ASSESSMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SMALL NON-ROAD ENGINE WITH A MIXTURE OF PETROL AND ETHANOL

Authors

  • Waldir Nagel Schirmer Universidade Estadual do Centro-oeste - UNICENTRO
  • Luciano Zart Olanyk UTFPR, Guarapuava (PR)
  • Camilo Bastos Ribeiro UNICENTRO, Irati (PR)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17765/2176-9168.2017v10n3p789-808

Keywords:

iofuels, Combustion, Atmospheric emissions, Spark-ignited engines

Abstract

Fuel consumption and the emission of pollutant gases, carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), derived from fuel combustion formulated from pure petrol and mixed at 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25% v/v of dehydrated ethanol are evaluated. A monocylindric, four stroke, 196 cc, small non-road engine (SNRE), locked to a generator with maximum power of 2,400 W, at 0, 600, 1.200, 1.800 and 2.000 W, was employed. An automatic analyzer similar to that normally employed in the inspection of engines was used to determine gas emission. Results showed that decreases in CO, HC and NOx concentrations reached 75, 67 and 7% for the lowest charge (0 W) and 189, 3 and 43% for the highest one (2000 W), respectively, due to the gradual addition of ethanol to petrol. However, a mean 10% increase in fuel consumption was reported.

Author Biography

Waldir Nagel Schirmer, Universidade Estadual do Centro-oeste - UNICENTRO

Professor Associado do curso de Engenhara Ambiental e Mestrados em Bioenergia e Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental; Doutor em Engenharia Ambiental pela UFSC.

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Published

2017-09-04

How to Cite

Schirmer, W. N., Olanyk, L. Z., & Ribeiro, C. B. (2017). ASSESSMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SMALL NON-ROAD ENGINE WITH A MIXTURE OF PETROL AND ETHANOL. Revista Em Agronegócio E Meio Ambiente, 10(3), 789–808. https://doi.org/10.17765/2176-9168.2017v10n3p789-808

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (2017): jul./set.

Section

Environment

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