Quasi-Dimensional Thermodynamic Performance and Emission Modelling for Dual-Fuel SI Engine Operation Using Waste-Based Producer Gas and Methane

Year : 2025 | Volume : 13 | Special Issue 02 | Page : 446 458
    By

    Priyaranjan Jena,

  • Jeewan Vachan Tirkey,

  • Reetu Raj,

  • Lawalesh Kumar Prajapati,

  1. Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (B.H.U.) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
  2. Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (B.H.U.), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
  3. Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (B.H.U.) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
  4. Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (B.H.U.) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract

Rising energy crisis and urgent need for better waste-handling techniques have gained significant attention. Integration of wastes-to-wealth and Green Energy evolution techniques are prime sustainable measures towards countering this menace. Moreover, Internal Combustion (IC) engines are significant energy consumers and their emissions play a major factor in global warming and ecological obliteration. Concerning these aspects, investigations should strive at emissions minimization and reutilization of low-impact industrial byproducts. Thus, using methane or propane for fueling IC engines when blended with greener alternate fuels like Producer gas (PG), formed of waste gasification techniques, could be very beneficial. Therefore, this study applies the inexpensive investigation approach of numerical modelling for the analysis of SI engine performance when operating on blended fuel compositions of methane and Sewage sludge-based producer gas (SSPG). The simulation is attuned with parametric conditions of 11 CR and stoichiometric Equivalence ratio (ER=1). As PG inherits lower flame-speed and calorific value (CV) than conventional fuels, varying start-of-ignition (SOI) timings and methane blends were respectively considered as the independent input parameters. The prediction accuracy of the simulation is first validated and then the potential parametric emission and performance responses were examined for favorableness. Results exposed that the engine performance and emissions are more favorable for operative SOI at around 35⁰ to 40⁰ spark advance (BTDC) and low PG-blending. ITE and IMEP maximize to 37.2% and 6.7(kW), whereas minimum attained BSFC, and CO, NO emissions are 0.304(kg/kWh), 0.58(v%) and 1095.9(ppm) respectively.

Keywords: Producer gas, thermodynamic modelling, sewage sludge, waste to energy, methane blend, SI engine simulation.

[This article belongs to Special Issue under section in Journal of Polymer and Composites (jopc)]

How to cite this article:
Priyaranjan Jena, Jeewan Vachan Tirkey, Reetu Raj, Lawalesh Kumar Prajapati. Quasi-Dimensional Thermodynamic Performance and Emission Modelling for Dual-Fuel SI Engine Operation Using Waste-Based Producer Gas and Methane. Journal of Polymer and Composites. 2025; 13(02):446-458.
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Priyaranjan Jena, Jeewan Vachan Tirkey, Reetu Raj, Lawalesh Kumar Prajapati. Quasi-Dimensional Thermodynamic Performance and Emission Modelling for Dual-Fuel SI Engine Operation Using Waste-Based Producer Gas and Methane. Journal of Polymer and Composites. 2025; 13(02):446-458. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/jopc/article=2025/view=209299


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Special Issue Subscription Original Research
Volume 13
Special Issue 02
Received 21/03/2024
Accepted 12/09/2024
Published 15/02/2025
Publication Time 331 Days
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