A Comparative Study of Performance and Emission Characteristics of CNG and Gasoline on a Single Cylinder S. I. Engine

2004-28-0038

01/16/2004

Event
SIAT 2004
Authors Abstract
Content
In this study some experiments were carried out to evaluate fuel consumption and exhaust emissions of carbon monoxide (CO), oxides of nitrogen (NOx)) and hydrocarbons (HC) with compressed natural gas (CNG) and gasoline in a single cylinder engine. Compressed natural gas showed 3 to 5 percent higher thermal efficiency and 15 percent lower specific fuel consumption as compared to gasoline. Also CO emissions were lower by 30-80 percent in rich zone and NOx by about 12 percent at an equivalence of 1.0. At wide open throttle CNG operation resulted in 10 to 12 percent lower power output. However, thermal efficiency and brake specific fuel consumption (bsfc) was better with CNG as compared to gasoline. Dual spark plug operation increased power output by 3 to 5 percent.
Meta TagsDetails
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-28-0038
Pages
9
Citation
Maji, S., Sharma, P., and Babu, M., "A Comparative Study of Performance and Emission Characteristics of CNG and Gasoline on a Single Cylinder S. I. Engine," SAE Technical Paper 2004-28-0038, 2004, https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-28-0038.
Additional Details
Publisher
Published
Jan 16, 2004
Product Code
2004-28-0038
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English