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Enhancement of a Hydrogen Engine Cavitation Utilizing Mixed Fuel: a Review and Experimental Case Study


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15866/ireme.v14i1.17311

Abstract


Previous studies examining gasoline and hydrogen engines have typically focused on factors pertaining to air to fuel ratios, their effects on an ICE performance, combustion by-products produced during the ignition cycle and its subsequent environmental effects. Alternatively, this study examines the ways in which a hydrogen engine cavitation can be enhanced by using a graphene coated layer on the cylinder combustion chamber walls. SEM micrographs for the coated surfaces’ microstructure showed a uniform distribution of the graphene layer that was free from cavities and demonstrating little to no observable defects. The study’s results also showed large improvements in the BTE and exhaust temperature with respect to BMEP performance. This further resulted in significantly low levels harmful gaseous emissions, with observable reductions in the emissions of CO, NOx, and hydrocarbon derived from gasoline and pure hydrogen fuel. These results are thus indicative of a significant improvement in the performance of this particular typology of engine, in contrast to other experimentation focus found in other studies.
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Hydrogen Engine; Internal Combustion Engine; Duel Fuel; Engine Cavitation

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