Author
Yilu Lin
Other affiliations: Tsinghua University
Bio: Yilu Lin is an academic researcher from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. The author has contributed to research in topics: Diesel fuel & Combustion. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 15 publications receiving 470 citations. Previous affiliations of Yilu Lin include Tsinghua University.
Topics: Diesel fuel, Combustion, Soot, Gasoline, Butanol
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TL;DR: In this paper, an experimental investigation on the performance, combustion and emission characteristics of a port fuel-injection SI engine fueled with IBE-gasoline blends was carried out, and the IBE30 was selected to be compared with G100 under various equivalence ratio (Φ ǫ = 0.83-1) and engine load (300 and 500 kPa BMEP).
123 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a wide range of ratios of ABE (0, 20, 50, and 80% in volume referred to as D100, ABE20, ABE50 and ABE80 respectively) were blended with diesel and combusted in a constant volume chamber under various ambient temperatures (1200, K, 1000 K, and 800 K) and ambient oxygen concentrations (21, 16, and 11%).
96 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of different ABE blends was evaluated through measurements of in-cylinder pressure, and various exhaust emissions, and it was found that ABE(6:3:1) might be much better suited for use as an alternative fuel, relative to ABE(3:6:1), or n-butanol.
77 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of adding ABE and water into gasoline on combustion, performance and emissions characteristics was investigated by testing gasoline, ABE30, ABE85, ABE29.5W0.5 and ABE29W1.
68 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the physicico-chemical characterization of exhaust soot is very important in the design and operation of suitable after-treatment systems, and the nanostructure and reactivity of soot depends strongly on the initial fuel identity and synthesis conditions.
62 citations
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TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of biodiesel/diesel additives on the performance and emissions of diesel engines were comprehensively reviewed throughout this article, and the opportunities and limitations of each additive considering both engine performance and combustion benignity were outlined to guide future research and development in the domain.
276 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of various diesel/biodiesel additives including metal-based, oxygenated, antioxidant, cold flow improver, lubricity improver and cetane number improver additives as well as engine operating parameters like engine load, engine speed, EGR, and injection timing on both regulated and non-regulated emissions were discussed.
229 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive literature review of butanol, its characteristics and properties is presented, focusing on the potential use as biofuel for the automotive industry, mainly for the purpose of improving the acetone-butanol-ethanol process.
Abstract: This article brings a comprehensive literature review with the objective of presenting butanol, its characteristics and properties. The focus of this work is to gain a better understanding of this alcohol and evaluate its potential use as biofuel, mainly for the automotive industry. An overview on the butanol production is shown, with emphasis on processes and raw materials for the production of biobutanol. The new and growing studies to improve the acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) process are also reviewed showing new developments focused in new strains and usage of different feedstock for fermentation, in search of better process yield. On the application of butanol as fuel, some highlights on other author's studies focused in the chemical kinetics of butanol are introduced and are useful to start a debate about the potential of this alcohol – or its blend with gasoline or diesel – as a new and environmentally interesting biofuel.
227 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the updated progress of ABE fermentation techniques is summarized from the aspects: (i) selection of suitable strain; (ii) availability of cheaper substrates; (iii) development of fermentation engineering; and (iv) the research on ABE combustion in internal combustion engine (ICEs).
213 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors systematically review the use of alcohols and ethers including butanol, methanol, ethanol, and fusel oil, MTBE, and DME as fuels in SI engine and investigate the effects of performance (brake torque, brake power, BSFC, effective efficiency, and EGT), emissions (CO, CO2, NOx and HC) and combustion characteristics of SI engine with alcohol and ether.
Abstract: Energy security and global warming concern are the two main driving forces for the global alcohol development that also have the effort to animate the agro-industry. Generally, alcohol and ether fuels are produced from several sources and can be produced locally. Almost all alcohol fuels have similar combustion and ignition characteristics to existing known mineral fuels. Mainly the ether fuels (MTBE and DME) are used as additives at low blending ratio to enhance the octane number and oxygen content of gasoline. The addition of alcohol and ether fuels to gasoline lead to a complete combustion due to the higher oxygen content, thereby leads to increased combustion efficiency and decreased engine emissions. The objectives of this paper are to systematically review the use of alcohols and ethers including butanol, methanol, ethanol, and fusel oil, MTBE, and DME as fuels in SI engine. Also, the current study has investigated the effects of performance (brake torque, brake power, BSFC, effective efficiency, and EGT), emissions (CO, CO2, NOx and HC) and combustion characteristics of SI engine with alcohol and ether. The increase in engine performance could be attained with an increased compression ratio along with the use of alcohol fuels which have a higher-octane value. Furthermore, alcohol and ether burn very cleanly than regular gasoline and produce lesser carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen oxide (NOx). On the other hand, the energy value of alcohol and ether fuels is approximately 30% lower than gasoline; thereby the specific fuel consumption (SFC) will increase simultaneously when using alcohol and ether as a fuel. Finally, this paper also discusses the impacts of alcohol on engine vibration, engine noise, and potential to be used as a gasoline octane enhancer. Alcohol can be used as a pure fuel in spark ignition engine, but it requires some modifications to the engine.
208 citations