Effects of EGR rate on performance and emissions of a diesel power generator fueled by B7

José Ricardo Sodré; Domenico De Serio; Alex de Oliveira

doi:10.1007/s40430-017-0777-x

Effects of EGR rate on performance and emissions of a diesel power generator fueled by B7

José Ricardo Sodré^*, Domenico De Serio, Alex de Oliveira

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This paper analyses the impacts of the application of an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system on the performance and emissions of a stationary, direct-injection diesel engine operating with diesel oil containing 7% biodiesel (B7). Experiments were carried out in a 49-kW diesel power generator with the adapted EGR system, and engine performance and emissions were evaluated for different load and EGR settings. The results were compared with the engine operating with its original configuration without the EGR system, and revealed a reduction of peak cylinder pressure and fuel conversion efficiency, mainly at high engine loads. The use of EGR caused opposite effects on carbon dioxide (CO₂), carbon monoxide (CO) and total hydrocarbons (THC) emissions, depending on load and EGR rate, showing an increase in most situations. The application of EGR consistently reduced oxides of nitrogen (NO_X) emissions, reaching a maximum reduction close to 30%. In general, the use of EGR increased CO₂, CO and THC emissions at high loads. The use of 7.5% EGR was found to be at an adequate rate to simultaneously reduce CO, THC and NO_X emissions at low and moderate loads, without major penalties on CO₂ emissions and engine performance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1919-1927
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering
Volume	39
Issue number	6
Early online date	3 Apr 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-017-0777-x
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2017

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Diesel engine
Emissions
Exhaust gas recirculation
Fuel conversion efficiency
Power generation

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