EMISSION TEST ON S.I ENGINE USING ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND ETHANOL

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EMISSION TEST ON S.I ENGINE USING ALTERNATIVE FUELS
AND ETHANOL
T.G.Arul1 M GOKUL2 S.Sasidhran3 S.Parthasarathi4
1,2,3,4
Department of Mechanical Engineering
1,2,3,4
Muthayammal Engineeitng College, India
Abstract— The uses of automobiles are increasing day by
day and increased Air pollution. Increasing global concern
due to air pollution has generated much interest in the
environmental friendly alternative fuels. Alternative fuels
for IC engines are also becoming important because of
diminishing gasoline reserves and increasing air pollution.
Also one of method to use tri-fuels (Petrol and Kerosene)
with additives of ignition in combustion chamber improves
the rate of combustion and reduce the Air pollution. The
Air-fuel mixture gets ignited and the flame travel for
complete combustion in the chamber. The emission
outcomes phenomena are to be analyzed and also efficiency
of the engine checked by constructing the load test method.
Ethanol is good candidates as alternative fuel. In this study,
the effect of ethanol fuel blends and spark plugs ignition are
investigated on 2- stroke single cylinder SI engine for
analyzing the performance and combustion characteristics.
The tests were performed using an electric dynamometer
while running the engine and different load conditions.
Exhaust gases namely, carbon dioxides (CO2), carbon
monoxide (CO2) and unburned hydrocarbons (HC) are
measured using multi exhaust gas analyzer. Exhausts
emissions of the fuels is founded.
Key words: Air pollution, Alternative fuels, tri-fuels, Air-
fuel mixture, Ethanol
I. INTRODUCTION
Ethanol (which is also called ethyl alcohol or grain alcohol,
and abbreviated as EtOH) is an alcohol-based alternative
fuel that is blended with gasoline to produce a fuel with a
higher octane rating and fewer harmful emissions than
unblended gasoline. Ethanol has been used by humans since
prehistory as the intoxicating ingredient of alcoholic
beverages. Dried residue on 9,000-year-old pottery found in
China imply that Neolithic people consumed alcoholic
beverages. Although distillation was well known by the
early Greeks and Arabs, the first recorded production of
alcohol from distilled wine was by the School of Salerno
alchemists in the 12th century. The first to mention absolute
alcohol, in contrast with alcohol-water mixtures, was
Raymond Lull. Ethanol was first prepared synthetically in
1826 through the independent efforts of Henry Hennel in
Great Britain and S.G. Sérullas in France. In 1828, Michael
Faraday prepared ethanol by acid-catalyzed hydration of
ethylene, a process similar to current industrial ethanol
synthesis.
II. SPARK-IGNITION ENGINE
The term spark-ignition engine refers to internal combustion
engines, usually petrol engines, where the combustion
process of the air-fuel mixture is ignited by a spark from a
spark plug. This is in contrast to compression-ignition
engines, typically diesel engines, where the heat generated
from compression is enough to initiate the combustion
process, without needing any external spark. Spark-ignition
engines are commonly referred to as "gasoline engines" in
America, and "petrol engines" in Britain and the rest of the
world. However, these terms are not preferred, since spark-
ignition engines can (and increasingly are) run on fuels other
than petrol/gasoline, such as auto gas (LPG), methanol,
ethanol, bioethanol, compressed natural gas (CNG),
hydrogen, and (in drag racing) nitro methane.
Fig. 1: Spark-Ignition Engine
III. WORKING CYCLE
A four-stroke spark-ignition engine is an Otto cycle engine.
It consists of following four strokes: suction or intake
stroke, compression stroke, expansion or power stroke,
exhaust stroke. Each stroke consists of 180 degree rotation
of crankshaft rotation and hence a four-stroke cycle is
completed through 720 degree of crank rotation.

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Fig. 2: working cycle
IV. FUELS PETROL
Petrol is a naturally occurring flammable liquid consisting
of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular
weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found
in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. The
name Petroleum covers both naturally occurring
unprocessed crude oils and petroleum products that are
made up of refined crude oil. A fossil fuel, it is formed when
large quantities of dead organisms, usually zooplankton and
algae, are buried underneath sedimentary rock and undergo
intense heat and pressure. Petrol is recovered mostly through
oil drilling. This comes after the studies of structural
geology (at the reservoir scale), sedimentary basin analysis,
reservoir characterization (mainly in terms of porosity and
permeable structures). It is refined and separated, most
easily by boiling point, into a large number of consumer
products, from petrol (or gasoline) and kerosene to asphalt
and chemical reagents used to make plastics and
pharmaceuticals. Petroleum is used in manufacturing a wide
variety of materials, and it is estimated that the world
consumes about 88 million barrels each day. The use of
fossil fuels such as petroleum can have a negative impact on
Earth's biosphere, releasing pollutants and greenhouse gases
into the air and damaging ecosystems through events such as
oil spills. Concern over the depletion of the earth's finite
reserves of oil, and the effect this would have on a society
dependent on it, is a concept known as peak oil.
V. KEROSENE
Kerosene has more than one chemical structure because it
contains carbons from 12 carbons to 15 carbons. The
molecular formulas can range from C12H26 to C15H32
VI. THE MAKING OF KEROSENE
Kerosene is made by refining petroleum oil. Petroleum oil is
also known as crude oil. The first step to refining petroleum
oil is washing the oil to get rid of salts and inorganic
materials. Next, the crude oil goes through fractional
distillation. During fractional distillation, crude oil is placed
in a distillation tower. The tower is then heated to a very
high temperature. Hydrocarbons separate due to the heat
because hydrocarbons boil at a different temperature.
Kerosene boils from 200° C to 300° C. Fractional
distillation creates 5% to 20% or kerosene. Kerosene can
also be obtained from coal, wood and shade oil, but
kerosene is mainly obtained through refining petroleum oil.
VII. KEROSENE AS POISON
Kerosene is poisonous when inhaled or ingested. Some
symptoms of being poisoned by kerosene include burning of
the skin, irritation of the skin, breathing difficulties, throat
swelling, dizziness and drowsiness. Although kerosene is
poisonous, kerosene can be used as a type of medicine
called folk medicine. It can be used to cure snakebites and
kill lice. Some people use kerosene to prevent mosquitoes
from breeding. People living in developing countries have
difficulties finding medicine and use kerosene to replace
alcohol to treats cuts and burns. It can also be used against
athlete’s foot and hemorrhoids.
VIII. ETHANOL
Molecular diagram
Ethanol (which is also called ethyl alcohol or grain alcohol,
and abbreviated as EtOH) is an alcohol-based alternative
fuel that is blended with gasoline to produce a fuel with a
higher octane rating and fewer harmful emissions than
unblended gasoline.
Ethanol has been used by humans since prehistory
as the intoxicating ingredient of alcoholic beverages. Dried
residue on 9,000-year-old pottery found in China imply that
Neolithic people consumed alcoholic beverages
Although distillation was well known by the early
Greeks and Arabs, the first recorded production of alcohol
from distilled wine was by the School of Salerno alchemists
in the 12th century. The first to mention,
Ethanol was first prepared synthetically in 1826
through the independent efforts of Henry Hennel in Great
Britain and S.G. Sérullas in France. In 1828, Michael
Faraday prepared ethanol by acid-catalyzed hydration of
ethylene, a process similar to current industrial ethanol
synthesis.
IX. PROPERTIES OF ETHANOL
Ethanol burning with its spectrum depicted Ethanol is a
volatile, colorless liquid that has a slight odor. It burns with

a smokeless blue flame that is not always visible in normal
light
The physical properties of ethanol stem primarily
from the presence of its hydroxyl group and the shortness of
its carbon chain. Ethanol’s hydroxyl group is able to
participate in hydrogen bonding, rendering it more viscous
and less volatile than less polar organic compounds of
similar molecular weight.
Molecular formula C2H6O
Molar mass 46.07 g mol−1
Exact mass 46.041864814 g mol−1
Appearance Colorless liquid
Density 0.789 g/cm3
Melting point −114 °C, 159 K, -173 °F
Boiling point 78 °C, 351 K, 172 °F
log P -0.18
Vapor pressure 5.95 kPa (at 20 °C)
Acidity (pKa) 15.9[2]
Basicity (pKb) -1.9
Refractive index (nD) 1.36
Viscosity 0.0012 Pa s (at 20 °C)
Dipole moment 1.69 D
X. THER BENEFICIALQUALITIES
Kerosene can be a solvent or a fuel. An example of fuel is
jet fuel. Kerosene acts a solvent in insecticide spray.
Kerosene can also be used for heating homes, this is most
popular in Asia. Camping stoves can find use of this
hydrocarbon as an alternative fuel.
XI. INTERESTING FACTS
Kerosene is known to be paraffin oil in the United Kingdom
and stove oil in Canada. Kerosene is a clear liquid that is
used in oil lamps. An environmental economist from
Washington, D.C. has stated hat kerosene can save trees. It
saves forests by burning kerosene instead of charcoal. Not
only does kerosene save trees but it also creates a healthier
environment from those who burn kerosene.
XII. EMISSION ANALIZER
A. Exhaust gas analizer
Gasboard—5020 emission gas analyzer can be used for
measurement of the concentration of automobile emission
gas CO， CO2， HC， O2 and NO (optional). It is based on
the pulsable infrared source and single source two beams
non-dispersion infrared (NDIR) method, this analyzer is
designed with portable and smaller physical dimensions.
1) Opacity meter
The Gasboard—6010 opacity meter is used to measure the
diesel exhaust smoke by the introduction of a proportion of
the vehicle exhaust gasses into the smoke check chamber via
a sample probe. It is equipped with a gas temperature,
pressure valve and distribution control cell in order to ensure
accuracy and repeatability. It can measure the complete
opacity spectrum from 0-100% in either continuous or free
acceleration test mode.
2) Engine rpm sensor based on vibration and noise:
Engine RPM Sensor Based on Vibration and Noise
Gasboard—8110 adopts advanced design of hardware
together with integrated software analysis technology. Petrol
engine or diesel engine‘s RPM is obtained through analysis
of vibration and audio spectrum signal. It is easy to operate,
accurate and reliable.
XIII. EXHAUST EMISSIONS CHARACTERISTICS
The experimental results for different load conditions for
various percentages of methanol compared with gasoline in
the form of graphs are shown below. Emission
characteristics are improved for additive methanol compared
to petrol except NOx which is slightly higher than gasoline.
This indicates that the combustion efficiency is high for
additive gasoline. The occurrence of the increasingly severe
ambient ozone exceedances, regional environmental
managers are examining the possibility of a cleaner fuel for
automobiles. At this time the leading candidate appears to
be methanol. In anticipation of a shift to methanol, flexible-
fueled automobiles capable of operatingon gasoline and/or
methanol are being developed. Addition to regulated
emissions and fuel economy, emission rates for methanol,
aldehydes, and a large number of hydrocarbon compounds
were measured. The data indicate that increasing the fuel's
methanol content does not affect the exhaust organic
emission rate (calculated in accordance with the regulation)
from flexible-fueled cars, but formaldehyde and methanol
comprise increasingly greater portions of the organic
material while hydrocarbons comprise less. Increasing fuel
methanol content has no significant effect on exhaust
regulated emission rates (organic material, carbon
monoxide, and nitrogen oxides) nor on the composition of
total hydrocarbons, except for methane, which increases
substantially. The effect of ambient temperature on both
exhaust and evaporative emissions is similar to its effect on
gasoline cars: organic and carbon monoxide exhaust
emissions increase substantially at the lower temperatures,

and evaporative emissions increase steadily with increases
in temperature.
A. Carbon Monoxide
It is observed that CO increases with increasing load for all
the percentage of methanol. If percentage of additive
increases CO reduces. This is due to the batter combustion
of gasoline when methanol used as a additive. The
concentration of CO decreases with the increase in
percentage of methanol in the fuel. This may be attributed to
the presence of O2 in methanol, which provides sufficient
oxygen for the conversion of carbon monoxide (CO) to
carbon dioxide (CO2).
B. Nitrogen Oxide
NOx decreases with increasing load for all the percentage of
methanol. If percentage of additives increases, NOx
increases. The comparison of NOx emissions for gasoline
and additives. It can be seen that NOx emissions increase
with increase in percentage of methanol in the petrol The
NOx increase for additive of methanol may be associated
with the oxygen content of the methanol, since the fuel
oxygen may augment in supplying additional oxygen for
NOx formation. Moreover, the higher value of peak cylinder
pressure and temperature for methanol when compared to
petrol may be another reason that might explain the increase
in NOX formation. Nitrogen oxides (NOx) is the generic
term for a group of highly reactive gases containing nitrogen
and oxygen in varying amounts, including nitric oxide (NO),
nitrous oxide (N2O),nitrates (NO3–), and nitrogen dioxide
(NO2). NOx and volatile organic compounds, in the
presence of hot, stagnant air and sunlight, convert to ozone.
NOx are classified as hazardous airborne toxins because of
their deleterious health and environmental effects. The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has noted that
NOxis a major cause of ground- level ozone (a.k.a. smog),
acid rain, respiratory disease (emphysema and bronchitis),
water quality determination, and global warming.
C. Hydro Carbon
It is observed that hydro carbon (HC) decreases with
increasing load for all the percentage of methanol. If
percentage of additive of methanol increases, HC reduces.
The hydrocarbon emissions are inversely proportional to the
percentage of methanol added in the fuel. The petrol fuel
operation showed the slightly higher concentrations of HC
in the exhaust at all loads. Since methanol is an oxygenated
fuel, it improves the combustion efficiency and hence
reduces the concentration of hydrocarbon emissions (HC) in
the engine exhaust. Blending 10% additive with gasoline
greatly reduces HC emissions especially at all load
condition.
D. Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring gas that is linked to
global warming. It is also releasedinto the atmosphere by
human activity, such as when solid waste, fossil fuels (oil,
natural gas,and coal), and wood and wood products are
burned (95). Carbon dioxide by itself is notconsidered to be
a toxin. However, any impacts on global climate could cause
health problems.
E. Petrol
S.
No
Voltage
(V)
Ammeter
(I)
(I)
Power
(W)
Time
Taken
for10 sec
(t)
Brake
power
(KW)
Total fuel
consumption
(Kg/hr)
Specific fuel
consumption
(Kg/kw-hr)
Brake thermal
efficiency
%
1. 220 0.5 110 27 0.146 1.052 7.205 15.42
2. 205 1.2 240 25 0.32 1.136 3.55 33.8
3. 190 1.9 361 23 0.481 1.234 2.565 50.8
F. Petrol With Ethanol
S.
No
Voltage
(V)
Ammeter
(I)
Power
(W)
Time
Taken
for10
sec (t)
Brake
power
(KW)
Total fuel
consumption
(Kg/hr)
Specific fuel
consumption
(Kg/kw-hr)
Brake thermal
efficiency
%
1 230 0.7 161 26 0.214 1.020 4.766 24.35
2 220 1.4 308 22 0.410 1.206 2.941 46.66
3 200 2.3 460 17 0.613 1.560 2.544 69.77
G. Kerosene With Ethanol

S.
No
Voltage
(V)
Ammeter
(I)
(I)
Power
(W)
Time
Taken for
10sec (t)
Brake
power
(KW)
Total fuel
consumption
(Kg/hr)
Specific fuel
consumption
(Kg/kw-hr)
Brake thermal
efficiency
%
1. 230 0.2 46 28 0.06 1.01 16.9 12
2. 200 0.6 120 24 0.16 1.18 7.40 35
3. 180 1.0 180 20 0.24 1.42 5.92 47
XIV. FORMULA TO BE USED
A. Brake Power
It is defined as the power available at the crank shaft.it is
always less than the indicated power.
BP=power/0.75kw
B. Total Fuel Consumption
TFC is defined as a fuel consumed by the engine in kg for
1 hr of operation
TFC=(10/t)*(s/100)*3600 kg/hr
where
T-time taken for 10ml fuel consumption in sec
S-specific gravity of fuel
C. Specific Fuel Consumption
Fuel consumed by the engine in kg for producing
1 kw-hr of power
SFC=TFC/B.P kg/kw-hr
D. Brake Thermal Efficiency
It is defined as the ῃ brake power to the heat supplied to an
engine
ῃBT= brake power / heat supplied
ῃBT=B.P/(mf*cv/3600)
XV. MODEL CALCULATION
A. Petrol
1) BP =P 0.75
=0.11/0.75
=0.146KW
2) TFC=10 T * S / 1000 * 3600
= 10 / 27 * 0.789 / 1000 * 3600
= 1.052 Kg/ hr
3) SFC=TFC / BP
= 1.052 / 0.146
= 7.205 Kg/Kw/hr
4) ȠBT = BP * 3600 MF * CV
= 0.146* 3600 / 0.71* 48000 * 1000
= 15.42%
B. Petrol with ethanol
1) BP =P 0.75
= 0.161/ 0.75
= 0.214 KW
2) TFC=10 T * S / 1000 * 3600
= 10 / 26 * 0.737 /1000 * 3600
= 1.02 Kg / hr
3) SFC= TFC / BP
= 1.02 / 0.214
= 4.766 kg / kw / hr
4) ȠBT = BP * 3600 MF * CV
= 1.02 * 3600 / 68.5 *
XVI. PETROL
A. BP VS TFC
B. BP VS SFC

C. BP VS ƞbt
XVII. PETROL WITH ETHANOL
A. BP VS TFC
B. BP VS SFC
C. BP VS ƞbt
XVIII. KEROSENE WITH ETHANOL
A. BP VS TFC
B. BP VS SFC

C. BP VS ƞbt
XIX. EMISSION CHART
A. PETROL VS ETHANOL
1) BASED ON CARBONS (CO)
2) BASED ON HYDRO CARBONS (HC)
3) BASED ON CO2
4) BASED ON O2
XX. CONCLUSION
Experiments have been conducted on generator petrol
engine with different percentage of ethanol as additive. It
is concluded that, the percentage of additive increases the
emission characteristics improved expect NOx and CO2. It
is observed that the emission values of The HC and CO are
decreased when compared with petrol and kerosene.
But The NOx emissions are increased due to
presence of oxygen contention the ethanol and also the
combustion temperature is high. The engine performance
indicating parameters like brake power, TFC & SFC, brake
thermal efficiency, additive at different loads. The brake
thermal efficiency increases with increase in percentage of
additive. Thus ethanol may be used as a additive for
gasoline in future.
From the results of the study, the following
conclusions can be deduced:
(1) Using, ethanol as a fuel additive gasoline causes
an improvement in engine performance.
(2) The addition of 10ml of ethanol is added to petrol
and kerosene and achieved in our experiments
without any problems during engine operation.
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