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Öğe Application of machine learning algorithms for predicting the engine characteristics of a wheat germ oil–hydrogen fuelled dual fuel engine(Elsevier, 2022) Joseph Shobana Bai, Femilda Josephin; Shanmugaiah, Kaliraj; Sonthalia, Ankit; Devarajan, Yuvarajan; Varuvel, Edwin GeoIn this research work, performance and emission parameters of wheat germ oil (WGO) -hydrogen dual fuel was investigated experimentally and these parameters were predicted using different machine learning algorithms. Initially, hydrogen injection with 5%, 10% and 15% energy share were used as the dual fuel strategy with WGO. For WGO +15% hydrogen energy share the NO emission is 1089 ppm, which is nearly 33% higher than WGO at full load. As hydrogen has higher flame speed and calorific value and wider flammability limit which increases the combustion temperature. Thus, the reaction between nitrogen and oxygen increases thereby forming more NO. Smoke emission for WGO +15% hydrogen energy share is 66%, which is 15% lower compared to WGO, since the heat released in the pre-mixed phase of combustion is increased to a maximum with higher hydrogen energy share compared to WGO. Different applications including internal combustion engines have used machine learning approaches for predictions and classifications. In the second phase various machine learning techniques namely Decision Tree (DT), Random Forest (RF), Multiple Linear Regression (MLR), and Support Vector Machines (SVM)) were used to predict the emission characteristics of the engine operating in dual fuel mode. The machine learning models were trained and tested using the experimental data. The most effective model was identified using performance metrics like R-Squared (R2) value, Mean Absolute Error (MAE), Mean Square Error (MSE), and Root Mean Square Error (RMSE). The result shows that the prediction by MLR model was closest to the experimental results. © 2022 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLCÖğe Biofuel from leather waste fat to lower diesel engine emissions: Valuable solution for lowering fossil fuel usage and perception on waste management(Institution of Chemical Engineers, 2022) Devarajan, Yuvarajan; Jayabal, Ravikumar; Munuswamy, Dinesh Babu; Ganesan, S.; Varuvel, Edwin GeoThis work examines the viability of examining waste fat extracted from industrial leather waste as an alternative to diesel. These wastes are harmful if disposed to the environment. Conventional transesterification was per- formed to produce leather waste methyl ester (LWME). Post-processing, a yield of 82.6% of methyl ester was obtained. The obtained LWME was inspected for its thermophysical properties and falls with ASTM standards. LWME was blended with petroleum diesel at 10%, 20% and 30% on a volume basis and referred to as LWME10D90, LWME20D80 and LWME30D70 correspondingly. The effect of LWME/ diesel blends was inspected in a four-stroke, single-cylinder, direct-injection engine under diverse loads. Test results revealed that the brake thermal efficiency for LWME/ diesel blends was lower than diesel at all loads with higher specific brake-specific fuel consumption was higher as both are inversely proportional. Carbon monoxide emissions were reduced by 22.7%, Hydrocarbon emissions were reduced by 48%, and Smoke emissions were reduced by 6.43%, with a 9.84% increase in nitrogen oxide emissions for LWME30D70 than diesel. It has been concluded that including LWME in diesel lowers the greenhouse gases with a marginal reduction in performance pattern.Öğe Development of artificial neural network and response surface methodology model to optimize the engine parameters of rubber seed oil - Hydrogen on PCCI operation(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2023) Varuvel, Edwin Geo; Seetharaman, Sathyanarayanan; Bai, Femilda Josephin Joseph Shobana; Devarajan, Yuvarajan; Balasubramanian, DhineshIdentifying the suitable alternative fuel and optimum blend concentration for diesel engine combustion is critical as most biodiesel emits excess smoke and has a lower thermal efficiency due to its high viscosity and carbon residue. In the previous work, rubber seed oil was tested in a single-cylinder diesel engine, and its performance and emission results were compared with those of pure diesel, an RSO-diesel (70:30 by volume) blend, RSOmethyl ester, RSO-diethyl ether, RSO-ethanol, and RSO-hydrogen in a dual fuel operation. The testing was performed at a constant speed of 1500 rpm, with the engine loads varying at 25% step intervals. Results showed that smoke and nitrogen oxides were significantly reduced for RSO, and engine performance was enhanced when RSO was operated with hydrogen and diethyl ether in dual fuel mode. In this study, the experimental results were employed to develop an artificial neural network and response surface methodology model. Brake thermal efficiency, rate of pressure rise, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon, oxides of nitrogen, and smoke were predicted using response surface methodology and artificial neural network. Though artificial neural network produced the best R2 values (0.87264-0.99929), mean absolute percentage error was relatively lesser in response surface methodology. Thus, the authors conclude that response surface methodology is the best suitable artificial intelligence tool to optimize the engine for accomplishing desired responses.Öğe Environmental and energy valuation of waste- derived Cymbopogon Martinii Methyl Ester combined with multi-walled carbon (MWCNTs) additives in hydrogen-enriched dual fuel engine(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2023) Ramalingam, Sathiyamoorthi; Babu, M. Naresh; Devarajan, Yuvarajan; Babu, M. Dinesh; Varuvel, Edwin GeoThis study uses a Capparis Spinosa Methyl Ester or Cymbopogon Martinii Methyl Ester (CMME25) and hydrogen dual fuel engine using multi-walled multi-additive nanotubes (MWCNT). In this experiment, a single-cylinder diesel engine was used. Through the intake manifold, hydrogen is introduced at predetermined flow rates of 5 and 10 lpm. The enriched hydrogen MWCNT of 50 and 100 ppm is combined with the CMME25 fuel. Results from the first round of experiments showed that combustion characteristics and performance were improved by hydrogen enrichment. The addition of hydrogen in the CMME25 fuel blend exhibited better performance (BTE (2.52% higher at 5 lpm and 4.52% higher at 10 lpm), BSFC (1.8% lower at 5 lpm and 2.2% lower at 10 lpm), and increased combustion parameters with lower ignition delay and combustion duration and lower emission gases (CO (8.3% at 5 lpm and 13.4% at 10 lpm), HC (7.2% at 5 lpm and 13.1% at 10 lpm), smoke (4.27% at 5 lpm and 9.06% at 10 lpm)) except NOx emission (4.82% at 5 lpm and 8.16% at 10 lpm) when compared with CMME25 without hydrogen addition. The second phase discussed the effect of multi-walled nanotubes (MWCNTs) blended with CMME25 fuel enriched with hydrogen of 10 lpm. The addition of multi-walled nanotubes in the CMME25 fuel blend revealed that higher BTE and lower BSFC were observed. MWCNT nanoparticles operate as catalysts to accelerate combustion. Minimising ignition delay and HRR advances peak HRR. Hydrogen increased the hydrogen-carbon ratio, improved air/fuel mixing, and shortened combustion, reducing CO emissions. MWCNTs decreased HC emissions by catalysing fuel oxidation and combustion. NOx emission was 6.3 and 12.8% lower for MWCNT 50 and 100 ppm, respectively. Smoke emissions decreased by 8.1 and 14.22% for MWCNT 50 and 100 ppm. Nanoparticles improved fuel droplet evaporation, thermal conductivity, and smoke emission.(c) 2023 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Öğe Experimental assessment on the performance, emission and combustion characteristics of a safflower oil fueled CI engine with hydrogen gas enrichment(Elsevier Ltd, 2022) Praveena, V.; Joseph Shobana Bai, Femilda Josephin; Balasubramanian, Dhinesh; Devarajan, Yuvarajan; Aloui, Fethi; Varuvel, Edwin GeoInducting hydrogen with biodiesel in a compression ignition (CI) engine contributes to improvising the performance characteristics of the engine and minimize long-term issues. Combustion of hydrogen along with intake air impacts positively in air quality by preventing the formation of toxic emissions like hydrocarbons (HC) and carbon monoxide (CO). The benefits of hydrogen such as good diffusion rate, lesser ignition energy and fast flame propagation rate promotes a more homogenously mixed air fuel ratio. This experimental work focuses on enhancement of the performance and combustion characteristics of a direct injection compression ignition (DICI) engine by enriching the biodiesel with various levels of hydrogen gas supplement at the intake manifold. The brake thermal efficiency of the engine with safflower oil biodiesel is 31.15 % which is far inferior to that of diesel with 34 %. As an effort to improve the performance characteristics of the CI engine, hydrogen gas is inducted at 4 %, 8 % and 12 % energy share. HC, CO and smoke emission decreases by 15.09 %, 34.6 % and 18 % respectively compared to neat biodiesel at full load of 5.2 kW. An opposite trend is observed in NOx emissions which are raised from 1650 ppm to 1852 ppm. A 12.2 % increase in NOx emissions are realized due to homogenous flammable mixture that combusts closer to Top dead center (TDC). The hydrogen enrichment with safflower oil biodiesel influences the combustion characteristics in a positive vein except for the NOx emissions, which could be minimized through the use of retrofit devices like selective catalytic reducer, diesel oxidation catalyst etc.Öğe Inedible oil feedstocks for biodiesel production: A review of production technologies and physicochemical properties(Elsevier B.V., 2022) Devarajan, Yuvarajan; Munuswamy, Dinesh Babu; Subbiah, Ganesan; Vellaiyan, Suresh; Nagappan, Beemkumar; Varuvel, Edwin Geo; Thangaraja, JeyaseelanBiodiesel emits lesser harmful pollutant emissions than renewable and biodegradable ones compared diesel. Research confirms that edible products and crops are the major sources of biofuel production. Excessive usage of these crops leads to higher production costs, economic imbalance, and depletion of food supply. Biofuel production from inedible sources shall lower the drawbacks of edible products and crops. Inedible feedstocks are the sustainable source of biofuel production as they are mostly grown on waste/abandoned land, produce similar or higher yields than edible feedstocks, and are fairly cost-effective. Hence this present work reviews the challenges and possibilities of employing inedible oil and products as a potential feedstock for biofuel production. Salient features of inedible oil such as production technologies, cost and benefits, fatty acid and physicochemical properties and oil extraction technology are reviewed from the latest literature. The outcome of this study suggests that there is a huge prospect of utilizing inedible oil as a reliable feedstock for biofuel generation. Among various production processes, scCO2 extraction technology proved to reduce inedible oil's moisture by 70% and FFA content by 62%, with a higher conversion rate of about 97%, as methanol in supercritical conditions has lesser interaction with the FFA of inedible oil. Inedible feedstocks are effective, non-toxic and safe in biofuel production. However, there exists a challenge in restricting its development in large-scale commercialization.Öğe Processing and utilization of an eco-friendly oil as heat transfer fluid derived from camelina seeds(WILEY, 2022) Devarajan, Yuvarajan; Munuswamy, Dinesh Babu; Vellaiyan, Suresh; Jayabal, Ravikumar; Varuvel, Edwin Geo; Natrayan, L.Bio-oil from nonedible sources is an ideal alternative for thermal oil in solar and heat applications. The significant merits of bio-oil in high-temperature applications are less volatile, higher availability, non-hazardous, environmentally friendly, and renewable resources. Heat transmission fluids (HF) are a medium that transfers heat in all solar heating applications. Generally, mineral oils derived from crude oil act as HF, harming humans and the environment during their disposal. This negative effect shall be lowered by replacing conventional fluids with bio-oil developed from vegetable or synthetic oil. Of late, fats obtained from waste and inedible sources are promising in solar applications as they eliminate associated issues. This study uses eco-friendly bio-oil as a heat transfer fluid obtained from camelina oil. Camelina oil is of inedible vegetable source and is produced by cold pressing from the Camelina sativa seeds. Heat transfer fluid is produced by subjecting raw camelina oil to a base catalyst reaction. No work till date has investigated the camelina oil as an eco-friendly heat transfer fluid. Various parameters for obtaining a higher yield of fluid with lower reagents waste are analyzed in this study. After conversion, the camelina oil was reviewed for its suitability as a heat transfer fluid. Variations in critical properties such as density, thermal conductivity, specific heat capacity, and dynamic viscosity with temperature are analyzed. Results revealed that the properties of bio-oil provided are comparable with conventional fluids. Based on the results, the maximum reaction efficiency of about 93% was achieved at 600 rpm of agitation speed, 1% wt of NaOH concentration, 5.5:1 molar proportion, and 65 degrees C of reaction temperature. The critical properties of camelina bio-oil improved with temperature and depend on the composition of fatty acids. Hence, CME acts as an improved heat transfer fluid and shall be a probable applicant to replace the synthetic fluid in heating applications.Öğe Techno-economic review assessment of hydrogen utilization in processing the natural gas and biofuels(Elsevier Ltd, 2022) Narayanan R., Deepak; Rajkumar, Sundararajan; N., Vinithkrishna; Thangaraja, Jeyaseelan; M., Sivagaminathan; Devarajan, Yuvarajan; Geo Varuvel, EdwinThe automobile sector dominated by conventional fossil fuels greatly impacted human lives and strengthened the economy of many countries. However, the harmful emissions from the engines have contaminated the environment and induced severe climate changes; hence the emphasis is being laid on low carbon fuels that emit lower emissions and greenhouse gases. In this regard, hydrogen (H2) is considered as a no-carbon fuel; however, safety and storage are the main concerns. Therefore, the H2 can be potentially utilized with compressed natural gas (CNG) to form hydrogen-enriched compressed natural gas (HCNG) and processed with biofuels to produce hydrogenated biofuels. HCNG emits 20% lower carbon dioxide, 30% less carbon monoxide and 25% reductions in NOx emissions compared with CNG. The hydrogenated biodiesel fuels exhibit higher cetane number and better storage stability. However, the practical challenge is to render them economically affordable with minimum carbon footprints. Thus, the current review is aimed to provide comprehensive detail on the potential of hydrogen in fuel formulation techniques and their effect on engine performance, emission characteristics and various hydrogen production methods viz. blue and green hydrogen. Further, this review highlights the techno-economic characteristics of hydrogen utilization and economic characteristics of the low carbon fuels (both liquid and gaseous fuels) for sustainable mobility.
