The impact of the use of compressed natural gas in a car diesel engine on the formation and oxidation of soot particles

Abstract

The problems of using compressed natural gas in diesel as an alternative fuel and reducing the content of harmful substances in exhaust gases are considered. At the same time, the problems of formation and burning of soot particles in the diesel cylinder during its operation on natural gas and their influence on the combustion process and flame characteristics are considered separately. The results of bench tests on the impact of the use of compressed natural gas on the effective performance, environmental performance and fluidity of exhaust gases are presented. The parameters of the combustion process and heat dissipation characteristics are considered, the values of the mass content of soot in the engine cylinder depending on the angle of rotation of the crankshaft are calculated. The optimal values of the effective parameters, characteristics of the combustion process, toxicity and smokiness of exhaust gases during the operation of diesel on compressed natural gas are determined. Conversion of the considered diesel from oil diesel fuel to compressed natural gas allowed to reduce the content of nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gases by 17.0%, soot in 25 times, carbon dioxide by 10.1%.