Examination of the effects of water presence in fuel on toxicity indices

For many years research has been conducted on using water added to the process of combustion in a compression-ignition engine (by injection to the suction manifold, disintegrated in the manifold by ultrasounds, injection to the cylinder or in the form of emulsion) in order to improve the engine's operating indices and reduce its smoking and toxicity. The study presents the effects of adding water to fuel on selected toxicity indices of exhaust gases, and puts forward the problem of technical usability of a water solution of hydrogen peroxide for the discussed purposes. The effect of water proportion in fuel on the change of the engine smoking, concentration of NOx in exhaust gases in the function of water proportion of water injected, concentration of NOx in the function of rotational speed for standard fuel and emulsion fuel, the effect of water proportion in the emulsion fuel on the relative value of the engine torque, concentration of CO in exhaust gases in the function of the engine load for different water proportions concentration of NOx in exhaust gases in the function of the engine load for different water proportions, specific fuel consumption in the function of the engine load for different water proportions are illustrated in the paper.