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Basic Study on Spray Behavior for Application of Biofuel to Diesel Engines (Palm Oil-Considering Viscosity)

바이오연료의 엔진 적용을 위한 분무거동 기초연구(팜유-점성고려)

  • 염정국 (동아대학교 기계공학과) ;
  • 하형수 (동아대학교 기계공학과)
  • Received : 2012.02.28
  • Accepted : 2012.04.03
  • Published : 2012.07.01

Abstract

Diesel engines are most suitable for biodiesel fuel because diesel fuel has a higher cetane number compared to gasoline and diesel engines have no spark ignition system; hence, engine conversion is easy and cost effective. For these reasons, in this study, the spray behavior characteristics of vegetable palm oil were analyzed by using a common-rail injection system of a commercial diesel engine, and the results were compared with those obtained for the diesel fuel. The injection pressures and blend ratios of palm oil and diesel fuel (BD3, BD5, BD20, BD30, BD50, and BD100) were the main parameters. The experiments were conducted for different injection pressures-500 bar, 1000 bar, 1500 bar, and 1600 bar-by setting the injection duration at $500{\mu}s$. We determined there is no significant difference in the macro characteristics of the spray behavior (spray penetration and spray angle) in response to any change in the blend ratio of palm oil and diesel fuel at a fixed injection pressure. In particular, all experiments showed a spray angle of approximately $15^{\circ}$.

디젤엔진은 바이오연료 적용을 위한 엔진으로서 가솔린엔진과 비교해 사용연료가 바이오연료와 유사한 높은 세탄가를 가지며, 가솔린엔진과 달리 점화계통 장치의 불필요 등 기존 엔진의 개조비용 등에서 유리한 장점이 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 상용 디젤 엔진의 커먼레일 분사시스템을 사용하여 바이오연료인 식물성 팜유의 분무거동특성을 해석하고, 그 결과를 기존의 디젤엔진 연료인 경유와 비교 분석하였다. 실험변수로서는 분사압력과 경유에 대한 바이오디젤 연료의 혼합비율(BD3, BD5, BD20, BD30, BD50, BD100)을 달리하였다. 분사압력은 500bar, 1000bar, 1500bar 및 1600bar로 설정하고 분사기간은 $500{\mu}s$로 동일하게 하였다. 본 연구의 결과로서, 분사압력이 동일한 경우 사용한 바이오디젤 연료의 혼합비 변화에 대한 거시적 분무거동특성(분무선단도달거리 및 분무각)의 변화는 뚜렷하지 않았다. 특히 분무각의 경우 본 연구의 모든 실험조건에 있어서 약 $15^{\circ}$의 값을 나타내었다.

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