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Performance Analysis of a 4-stroke SI Engine Using CNG as an Alternative Fuel


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1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, JNTUH College of Engineering, Hyderabad-500 072, India
 

The research on alternative fuels has become essential due to depletion of petroleum products and its major contribution for pollutants. In the present work, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) has been introduced as an alternative fuel to overcome the above problems. Of the higher compression ratio, higher octane number, the CNG is used to allow the combustion without knocking. The emission characteristics of HC and CO are better for CNG compared to petrol. In this work experimental investigations have been carried out pertaining to the engine performance and exhaust emissions of a single cylinder 4-stroke air cooled type Bajaj-Kawasaki engine

Keywords

Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), SI Engine, Alternate Fuel,4-stroke, Emission
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Authors

E. Ramjee
Department of Mechanical Engineering, JNTUH College of Engineering, Hyderabad-500 072, India
K. Vijaya Kumar Reddy
Department of Mechanical Engineering, JNTUH College of Engineering, Hyderabad-500 072, India

Abstract


The research on alternative fuels has become essential due to depletion of petroleum products and its major contribution for pollutants. In the present work, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) has been introduced as an alternative fuel to overcome the above problems. Of the higher compression ratio, higher octane number, the CNG is used to allow the combustion without knocking. The emission characteristics of HC and CO are better for CNG compared to petrol. In this work experimental investigations have been carried out pertaining to the engine performance and exhaust emissions of a single cylinder 4-stroke air cooled type Bajaj-Kawasaki engine

Keywords


Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), SI Engine, Alternate Fuel,4-stroke, Emission

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst%2F2011%2Fv4i7%2F30114