The performance and emission characteristics of a PPCCI engine fuelled with ethanol and diesel blends were car- ded out on a single cylinder air cooled CI engine. In order to achieve the optimal process response with ...The performance and emission characteristics of a PPCCI engine fuelled with ethanol and diesel blends were car- ded out on a single cylinder air cooled CI engine. In order to achieve the optimal process response with a limited number of experimental cycles, multi objective grey relational analysis had been applied for solving a multiple response optimization problem. Using grey relational grade and signal-to-noise ratio as a performance index, a combination of input parameters was prefigured so as to achieve optimum response characteristics. It was observed that 20% premixed ratio of blend was most suitable for use in a PPCCI engine without significantly affecting the engine performance and emissions characteristics.展开更多
文摘The performance and emission characteristics of a PPCCI engine fuelled with ethanol and diesel blends were car- ded out on a single cylinder air cooled CI engine. In order to achieve the optimal process response with a limited number of experimental cycles, multi objective grey relational analysis had been applied for solving a multiple response optimization problem. Using grey relational grade and signal-to-noise ratio as a performance index, a combination of input parameters was prefigured so as to achieve optimum response characteristics. It was observed that 20% premixed ratio of blend was most suitable for use in a PPCCI engine without significantly affecting the engine performance and emissions characteristics.
