By-products from thermal processing of rubber waste as fuel for the internal combustion piston engine

The article presents results of investigation on the combustion of a mixture of pyrolysis oil from tires and regular fuel in the internal combustion reciprocating piston engine. The tested fuel consisted of: diesel fuel and pyrolysis oil at amount of 10% by volume. The tests were carried out on a single-cylinder naturally aspirated compression-ignition engine. The engine was equipped with a common rail fuel injection system and an electronic control unit that allowed changing injection timing. A comparative analysis of pressure-volume charts for the reference fuel, which was diese fuel, and for a mixture of diesel with 10% addition of pyrolysis oil was carried out. Injector characteristics for the reference fuel and the mixture were determined. Engine efficiency for both fuels was also determined. Unrepeatability of the engine work cycles for the diesel fuel and the tested mixture was calculated. Finally, exhaust toxic emission was analyzed. It was found that the pyrolysis oil can be used as valuable additive to regular diesel fuel at amount up to 10%, however, toxic exhaust gases emission was increased.

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Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2021).