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Dual Fuel Engine & Technology

The document discusses dual fuel engines, which operate using both a gaseous fuel and a liquid pilot fuel. A small amount of diesel fuel is injected to ignite the compressed air-gas mixture, allowing the engine to run similarly to a conventional diesel. Dual fuel engines provide advantages like lower emissions and reduced operating costs compared to diesel or dedicated natural gas engines. Key factors that affect combustion include the quantity and timing of the pilot fuel injection along with the gaseous fuel composition and air inlet temperature.

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Dual Fuel Engine & Technology

The document discusses dual fuel engines, which operate using both a gaseous fuel and a liquid pilot fuel. A small amount of diesel fuel is injected to ignite the compressed air-gas mixture, allowing the engine to run similarly to a conventional diesel. Dual fuel engines provide advantages like lower emissions and reduced operating costs compared to diesel or dedicated natural gas engines. Key factors that affect combustion include the quantity and timing of the pilot fuel injection along with the gaseous fuel composition and air inlet temperature.

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DUAL FUEL ENGINE &

TECHNOLOGY
Overview of Presentation

• Introduction
• Working Principle.
• Dual-Fuel Operation
• Factors Affecting Performance in Dual-
Fuel Engine.
• Performance of Dual-Fuel Engine
• Advantages of Dual-Fuel Engine
Introduction to Dual Fuel Engine

The dual-fuel engine works on diesel cycle. The gaseous fuel (the primary
fuel) is added to the air inducted by the engine or supplied by the
supercharger at a pressure slightly above the atmospheric pressure. This
mixture of air and gaseous fuel is compressed in the cylinder just like air in
normal diesel operation. At some point in the compression stroke, near
top dead center, a small charge of liquid fuel called pilot fuel (or the
secondary fuel) is injected through a conventional diesel fuel system. This
pilot acts as a source of ignition the gas-air mixture in the vicinity of the
injected spray ignites at a number of flame-fronts. Thus combustion stars
smoothly and rapidly. .
What is DUAL FUEL ENGINE?

In CI engine, gaseous fuel (secondary fuel) is


inducted and compressed in the engine cylinder
with air, and a small quantity of diesel ( Pilot fuel-
primary fuel) is injected through the conventional
diesel fuel system to ignite the mixture
Why Dual fuel engine required ?
• The shortage of liquid fuel and the realization that
gaseous fuels are far cheaper than liquid fuels have led
to attention on dual-fuel engine.
• natural gas available to most of part of the world at rates
cheaper than liquid fuels
Dual fuel Engine Working
THE WORKING PRINCIPLE
Dual-Fuel Operation

⮚Dual-fuel operation is
achieved by the burning
of both a gaseous fuel
and diesel at the same
time in a CI engine
⮚Injection of small
amount of diesel fuel can
be used as an ignition
source
FACTORS AFFECTING COMBUSTION
IN A DUAL-FUEL ENGINE

1. Pilot fuel quantity


2. Injection Timing.
3. Cetane Number of Pilot Fuel.
4. Inlet Temperature.
5. Gaseous Fuels.
6. Effect of Throttling.
7. Mixture Strength
• Advantage of Dual- fuel Engine
The dual fuel engine has the following advantages:
• The gas burns without leaving any residue - exhaust is clean –
less air pollution.
• The clean combustion results in reduced wear of the engine
parts and reduced consumption of lubricating oil. The
lubricating oil change periods are also increased as the
maximum pressure in cylinder are less than those for a diesel
engine, thereby reducing the blow-by past piston. This reduce
the contamination of the lube oil.
• Lower initial cost and lower operating costs than a dedicated
natural gas engine
• Better fuel economy than a dedicated natural gas engine
• Lower maintenance costs than a dedicated natural gas engine
CONCLUSION

⮚ The ignition delay in gas-fueled diesel engines


of the dual-fuel type depends strongly on both the
quantity and quality of the pilot fuel used.

⮚Dual-fuel engine performance is improved with the


employment of high cetane number pilots.

⮚For stationary application, diesel substitution of 70%


is possible by using dual fuel engine which is quite
considerable and also economical

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