Experimental study on combustion and vibration characteristics of low-speed marine diesel engine fuelled with biodiesel

• Autorzy: Gang Wu , Yuan Yuhao , Jiang Guohe , Guo Hao , Zhang Zhe

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DOI

10.2478/pomr-2025-0043

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This study, conducted on a six-cylinder low-speed marine diesel engine (MAN 6S35ME-B9) test bench, systematically investigates the effects of biodiesel-diesel blends (B10, B30, B50) on combustion and vibration characteristics for the first time, addressing a research gap in this area. Using multi-sensor synchronised acquisition of in-cylinder pressure and vibration signals, combined with time-domain (RMS), frequency-domain (FFT), and continuous wavelet transform (CWT) analysis, the research reveals the combustion mechanisms and vibration response characteristics of biodiesel. The results show that biodiesel’s high cetane number and oxygen content advanced the peak in-cylinder pressure, with the maximum pressure increasing as the blend ratio increased. However, its lower heating value caused higher brakespecific fuel consumption (BSFC) than D100 fuel. Vibration analysis indicated that biodiesel’s RMS values were generally higher than D100’s, especially in the 1.0-1.75 kHz mid-frequency band, which is closely related to combustion impacts. Vibration changes in the high-frequency band (1.9-2.5 kHz) might stem from knocking or mechanical impacts, with vibration characteristics showing nonlinear patterns across different blend ratios. This study’s application of the CWT method to low-speed engine vibration analysis offers theoretical and experimental support for optimising biodiesel use in ship power systems and new ideas for combustion state monitoring and fault diagnosis based on vibration signals.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

marine low-speed diesel engine; biodiesel; combustion characteristics; vibration characteristics; continuous wavelet transform

• Wydawca: Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Ocean Engineering & Ship Technology
• Czasopismo: Polish Maritime Research
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: nr 3
• Strony: 154--162
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 22 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Gang Wu

• Shanghai Maritime University, Merchant Marine College, Shanghai 201306, China

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6307-4993

autor

Yuan Yuhao

• Shanghai Maritime University, Merchant Marine College, Shanghai 201306, China

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Jiang Guohe

• Shanghai Maritime University, Merchant Marine College, Shanghai 201306, China

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Guo Hao

• Shanghai Maritime University, Merchant Marine College, Shanghai 201306, China

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Zhang Zhe

• Shanghai Maritime University, Merchant Marine College, Shanghai 201306, China

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