TY - GEN
T1 - Biogas use as fuel in spark ignition engines
AU - Kukoyi, T. O.
AU - Muzenda, E.
AU - Akinlabi, E. T.
AU - Mashamba, A.
AU - Mbohwa, C.
AU - Mahlatsi, T.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2016/12/27
Y1 - 2016/12/27
N2 - These This paper reviews the utilization of biogas in spark ignition engines with a view to making a case for it as an efficient substitute fuel for petrol. However, its gaseous nature which accounts for its low volumetric density implies that apart from the basic modification needed to accommodate the fuel, the engine might need further alterations to get the best from this relatively low cost and readily available fuel. Various modes of enhancing performance particularly methane enrichment, prechamber combustion, alteration of ignition parameters, increasing compression ratio and addition of hydrogen to improve performance and emissions were drawn from previous works to validate its efficiency as a viable substitute fuel in SI engines.
AB - These This paper reviews the utilization of biogas in spark ignition engines with a view to making a case for it as an efficient substitute fuel for petrol. However, its gaseous nature which accounts for its low volumetric density implies that apart from the basic modification needed to accommodate the fuel, the engine might need further alterations to get the best from this relatively low cost and readily available fuel. Various modes of enhancing performance particularly methane enrichment, prechamber combustion, alteration of ignition parameters, increasing compression ratio and addition of hydrogen to improve performance and emissions were drawn from previous works to validate its efficiency as a viable substitute fuel in SI engines.
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U2 - 10.1109/IEEM.2016.7798041
DO - 10.1109/IEEM.2016.7798041
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85009932489
T3 - IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
SP - 1064
EP - 1069
BT - 2016 International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2016
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 2016 International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2016
Y2 - 4 December 2016 through 7 December 2016
ER -