OPEN ENDED LAB

TO INVESTIGATE PERFORMANCE
CHARACTERISTICS OF DIESEL (96%) AND
ETHANOL (4%) FUEL MIXTURE IN FOUR
STROKE DIESEL ENGINE USING ENGINE TEST
BED
GROUP MEMBERS

2017-ME-151
Wasib Muzammil
W 2017-ME-155

2017-ME-158
Saad Imran
S
Muhammad Arslan
A
2017-ME-175
A
Ahsan Abbas
FUEL
ETHANOL-DIESEL BLEND

100%
E4 Blend

4% 96%
Ethanol Diesel

e b d
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINIABILITY
USE OF ETHANOL

Lower Carbon Better Combustion

Content

Less particulate
Renewable emulsions
EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE

Step 04
Step 03
Step 02
Step 01 Measurement
Engine Start Measure the engine
Start the engine and speed along with
Sensor Test dynamometer load,
measure
Engine Setup Make sure that temperatures from and governor position
sensors and gauges the engine bed
Engine is attached to
of the engine bed sensors
the engine bed. --->
are in working
condition --->
--->
--->
EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE

Step 08
Step 07
Step 06
Step 05 Calculations
Measurement Charge Efficiency,
Air Pressure Time is measured on Volumetric
The suction air Efficiency, sfc,
stop watch for 30 ml of
Gas Pressure pressure difference fuel consumption. thermal efficiency.
Exhaust gas pressure is measured by a
and lube oil pressure manometer on the --->
are measured by engine bed
pressure gauges --->
--->
--->
GRAPHS
RPM VS. TORQUE
GRAPHS
RPM VS. BRAKE THERMAL EFFICIENCY
GRAPHS
RPM VS.BSFC

9
COMPARISON
PERFORMANCE OF DIESEL VS E4
COMPARISON
PERFORMANCE OF DIESEL VS E4
DISCUSSION

1 2 3 4
Impact of Anomalous Comparison Which one is
Ethanol behavior of of Diesel and better?
content E4 E4
Thank You