Sustainability evaluation of a heavy-duty diesel engine used in railways

TAT M. E., Hosgor O.

Energy, cilt.270, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 270
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.126853
  • Dergi Adı: Energy
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, Aerospace Database, Applied Science & Technology Source, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), CAB Abstracts, Communication Abstracts, Computer & Applied Sciences, Environment Index, INSPEC, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Public Affairs Index, Veterinary Science Database, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Energy, Exergy, Efficiency, Heavy-duty, Diesel, Engine, EXERGY ANALYSIS, BIODIESEL, ENERGY, PERFORMANCE, INDICATORS, AIRCRAFT
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Heavy-duty diesel engines are essential power units for the Rail and Maritime transportation of people and goods. They are inevitable and consume large amounts of petroleum base fuel, producing substantial emissions. Since they are very bulky and costly to run and maintain, their performance, efficiency, and sustainability data are scarce, also. They are stationary constant-speed engines. Their efficiency values are relatively higher than conventional diesel engines. However, with newer pre and post-injections and fumigation techniques, those engines have significant room for improvement. This study thermodynamically examined a 16-cylinder, 4-stroke, and 90lt heavy-duty diesel engine with 1700 kW rated power output at 1500 rpm. Analyzes were performed on four different same-type engines archive data, obtained by permission, including different speeds and load conditions. Mean energetic and exergetic efficiency values were 12.84% and 11.92% at idling speeds of 650 rpm, 32.00%, and 29.70% at 1000 rpm, 31.35% and 29.10% at 1200 rpm, and 31.35% and 29.09% at the maximum speed of 1500 rpm. The waste-exergy ratio was 71%, the exergy destruction factor 45.5, the environmental effect factor was to be 2.44, and the exergetic sustainability index 0.41.