TY - JOUR
T1 - Current trends in water-in-diesel emulsion as a fuel
AU - Yahaya Khan, Mohammed
AU - Abdul Karim, Z. A.
AU - Hagos, Ftwi Yohaness
AU - Aziz, A. Rashid A.
AU - Tan, Isa M.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Water-in-diesel emulsion (WiDE) is an alternative fuel for CI engines that can be employed with the existing engine setup with no additional engine retrofitting. It has benefits of simultaneous reduction of both NO x and particulate matters in addition to its impact in the combustion efficiency improvement, although this needs further investigation. This review paper addresses the type of emulsion, the microexplosion phenomenon, emulsion stability and physiochemical improvement, and effect of water content on the combustion and emissions of WiDE fuel. The review also covers the recent experimental methodologies used in the investigation of WiDE for both transport and stationary engine applications. In this review, the fuel injection pump and spray nozzle arrangement has been found to be the most critical components as far as the secondary atomization is concerned and further investigation of the effect of these components in the microexplosion of the emulsion is suggested to be center of focus.
AB - Water-in-diesel emulsion (WiDE) is an alternative fuel for CI engines that can be employed with the existing engine setup with no additional engine retrofitting. It has benefits of simultaneous reduction of both NO x and particulate matters in addition to its impact in the combustion efficiency improvement, although this needs further investigation. This review paper addresses the type of emulsion, the microexplosion phenomenon, emulsion stability and physiochemical improvement, and effect of water content on the combustion and emissions of WiDE fuel. The review also covers the recent experimental methodologies used in the investigation of WiDE for both transport and stationary engine applications. In this review, the fuel injection pump and spray nozzle arrangement has been found to be the most critical components as far as the secondary atomization is concerned and further investigation of the effect of these components in the microexplosion of the emulsion is suggested to be center of focus.
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U2 - 10.1155/2014/527472
DO - 10.1155/2014/527472
M3 - Review article
C2 - 24563631
AN - SCOPUS:84893877322
SN - 2356-6140
VL - 2014
JO - The Scientific World Journal
JF - The Scientific World Journal
M1 - 527472
ER -