Investigacion experimental de la prestaciones de un motor mono-cilíndrico usando combustible diesel emulsionado

in this investigation an analysis based on the performances and emission of a petter single cylinder direct injection diesel engine when using an emulsion of 5 % of water, 2 % of surfactant and diesel fuel as fuel is carried out. the result obtained with the emulsion tested shown slight increase in effective torque and power output, but also increases in brake specific fuel consumption and ignition delay. concerning the exhausts, increases in hydrocarbons (hc) and carbon monoxide (co) emissions for emulsion were obtained. in both cases the increases are due to the effect of lower temperatures inside the combustion chamber, longer ignition delays and quenching of the flame.