Effect of diesel injection pressure for enhancing combustion and reducing mechanical vibration and noise emissions in a non-road diesel engine

Abstract

In this study, the combustion, performance, emissions, noise, and vibration characteristics of a single-cylinder, four-stroke, air-cooled diesel engine used for non-road purposes were investigated by controlling different injection pressures with a common rail fuel injection system. The aim of this study is to enhance the combustion performance and improve the existing noise and vibration levels of this commonly used non-road diesel engine in fields such as agriculture, wetlands, and the construction sector by optimizing the injection pressure. The experiments were conducted under low and medium load conditions and at a constant engine speed. The single-cylinder, non-road engine's fuel injection system was controlled using a common rail fuel delivery system, and four different diesel injection pressures (250, 300, 350, and 400 bar) were utilized. The experimental results have shown that the combustion performance, emissions, noise, and vibration values of the non-road diesel engine improved with an increase in diesel injection pressure (DIP). Increasing DIP led to higher maximum combustion pressures and resulted in reductions of HC, CO, and smoke emissions by up to 25%, 48%, and 59%, respectively. Vibration values also decreased by up to 25%.

Keywords

• Combustion
• emissions
• engine performance
• injection pressure
• vibration and noise

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