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Experimental Investigation on the Performance of an Aviation Piston Engine Fueled with Bio-Jet Fuel Prepared via Thermochemical Conversion of Triglyceride

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  • Chen Zhang

    (Aero-Engine Thermal Environment and Structure Key Laboratory of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China)

  • Lei Luo

    (Aero-Engine Thermal Environment and Structure Key Laboratory of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China)

  • Wei Chen

    (Aero-Engine Thermal Environment and Structure Key Laboratory of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China)

  • Fei Yang

    (COMAC Shanghai Aircraft Design and Research Institute, Shanghai 201210, China)

  • Gang Luo

    (Aero-Engine Thermal Environment and Structure Key Laboratory of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China)

  • Junming Xu

    (Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Nanjing 210016, China)

Abstract

Bio-jet fuels prepared by the thermochemical conversion of triglyceride can be used as complete substitutes of jet fuels. A bio-jet fuel prepared as a substitute of the RP-3 jet fuel and the RP-3 jet fuel itself were, respectively, used to fuel a small aviation piston engine. The characteristic tests of the engine were carried out, and the performances of the power, economy, emissions, and heat release law of the engine fueled with the two fuels were analyzed. The feasibility of the bio-jet fuel as a substitute for the RP-3 jet fuel was proved by the experimental results, which show that when the engine is fueled with the bio-jet fuel, the power and economy performance do not deteriorate; however, the HC emissions increase at small and medium throttle openings, while at large throttle openings, the performances of power and economy decreases, the emissions of HC and NO x increase, and the CO emission decreases. The bio-jet fuel is more prone to spontaneous combustion than the RP-3 jet fuel, so knock combustion would be more likely to occur at large throttle openings, and large cooling air flux is required to cool the cylinder because spontaneous combustion would increase heat release.

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  • Chen Zhang & Lei Luo & Wei Chen & Fei Yang & Gang Luo & Junming Xu, 2022. "Experimental Investigation on the Performance of an Aviation Piston Engine Fueled with Bio-Jet Fuel Prepared via Thermochemical Conversion of Triglyceride," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(9), pages 1-13, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:9:p:3246-:d:804922
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