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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2011.35.7.749

Performance and Emission Characteristics of a CNG Engine Under Different Natural Gas Compositions  

Ha, Young-Cheol (Gas Quality and Flow Measurement Lab, R&D Division, Korea Gas Corporation)
Lee, Seong-Min (Gas Quality and Flow Measurement Lab, R&D Division, Korea Gas Corporation)
Kim, Bong-Gyu (Gas Quality and Flow Measurement Lab, R&D Division, Korea Gas Corporation)
Lee, Chang-Jun (Eco-Friendly Engine Research Institute, EngineTech Co., LTD.)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B / v.35, no.7, 2011 , pp. 749-755 More about this Journal
Abstract
The performance and emission characteristics of a CNG (compressed natural gas) engine were experimentally investigated under different natural gas compositions. The engine specifications were as follows: 6606 cc, turbo, lean-burn-type; its ignition timing was fixed for the fuel gas with a HHV (higher heating value) of 10454 kcal/$Nm^3$. The experimental results showed that when the HHV of the fuel gas was changed from 10454 kcal/$Nm^3$ to 9811 kcal/$Nm^3$ and 9523 kcal/$Nm^3$, the average power reductions were 3.2 % and 3.4 % (1.5 % and 2.1 %, respectively, with A/F control switched off), respectively, and the average thermal-efficiency reductions were 1.1 % and 1.5 % (1.5 % and 2.1%, respectively, with A/F control switched off), respectively. The emissions of $CO_2$, CO, and $NO_x$ decreased as the HHV of the fuel gas was lowered. On the other hand, the emissions of THC (total hydrocarbon) were not consistent, and the extent of change in their emissions was small.
Keywords
CNG; CNG Engine; Emission; Thermal Efficiency; Power; Ignition Timing;
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