Redesign of a Piston for a Diesel Combustion Engine to Use Biodiesel Blends.

ABSTRACT: Biofuels represent an energy option to mitigate polluting gases. However, technical problems must be solved, one of them is to improve the combustion process. In this study, the geometry of a piston head for a diesel engine was redesigned. The objective was to improve the combustion process and reduce polluting emissions using biodiesel blends as the fuel. The methodology used was the mechanical engineering design process. A commercial piston (base piston) was selected as a reference model to assess the piston head's redesign. Changes were applied to the profile of the piston head based on previous research and a new model was obtained. Both models were evaluated and analyzed using the finite element method, where the most relevant physical conditions were temperature and pressure. Numeric

SUBMITTER: Noriega Lozano JI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8197454 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature