Asian Journal of Scientific Research1992-14542077-2076Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/ajsr.2013.456.466MahgoubB.K.M. SulaimanS.A. KarimZ.A. Abdul 3201363Biomass can be converted into a useful source of energy through gasification.
The gasification product, which is a mixture of gases, is known as synthesis
gas or syngas. The composition of syngas fluctuates due to many factors such
as operational errors of the gasifier as well as the type of feedstock used
or the feeding rate fluctuation. Therefore it is difficult to assess the effect
of syngas composition and diesel replacement ratio to the performance when combusted
in a compression ignition engine. In order to overcome this problem, controllable
composition and conditions of imitated syngas is used in this study by selecting
three compositions of syngas close to the real conditions. The objective of
this study is to ascertain the possibility of using syngas as alternative to
diesel fuel for an internal combustion engine while providing acceptable engine
performance. The test results on syngas performance are compared with the results
for diesel at engine speed of 2000 rpm. The results of the performance test
of both fuels are examined in terms of the engines
power output, exhaust temperature, brake specific fuel consumption, brake thermal
efficiency and volumetric efficiency. It is generally shown that the use of
syngas leads to lower brake power and brake thermal efficiency. In addition,
different syngas compositions are shown to respond differently to the engine
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