Authors : P. D. Patil and S. D. Dhobe
Page Nos : 97-100
Description :
Conventional fuels, which are in use today, predicted to last for not more than thirty years. High prices coupled with limited availability of petroleum based fuel provides us compelling incentive to search for new and renewable energy source and also to undertake conservation efforts. With world reserves of petroleum fast depleting, in recent years ethanol has emerged as most important alternative resource for liquid fuel. Research on improving ethanol production has been accelerating for both ecological and economical reasons, primarily for its use as an alternative to petroleum based fuels. This paper presents experimental results based analysis of emission characteristics by using ethanol/gasoline blends and used as a spark ignition engine fuel. The investigation has been made by conducting different trials on “MARUTI” MAKE (MPFI MULTI CYUNDER), four Cylinders, 4 Stroke, Petrol engine. Blends of 50:50; 60:40; 65:35 and 70:30 (ethanol: Petrol) were prepared on volumetric basis and used for different experimental runs. In this study, effect of different blends on exhaust gas emissions is analyzed and discussed in detail. The experimental results indicate that the higher percentage of reduction in CO level is obtained at 50:50 ethanol/petrol proportions. The percentage of reduction in HC is higher in 60:40 ethanol/petrol proportions. It is also found that CO2 percentage Level reduces at average 57% in each proportion of ethanol. Hence it is concluded that use of ethanol effectively helps to reduce the exhaust emission which will act as eco-friendly fuel.
Keywords: Four Cylinder SI Engine, Ethanol, Emissions Performance, Eco-Friendly Fuel.
