Effect of H2 and CO Content in Syngas on the Performance and Emission of Syngas-Diesel Dual Fuel Engine - A Review

In this review, a series of research papers on the effects of hydrogen and carbon monoxide content in syngas composition on the performance and exhaust emission of compression ignition diesel engines, were compiled. Generally, the use of syngas in compression ignition (CI) diesel engine leads to reduce power output due to lower heating value when compared to pure liquid diesel mode. Therefore, variation in syngas composition, especially hydrogen and carbon monoxide (Combustible gases), is suggested to know the appropriate syngas composition. Furthermore, the simulated model of syngas will help to further explore the detailed effects of engine parameters on the combustion process including the ignition delay, combustion duration, heat release rate and combustion phasing. This will also contribute towards the efforts of improvement in performance and reduction in pollutants’ emissions from CI diesel engines running on syngas at dual fuel mode. Generally, the database of syngas composition is not fully developed and there is still room to find the optimum H2 and CO ratio for performance, emission and diesel displacement of CI diesel engines.

[1]  Kunio Yoshikawa,et al.  Research and development of a low-BTU gas-driven engine for waste gasification and power generation , 2005 .

[2]  U. Saha,et al.  Effect of H2:CO ratio in syngas on the performance of a dual fuel diesel engine operation , 2012 .

[3]  Forman A. Williams,et al.  Testing a small detailed chemical-kinetic mechanism for the combustion of hydrogen and carbon monoxide , 2006 .

[4]  G. Sridhar,et al.  Gaseous Emissions Using Producer Gas as Fuel in Reciprocating Engines , 2005 .

[5]  P. Spath,et al.  Preliminary screening: Technical and economic assessment of synthesis gas to fuels and chemicals with emphasis on the potential for biomass-derived syngas , 2003 .

[6]  Ghazi A. Karim,et al.  Hydrogen as a spark ignition engine fuel , 2003 .

[7]  Shigehiko Kaneko,et al.  Development of a Small Size Gas Engine System with Biomass Gas (Combustion Characteristics of The Wood Chip Pyrolysis Gas) , 2007 .

[8]  Ghazi A. Karim,et al.  Exhaust emissions from an SI engine operating on gaseous fuel mixtures containing hydrogen , 2005 .

[9]  R. Steeper,et al.  The hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine : a technical review. , 2006 .

[10]  M. Hanna,et al.  Contemporary issues in thermal gasification of biomass and its application to electricity and fuel production. , 2008 .

[11]  G. S. Samuelsen,et al.  Power Plant System Configurations for the 21st Century , 2002 .

[12]  Marco Baratieri,et al.  The use of biomass syngas in IC engines and CCGT plants: A comparative analysis , 2009 .

[13]  M. M. Roy,et al.  Performance and emission comparison of a supercharged dual-fuel engine fueled by producer gases with varying hydrogen content , 2009 .

[14]  S Furuhama.  STATE OF THE ART AND FUTURE TRENDS IN HYDROGEN-FUELLED ENGINES , 1983 .

[15]  M. M. Roy,et al.  Performance and emissions of a supercharged dual-fuel engine fueled by hydrogen-rich coke oven gas , 2009 .

[16]  Mohammad Asadullah,et al.  Syngas production by biomass gasification using Rh/CeO2/SiO2 catalysts and fluidized bed reactor , 2004 .

[17]  Richard A. Yetter,et al.  Autoignition of H2/CO at elevated pressures in a rapid compression machine , 2006 .

[18]  Shaharin Anwar Sulaiman,et al.  Performance of a Compression Ignition Engine Fuelled by Diesel and Imitated Syngas , 2013 .

[19]  Yong Li,et al.  Experimental study on thermal efficiency and emission characteristics of a lean burn hydrogen enriched natural gas engine , 2007 .

[20]  John B. Heywood,et al.  Internal combustion engine fundamentals , 1988 .

[21]  T. W. Forest,et al.  Effect of hydrogen addition on the performance of methane-fueled vehicles. Part I: effect on S.I. engine performance , 2001 .

[22]  K. Maruyama,et al.  Combustion in a Supercharged Biomass Gas Engine with Micro-Pilot Ignition -Effect of Injection Pressure and Amount of Diesel Fuel- , 2007 .