Experimental Study of a Diesel Engine Incorporating a "KALAMA" Screw and Operating on Vegetable Oils

Gounkaou Yomi Woro; Diané Ali; Koala Lucmane; Daho Tizane; Sanogo Oumar; Béré Antoine

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Experimental Study of a Diesel Engine Incorporating a "KALAMA" Screw and Operating on Vegetable Oils

Gounkaou Yomi Woro, Diané Ali, Koala Lucmane, Daho Tizane, Sanogo Oumar, Béré Antoine

Published in International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering (Volume 12, Issue 4)

Received: 12 August 2023 Accepted: 11 September 2023 Published: 20 September 2023

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Abstract

The vegetable oil is an alternative fuel that complements or substitutes for fossil fuels. However, its use in diesel engines gives rise to a number of difficulties, especially at low engine power levels. To resolve these problems, improving the thermal conditions in the engine's combustion chamber is one of the solutions being considered. This study presents the performance and combustion parameters of a LISTER type indirect injection diesel engine incorporating a KALAMA screw (an adaptation of the engine's pre-chamber screw with a "hot spot") and using vegetable oils. The results obtained were compared with those obtained by operating the engine on diesel and oil, this time without the KALAMA screw. The results show an improvement in engine performance (specific consumption, thermal efficiency and exhaust gas temperature), particularly at low load. The reduction in excess fuel consumption (with the KALAMA screw) is of the order of 12% at loads of 13% and 26% of maximum engine power. The ignition delay and combustion times of Jatropha oil are better than, or even similar to, those obtained with diesel. The combustion phenomenology is modified by the use of the KALAMA screw. On the heat release rate curves, there was no peak in the kinetic combustion phase during the tests with the modified screw. On the other hand, the diffusion phase was comparable for all the tests. Evaluation of cyclic dispersion using the COV_IMEP study shows an improvement in the regularity of combustion cycles in this type of engine incorporating the KALAMA screw.

Published in	International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering (Volume 12, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijepe.20231204.12
Page(s)	54-60
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Science Publishing Group

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Indirect Injection, Pre-Chamber Screw, KALAMA Screw, Hot Spot, Jatropha Oil

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Gounkaou Yomi Woro, Diané Ali, Koala Lucmane, Daho Tizane, Sanogo Oumar, et al. (2023). Experimental Study of a Diesel Engine Incorporating a "KALAMA" Screw and Operating on Vegetable Oils. International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering, 12(4), 54-60. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijepe.20231204.12

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Gounkaou Yomi Woro; Diané Ali; Koala Lucmane; Daho Tizane; Sanogo Oumar, et al. Experimental Study of a Diesel Engine Incorporating a "KALAMA" Screw and Operating on Vegetable Oils. Int. J. Energy Power Eng. 2023, 12(4), 54-60. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepe.20231204.12

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Gounkaou Yomi Woro, Diané Ali, Koala Lucmane, Daho Tizane, Sanogo Oumar, et al. Experimental Study of a Diesel Engine Incorporating a "KALAMA" Screw and Operating on Vegetable Oils. Int J Energy Power Eng. 2023;12(4):54-60. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepe.20231204.12

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Gounkaou Yomi Woro

Department of Mechanical and Productics Engineering, University Institute of Technology, Nazi Boni University, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Diané Ali

Department of Physics, Training and Research Unit in Exact and Applied Sciences, Joseph KI-ZERBO University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Koala Lucmane

Department of Physics, Training and Research Unit in Exact and Applied Sciences, Joseph KI-ZERBO University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Daho Tizane

Department of Physics, Training and Research Unit in Exact and Applied Sciences, Joseph KI-ZERBO University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Sanogo Oumar

Institute for Research in Applied Sciences and Technology, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Béré Antoine

Department of Physics, Training and Research Unit in Exact and Applied Sciences, Joseph KI-ZERBO University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

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Gounkaou Yomi Woro, Diané Ali, Koala Lucmane, Daho Tizane, Sanogo Oumar, et al. Experimental Study of a Diesel Engine Incorporating a "KALAMA" Screw and Operating on Vegetable Oils. Int J Energy Power Eng. 2023;12(4):54-60. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepe.20231204.12

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  abstract = {The vegetable oil is an alternative fuel that complements or substitutes for fossil fuels. However, its use in diesel engines gives rise to a number of difficulties, especially at low engine power levels. To resolve these problems, improving the thermal conditions in the engine's combustion chamber is one of the solutions being considered. This study presents the performance and combustion parameters of a LISTER type indirect injection diesel engine incorporating a KALAMA screw (an adaptation of the engine's pre-chamber screw with a "hot spot") and using vegetable oils. The results obtained were compared with those obtained by operating the engine on diesel and oil, this time without the KALAMA screw. The results show an improvement in engine performance (specific consumption, thermal efficiency and exhaust gas temperature), particularly at low load. The reduction in excess fuel consumption (with the KALAMA screw) is of the order of 12% at loads of 13% and 26% of maximum engine power. The ignition delay and combustion times of Jatropha oil are better than, or even similar to, those obtained with diesel. The combustion phenomenology is modified by the use of the KALAMA screw. On the heat release rate curves, there was no peak in the kinetic combustion phase during the tests with the modified screw. On the other hand, the diffusion phase was comparable for all the tests. Evaluation of cyclic dispersion using the COVIMEP study shows an improvement in the regularity of combustion cycles in this type of engine incorporating the KALAMA screw.},
 year = {2023}
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