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Computational and Experimental Studies on the Behaviour of Spray with Different Orifice Characteristics and Fuel Properties of Biodiesel Crude Palm Oil (CPO) on a Premix Injector – A Comprehensive Review

Version 1 : Received: 5 November 2024 / Approved: 5 November 2024 / Online: 6 November 2024 (09:36:10 CET)

How to cite: Chin, R. Y. S.; Didane, D. H.; Khalid, A. Computational and Experimental Studies on the Behaviour of Spray with Different Orifice Characteristics and Fuel Properties of Biodiesel Crude Palm Oil (CPO) on a Premix Injector – A Comprehensive Review. Preprints 2024, 2024110330. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202411.0330.v1 Chin, R. Y. S.; Didane, D. H.; Khalid, A. Computational and Experimental Studies on the Behaviour of Spray with Different Orifice Characteristics and Fuel Properties of Biodiesel Crude Palm Oil (CPO) on a Premix Injector – A Comprehensive Review. Preprints 2024, 2024110330. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202411.0330.v1

Abstract

The search for higher energy efficiency of industrial-scale burners to attain low emission especially Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) has demanded experimental studies that are complemented with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations. While there exist numerous emission control techniques, the passive control technique was the main focus of the present review study. Biodiesel fuel crude palm oil (CPO) was found to reduce emission components, particularly carbon components and particulate matter (PM). Biodiesel CPO has the capability to mitigate cavitation inside the injector’s orifice which contributes to damage reduction on the orifice. Moreover, although cavitation can improve spray atomization and produce finer spray droplets, it also causes damage to the orifice of injectors. Orifice characteristics such as orifice’s diameter and pattern can also reduce cavitation inside the orifice. Orifice’s pattern is divided into cylindrical shape orifice and conical shape orifice. The conical orifice is found to reduce the cavitation inside the orifice while cylindrical orifice was indicated as a highly cavitating orifice. Alternatively, as rapid swirling motion is capable to enhance the fuel and air mixing, a new concept of swirling fuel-air premix inside the injector is invented and it is proven to reduce emissions. It was, however, learned that spray characteristics are still playing an important role in the prediction of combustion performance, particularly droplets Sauter Mean Diameter (SMD) which is a worldwide parameter that needs further investigations in order to predict the fineness of spray production and combustion.

Keywords

CFD; biodiesel CPO; premix injector; fuel-air mixing; swirling effects; orifice characteristics; spray behaviour

Subject

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

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