Missions of ethanol fueled engine and carcinogenic gases
Abstract
Ethanol is used widely as a bio-fuel. It is produced from bio-mass (such as corn, sugarcane and sugar beet. Research has proved that ethanol improves performance of theinternal combustion engine and it considered as an environmental friendly fuel. Use ofEthanol reduces the emission (CO2, CO, NOx, HC, PM) compared to diesel and gasolinefuel, but this depends on the strategy of operation. However, using Ethanol increasesthe emissions of aldehydes dramatically, especially acetaldehyde and formaldehyde,which are carcinogenic.The purpose of this paper is to study the parameters that affect aldehydes emitted fromEthanol fueled engines by using CHEMKIN-PRO advanced simulation program.
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