanatomy and 3-dimensional modeling of the tentacular head of Phascolosoma arcuatum (Grey, 1828)
Abstract: The macroanatomy of the tentacular head of Phascolosoma arcuatum belongs to phylum Sipuncula has been studied under light microscopic methods and computer aided graphics analysis. The tentacular head structure has been reconstructed using computer aided graphics analysis using series histological images on computer aided software platform. The P. arcuatum has only five, semitransparent, pigmented, lobed tentacles in tentacular crown with large tentacular coelomic connections. We found that the tentacles are lined by ciliated columnar epithelium with large number of mucosecretory cells, indicating their deposit feeding habit. Fewer number of tentacles, body wall and there burrowing habit supports there integumentary breathing habit. A thick striated collar encircles the tentacles forming the ventral wall of the mouth channel and protects tentacles from mechanical damage when retracted. These structural peculiarities revealed from macroanatomical analysis are strongly suggestive about the important role of the collar region of the tentacular crown of the head of P. arcuatum in relation to its burrowing habit to its concern habitat.
Keywords: Phascolosoma arcuatum, Deposit feeding, Tentacular Introvert, Anatomical modeling.
Title: Macroanatomy and 3-dimensional modeling of the tentacular head of Phascolosoma arcuatum (Grey, 1828)
Author: Biplab Mahata, Amalesh Choudhury, Subrata Kumar De
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
Vol. 6, Issue 3, July - September 2018
Page : 294-298
Publisher: Research Publish Journals
Available at: www.researchpublish.com
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6523454
Published Date: 20-August-2018
Paper Download Link: https://www.researchpublish.com/upload/book/Macro%20anatomy-6267.pdf
Research Article Details link: https://www.researchpublish.com/papers/macro-anatomy-and-3-dimentional-modeling-of-the-tentacular-head-of-phascolosoma-arcuatum-grey-1828International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
Vol. 6, Issue 3, July - September 2018
Page : 294-298
Publisher: Research Publish Journals
Available at: www.researchpublish.co
