메탄올 개질연료를 사용한 가솔린 기관 실험 연구

A Study on Characteristics of the SI Engine Using Methanol Reformulated Fuels

  • 투고 : 2010.01.14
  • 심사 : 2010.03.23
  • 발행 : 2010.03.31

초록

본 연구는 엔진을 개조하지 않고 메탄올 개질연료를 사용하여 엔진의 성능과 배출가스 측면에서 가솔린 연료 사용시의 특성과 비교하였다. RM50(메탄올 개질연료)은 메탄올 연료의 특성중 하나인 넓은 가연한계범위를 가지고 있기 때문에 불안정한 운전조건에서도 가솔린 연료에 비해 상대적으로 안정된 운전상태를 유지하고 엔진의 안정적 운전상태를 결정하는데 사용되는 사이클 변동계수에 있어서도 10%이내의 안정된 수치를 보여주었다. 또한, 모든 운전조건에서도 RM50은 가솔린 연료를 사용하였을 때 보다 CO, HC, NOx의 배출물이 감소되었다. 그러나 소음특성의 경우 연소속도가 빠르기 때문에 가솔린 연료에 비해 상대적으로 약간 높은 값을 나타내었고 고무침지의 실험결과는 가솔린 연료 사용시의 실험결과와 유사하게 나타내며 사용 가능한 것으로 나타났다.

In this experimental research, it was studied to compare with pure gasoline and the fuels of RM50 (reformulated methanol fuel) for performance and exhaust emissions without reconstruction of engine systems. RM50 has a wider range of combustion limitation, which is one of the methanol's characteristics. This causes a stable driving state of RM50 in the experimental condition of unstable state and a low cycle by cycle variation which is used to determine the driving state. It is determined that fuel stability is better because cycle by cycle variation varies within 10%, therefore, driving characteristics is relatively good. In all conditions, RM50 has lower exhaust emissions of CO, HC, NOx than gasoline fuel, however, RM50's noise characteristics are 0.5~2dB higher at all condition, and in the result of the experiments of rubber fusion, it increases the utility possibility of RM50.

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