TY - JOUR
TI - Effects of bioethanol ultrasonic generated aerosols application on diesel engine performances
AU - Mariasiu Florin
AU - Burnete Nicolae
AU - Moldovanu Dan
AU - Varga Bogdan O
AU - Iclodean Calin
AU - Kocsis Levente
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2015
VL - 19
IS - 6
SP - 1931
EP - 1941
PT - Article
AB - In this paper the effects of an experimental bioethanol fumigation  application using an experimental ultrasound device on performance and  emissions of a single cylinder diesel engine have been experimentally  investigated. Engine performance and pollutant emissions variations were  considered for three different types of fuels (biodiesel,  biodiesel-bioethanol blend and biodiesel and fumigated bioethanol).  Reductions in brake specific fuel consumption and NOx pollutant emissions are  correlated with the use of ultrasonic fumigation of bioethanol fuel,  comparative to use of biodiesel-bioethanol blend. Considering the fuel  consumption as diesel engine’s main performance parameter, the proposed  bioethanol’s fumigation method, offers the possibility to use more efficient  renewable biofuels (bioethanol), with immediate effects on environmental  protection.