Saudi Journal of Engineering and Technology (SJEAT)
Volume-2 | Issue-07 | 256-263
Orginal Research Article
The impact of natural gas addition to liquefied petroleum gas on the NOx emission of a spark ignition engine
Wahab K Ahmed, Khalid S Reza, Iman I Sheet, Dina S M Al-Zubaidi
Published : July 29, 2017
Abstract
This paper study the NOx pollutants emitted from a single cylinder, 4-stroke spark ignition engine type Prodit;
fueled with supplementary Natural gas to LPG. The study focused on the impact of equivalence ratio, spark timing,
engine speed, and the added NG volumetric ratio on NOx emissions. The results showed that NOx levels depend mainly
on the equivalence ratio, as the higher value of NOx concentrations was on the lean side near the stoichiometric
equivalence ratio, and it was reduced when getting far from this ratio. It was observed that retarding spark timing reduces
the NOx concentrations by a significant percentage. The NOx levels became higher at medium speeds and reduced in
higher and low speeds. NOx levels increased with increasing NG volumetric ratio in the mixture.