Theoretical and Experimental Investifation of Dedicated Producer Gas Engine Technology

Abstract

Transportation, unlike many other energy industries, has not seen considerable fuel substitution, with petroleum-based fuels accounting for over 90% of total energy use. Furthermore, generating electricity from traditional fuels such as coal, diesel, and other sources, as well as distributing and supplying it to rural areas, are major issues for under developed and developing countries. Alternative transportation fuels have recently gotten a lot of attention as potential answers to problems including poor urban air quality, global warming, and a strategic overdependence on imported oil. The holy grail of cleaner vehicle fuel development has become the search for a vehicle fuel that produces little emissions while maximising fuel efficiency and economics. Needless to say that Electric vehicles are paving their way into transportation market but inventors as power back up with solar substitution have already proved their presence. However, there is a lacuna for rural areas rich in natural feedstocks, this is where producer gas can be seen as a viable option to fill the gap. Producer Gas is a proven feasible, safe, and clean fuel that can be converted to both S.I and C.I modes in this context. newlineBiomass gasification produces Producer Gas, which is a more environmentally favourable fuel. This fuel gas, in addition to being CO2 neutral, produces fewer unwanted pollutants. Because producer gas as a fuel has density almost equivalent to air, it disperses quickly into the atmosphere and does not form a dense enough mixture for combustion to occur. Producer Gas has an octane rating of 105 to 110 depending on its elemental composition, which is significantly higher than the 93 octane for petrol, making it more energy efficient. The greater the octane rating, the higher the compression ratio and the better the thermal efficiency. newlineThe fundamental issue that all researchers and manufacturers are currently grappling with producer gas is the poor power output of producer gas engines, which is