To improve the performances of diesel engines and to reduce the pollutants they emit,aluminum oxide nanopar-ticles in varying quantities(50,100,150 ppm)have been added to conventional diesel fuel.The results of such e...To improve the performances of diesel engines and to reduce the pollutants they emit,aluminum oxide nanopar-ticles in varying quantities(50,100,150 ppm)have been added to conventional diesel fuel.The results of such experimental tests have revealed that the addition of nano-Al_(2)O_(3) particles to the diesel fuel reduces its consump-tion by 0.488%,1.02%,and 1.377%,respectively and increases the brake thermal efficiency by 1.4%,2.6%,and 3.8%,respectively.The concentrations of undesired gases decrease accordingly by 1.5%,1.7%,and 2.8%for HC and by 5.88%,11.7%,and 17.6%,respectively,for CO.For the same percentages of nanoparticles,NO_(x) increases by 2.65,4.36,and 5.37,while the TSP(Total Suspended Particulate)decreases by 22%,34.66%,and 49.7%,respectively.In the same conditions,sulfur dioxide pollutants increase by 4.57%,8.8%and 12.89%,and H_(2)S levels by 4.7%,7.81%and 8.9%,respectively.展开更多
文摘To improve the performances of diesel engines and to reduce the pollutants they emit,aluminum oxide nanopar-ticles in varying quantities(50,100,150 ppm)have been added to conventional diesel fuel.The results of such experimental tests have revealed that the addition of nano-Al_(2)O_(3) particles to the diesel fuel reduces its consump-tion by 0.488%,1.02%,and 1.377%,respectively and increases the brake thermal efficiency by 1.4%,2.6%,and 3.8%,respectively.The concentrations of undesired gases decrease accordingly by 1.5%,1.7%,and 2.8%for HC and by 5.88%,11.7%,and 17.6%,respectively,for CO.For the same percentages of nanoparticles,NO_(x) increases by 2.65,4.36,and 5.37,while the TSP(Total Suspended Particulate)decreases by 22%,34.66%,and 49.7%,respectively.In the same conditions,sulfur dioxide pollutants increase by 4.57%,8.8%and 12.89%,and H_(2)S levels by 4.7%,7.81%and 8.9%,respectively.