Comparative environmental evaluation of JP-8 and diesel fuels burned in direct injection (DI) or indirect injection (IDI) diesel engines and in a laboratory furnace

Rakopoulos, CD; Hountalas, DT; Rakopoulos, DC; Levendis, YA

dc.contributor.author	Rakopoulos, CD	en
dc.contributor.author	Hountalas, DT	en
dc.contributor.author	Rakopoulos, DC	en
dc.contributor.author	Levendis, YA	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:20:01Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:20:01Z
dc.date.issued	2004	en
dc.identifier.issn	0887-0624	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/15811
dc.subject.classification	Energy & Fuels	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Chemical	en
dc.subject.other	Carbon monoxide	en
dc.subject.other	Combustion	en
dc.subject.other	Combustors	en
dc.subject.other	Diesel engines	en
dc.subject.other	Diesel fuels	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental testing	en
dc.subject.other	Gas emissions	en
dc.subject.other	Hydrocarbons	en
dc.subject.other	Kerosene	en
dc.subject.other	Laboratory furnaces	en
dc.subject.other	Nitrogen oxides	en
dc.subject.other	Soot	en
dc.subject.other	Direct injection	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental evaluation	en
dc.subject.other	Indirect injection	en
dc.subject.other	Unburned hydrocarbons	en
dc.subject.other	Fuel injection	en
dc.title	Comparative environmental evaluation of JP-8 and diesel fuels burned in direct injection (DI) or indirect injection (IDI) diesel engines and in a laboratory furnace	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1021/ef049931c	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ef049931c	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2004	en
heal.abstract	In recent years, NATO and U.S. military forces have decided to implement a single fuel (JP-8) for all land-based military aircraft, vehicles, and equipment during war and peace times. This is referred to as the single fuel forward concept. However, possible environmental pollution problems have been identified in the process of implementing this single fuel concept. This work presents data on the operational and, especially, environmental evaluation of the JP-8 fuel that is burned in diesel engines and furnaces. The investigation is conducted in a comparative manner between the JP-8 fuel and the proverbial Diesel Oil No. 2, which is being substituted. The two fuels were burned under identical conditions in disparate types of combustors, including direct injection (DI) and indirect injection (IDI) diesel engines as well as a laminar-flow muffle furnace. The primary goal was to contrast the emissions of the two fuels, because JP-8 is a substitute for diesel oil in military applications, such as engines of ground vehicles and power generators, as well as other burners. Regulated emissions of CO, particulate matter (soot), oxides of nitrogen, and total unburned hydrocarbons have been examined. In the case of the combustion of the two fuels in the furnace, unregulated organic compounds have also been monitored. Moreover, the operational behaviors of the two fuels in the engines have been discussed. Results demonstrated that, for both fuels, the magnitude of the emissions, as well as the trends with operating conditions, were influenced by the type of combustor. However, the emissions from the two fuels, when burned in the same combustor, were comparable overall, both qualitatively and quantitatively. © 2004 American Chemical Society.	en
heal.publisher	AMER CHEMICAL SOC	en
heal.journalName	Energy and Fuels	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1021/ef049931c	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000223976800010	en
dc.identifier.volume	18	en
dc.identifier.issue	5	en
dc.identifier.spage	1302	en
dc.identifier.epage	1308	en