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Injection Characteristics of Palm Methyl Ester Blended with Diesel Using Zuech’s Chamber

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This research attempts to characterize the injection of palm biodiesel blended with diesel in a Zuech’s chamber. Thailand conventional diesel (mandated blend of biodiesel at 5 % or B5), palm biodiesel (B100) and four other biodiesel blends ratios (B20, B40, B60 and B80) were investigated with single hole injector of 140 and 200 μm diameters, injection pressure of 40 MPa to 160 MPa, constant back pressure of 4.5 MPa and energize time of 2.5 ms. The results show that increasing biodiesel blending ratios leads to longer injection delay, larger injection pressure drop, smaller injection quantity discharge coefficient (Cd) and shorter injection duration. With increasing biodiesel blending ratio, high Cavitation number from biodiesel viscosity decreases Reynolds number. Increasing injector diameter from 140 μm to 200 μm has reduced injection delay, increased fuel injection quantity, discharge coefficient and remaining injection duration. The increasing of injection pressure were improve, injection delay, injection duration, injection quantity and discharge coefficient until injection pressure 120 MPa. In addition at injection pressure over 120 MPa are decrease injection quantity and discharge coefficient, it effect form the cavitation phenomena. Increasing of viscosity, density, Bulk modulus and sound velocity were effect to increase injection delay, with reduce injection quantity, injection duration and pressure drop during injection process.

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Abbreviations

ṁ measure :

injection rate, mg/ms

ρ f :

fuel density, kg/m3

V 0 :

internal volume of zuech’s chamber, cm3

\(\frac{dp}{dt}\) :

rate of pressure change in chamber, MPa/ ms

K :

isothermal bulk modulus, MPa

p b :

back pressure in Zuech’s chamber, MPa

d v :

volume change during bulk modulus test, cm3

n Orifice :

number of orifices, hole

A :

cross-section area of orifice exit, mm2

ΔP :

difference of injection and back pressure, MPa

C d :

discharge coefficient

V average :

average of flow velocity, m/s

C v :

coefficient of velocity

D inj :

diameter of orifice exit, μm

v :

fuel viscosity, cSt

C a :

cavitation number

P i :

injection pressure, MPa

P v :

vapor pressure, MPa

P b :

back pressure, MPa

SOI :

start of injection

SOE :

start of energize

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  1. Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok, 10520, Thailand

    Prathan Srichai & Chinda Charoenphonphanich

  2. International College, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok, 10520, Thailand

    Pop-Paul Ewphun & Preechar Karin

  3. National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand

    Manida Tongroon & Nuwong Chollacoop

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Srichai, P., Ewphun, PP., Charoenphonphanich, C. et al. Injection Characteristics of Palm Methyl Ester Blended with Diesel Using Zuech’s Chamber. Int.J Automot. Technol. 19, 535–545 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-018-0051-y

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