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A Study on Performance and Exhaust Emissions of DI Diesel Engine Operated with Neat DME and DME Blended Fuels

순수 DME 및 DME 혼합연료의 직접분사식 디젤기관의 성능 및 배기가스 특성에 관한 연구

  • 표영덕 (한국에너지기술연구원 수송에너지연구팀) ;
  • 김강출 (한국에너지기술연구원 수송에너지연구팀) ;
  • 이영재 (한국에너지기술연구원 수송에너지연구팀) ;
  • 김문헌 (숭실대학교 기계공학과)
  • Published : 2003.03.01
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Abstract

DME is a good alternative fuel to reduce the smoke remarkably when used in a diesel engine, while problems concerned with low lubricity and high compressibility exist. In the present study, single cylinder DI diesel engine was operated with neat DME and DME blended fuels which are DME-diesel blended fuel and DME-propane blended fuel. The results showed that the power of the neat DME and DME blended fuels was the same as that of pure diesel oil, and the specific energy consumption slightly increased. In addition, smoke emission was considerably reduced with the increase of DME content up to zero level, but NOx emission was slightly increased.

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