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http://dx.doi.org/10.5916/jkosme.2015.39.6.620

An Experimental Study of the Fuel Additive to Improve the Performance of a 2-Stroke Large Diesel Engine  

Ryu, Younghyun (Busan Technical Center of Automotive Parts, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials)
Lee, Youngseo (Techno-bio. Co., Ltd.)
Nam, Jeonggil (Division of Marine Engineering, Mokpo National Maritime University)
Abstract
In an effort to reduce the onset of global warming, the International Maritime Organization Marine Environment Protection Committee (IMO MEPC) proposed the reduction in ship speeds as a way of lowering the proportion of carbon dioxide ($CO_2$) in the Green House Gas emissions from ships. To minimize fuel costs, shipping companies have already been performing slow steaming for their own fleets. Specifically, the slow steaming approach has been adopted for most ocean-going container lines. In addition, because of the increased marine fuel cost that is required to enable increased capacity, there is an urgent need for more advanced fuel-saving technologies. Therefore, in this present study, we propose a fuel-cost reduction method that can improve the performance of diesel engines. We introduce a predetermined amount (0.025% of the amount of fuel used) of fuel additive (oil-soluble calcium-based organometallic compound). For improved experimental accuracy, as the test subjects, we utilize a large two-stroke diesel engine installed in land plants. The loads of the test engine were classified as low, medium, and high (50, 75, and 100%, respectively). We compare the engine performance parameters (power output, fuel consumption rate, p-max, and exhaust temperature) before and after the addition of fuel additives. Our experimental results, confirmed that we can realize fuel-cost savings of at least 2% by adding the fuel additive in low load conditions (50%). Likewise, the maximum combustion pressure was found to have increased. On the other hand, we observed that there was a reduction in the exhaust temperature.
Keywords
Green house gas; Fuel additive; Oil soluble calcium based organometallic compound; Specific fuel oil consumption;
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