The article presents the possibilities of increasing the effective operating parameters of a compression-ignition engine while simultaneously reducing the emission levels of toxic compounds in exhaust gases through the use of pre-treatment of plant-based fuels. To this end, it is proposed to apply pre-treatment – thermal, catalytic, and turbulization – which takes place directly within the fuel injector body. The results of tests obtained on a 359-type engine indicate an improvement in economic and ecological operating parameters when using fuel pre-treatment.The use of renewable energy sources, such as plant-based fuels, implies conducting research in various fields of science – biochemistry and engineering. With regard to reciprocating internal combustion engines, higher fatty acid oils and their esters, which can be used in the combustion chambers of compression-ignition engines, should meet the conditions for pumping and atomization, and consequently – oxidation processes with the release of both the highest values of thermal energy and the lowest possible emission levels of toxic compounds in exhaust gases – the desired parameters of engine economy and ecology. (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine
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