Durability Studies of Single Cylinder Diesel Engine Running on Emulsion Fuel

Abstract

At present, diesel engines are still the most fuel efficient internal combustion engines, and diesel
fuel is the dominant fuel used by the commercial transportation, industrial and agricultural sectors. This is
because it offers fuel economy, efficient power, durability and heavy-duty application. However, diesel
engines are considered a major source of air pollution in cities and urban areas because of their black
smoke, nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matters (PM), sulfur oxides (SOx), HC (hydrocarbon) and
carbon monoxide (CO) emissions. Emulsions fuel are often promoted as being able to overcome the
difficulty of simultaneously reducing emissions of both oxidizes of nitrogen (NOx) and particulate matter
(PM) from diesel engines. Durability test of using emulsion fuel in diesel electric generator engine need to
be done to know the effects due to the long term operation of diesel electric generator using emulsion fuel
as an alternative fuel compare to conventional diesel fuel.