*Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kuppam Engineering College, Kuppam, Chittoor (dt.), A.P-517425, India
**Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kuppam Engineering College, Kuppam, Chittoor (dt.), A.P-517425, India
Online published on 27 July, 2015.
Downsizing is a trend in engine development that allows better efficiency and ower emissions based on the increase of power output in reduced displacement engines. A natural gas engine for producer gas operation was adopted. The Producer gas fuelled Engines are the upcoming Technology and more friendly to the environment compared to diesel and petrol Engines. There are some issues related to power de-rating from the engine related to the fuel properties. The main cause for the power de-rating is due to the relatively lower heating value of stoichiometric mixture of producer gas and air. This loss in power can be recovered to a much large proportion by Turbocharging. Matching of the correct turbocharger to an engine is of great importance and is vital for successful operation of a Turbocharged engine. It is important to have a Turbine Map for matching the Turbocharger with an engine. The characteristics of the Turbocharger's Turbine from the original manufacturers were not available. In this work an attempt is made to establish the Performance Characteristics and hence the turbine map for a stripped out Holset Turbocharger Turbine to match with a producer gas fuelled engine.
PG Producer Gas, Tin Inlet Temperature, Tout Outlet Temperature, Pin Inlet Pressure, Pout Outlet Pressure, Pr Pressure Ratio
