Green Engne
Green Engne
ABSTRACT
Innovative thinking leads to development of new technologies. Today, the world is facing serious
Pollution crisis due to the exhaust gases from vehicles using petroleum-based fuel. The pollutants like
HC NO occurs due to the incomplete combustion of fuel. These pollutants are very harmful to human
being causing various diseases. Also the fuel recourses are depleting rapidly. This paper includes
introduction to Green Engine, technical features, working and comparison with the conventional
Internal combustion Engine, also its Pros and Cons with future applications.
This is six phase I.C. engine in which the priority is given to the proper mixing of fuel with the
air thereby causing its complete combustion. Due to six phases of working, air-fuel mixing process
and constant volume combustion with controllable time is achieved. So the Green Engine becomes the
only real multi-fuel engine on our planet that is any liquid or gaseous fuel can be used. Therefore this also
helps to overcome fuel-crisis.
GREEN ENGINE will bring new revolution in the field of engine technology.
INTRODUCTION
Every day, radios, newsp apers, televisions and the in ternet warn us of energy exhaustion, atmospheric
pollution and climate warming. After few hundred years of industrial development, we are facing
these globality problems while at the same time we maintain a high standard of living. The most
important problem we are faced with is whether we should continuous "develo ping" or "die".
Statistics show that, the daily consumption of petroleum all over the world today is 40 million barrels, of
which abo ut 50 per cent is used in communications and transportation. In this sort of consumption,
about 70-80 percent is for auto mobile use. That is to say, auto petroleum constitutes about 35 p er cent
of the whole petroleum consumption. In accordance with this calculation, daily consumption of
petroleum by automobiles all over the world is over two million to nes. At the same time as these
fuels are burnt, poisonous materials such as 500 million tones of carbon monoxides (CO), 10 0
million tones of hydra carbo ns (HC), 550 million tones of carbon(C), 50 millio n tonnes of nitro
gen oxides (NOx) are emitted into the atmosphere every year, severely polluting the atmosphere.
At the same time, large quantities of carbon dioxide (CO) gases, resulting from burning, have
also taken the major responsibility for the "green house effect". However, it is estimated that
petroleum reserve in the globe will last for only 38 years. The situation is really very grim. To counter
this problem, the concept o f green engine is introduced. This is six phase I.C. engine in which the
priority is given to the complete mixing of fuel with the air thereby causing its complete burning.
It is a multifuel engine; therefore the fuel crisis can also be overcome.
Compared to co nventional piston engine operated on four phases, the Green Engine is an actual
six-phase internal combustion en gine with much higher expansion ratio. The six phases are
INTAKE, COMPRESSION, MIXING, COMBUSTION, POWER AND EXAUST.
The main features of this engine are :
High air charge rate
Satisfactory air-fuel mixing
Complete burning
High combustion efficiency
Full expansion
The most important characteristic is the expansion ratio being much bigger than the co mpression ratio.
Also the other main features are
The Sequential Variable Compression Ratio,
Constant Volume Combustion
Self-adapting Sealing System.
Because of these revolutionary inventions the engine has some advantages like The thermal efficiency
of the engine is increased. The engine is free of the harmful emissions. As more power is obtained in a
less space, the engine is more comp act and light. Also the reciprocating parts are eliminated, so the
engine is vibration free.
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2. Strong Swirling
As a tangential air duck is between combustion chamber and compression chamber, a very strong swirling
of air is achieved. Consequently, the air-fuel mixing and the combustion process can have a
satisfying working condition.
This greatly revolutionary innovation can provide the most suitable compression ratio for the engine
whatever operation mode it works on with burning variety of fuels. Therefore, an excellent
combustion performance is attained
9. Multi-power Pulses
The Green Engine operates on the multi-power p ulses with a small volume of working chamber,
resulting in compact structure and limited size. Also a small amoun t of air-fuel mixtures being ignited on
each power pulse can greatly cut down explosion noise.
1) Intake
The air is admitted directly inside the compression chamber. The air does not undergo any treatment
before entry. The air filter is directly connected to the entry of the intake pipe. The amount of the air
intake can be varied as per the fuel used.
2) Compression
The air admitted in, then enters into the compression chamber. The compression chamber has variable
area. The central disc having arms pushes the air in the compression chamber. The compression chamber
is connected to the comb ustion chamber by a small diameter duct which is tangent to the combustion
chamber. So as arm pushes the air in the compression chamber the pressurized air is forced to flow
through this duct. As the air flow through it, the air is swirled very fast. The air thus enters the combustion
chamber.
4) Super Mixing
The combustion chamber is also rotating. This centrifugal force from the rotation along with the strong
swirling causes the fuel to mix with air. The mixing assures the co mplete b urning of the fuel. The super
mixed charge is forced by the arm towards the spark plug.
5) Combustion
The charge is ignited by the spark plug. The comb ustion time can be varied to burn different grade of
fuels. The controlled co mbustion time gives the complete burning of the charge. The emissions are
greatly reduced.
6) Power
The burned products of the comb ustion are exp elled out of the co mbustion chamber. The high
pressure gases push the arm of the co mpression chamber causing work output. The power is obtained in
the form of the power pulses. These pulses reduce the area of the engine. The power p ulses also reduce
the explo sion noise.
7) Exhaust
The burned gases are expelled out. The gases are first expanded in the expansion zo ne. The expansion
ratio is more which ensures the maximum work output. Also the maximum energy is gained from
the gases. The temperature also reduces and hence an optimum utilization of the burned gases is
achieved. The burned gases after expansion are p ushed into the exhaust pipe and released into the
atmosphere. Thus the six-phase cycle is completed.
4.1 ADVANTAGES
1) As Green Engine is very compact with multi-power pulses, the Size and Weight cou ld be only 1/5 to
1/10 of the conventional piston engines on same output.
2) The Thermal Efficiency of the Green Engine could be potentially as high as 65%, even mo re if water
add-in technology is to be considered.
3) Due to Six Phases of Working Principle, Super Air-fuel Mixing Process and Constant Vo lume
Combustion with Controllable Time the Green Engine becomes the only real Multi-Fuels Engine
on our planet; any liquid or gas fuels can be burned well.
4) With perfectly air-fuel mixture, complete comb ustion under lo wer peak temperature and free of
quenching effect, the Emissions of CO, HC and NOx could be near zero, thereby a catalytic
converter could be notrequired at all.
5) Due to inherence of goo d dynamic and static balance the performance of the Green Engine is as
smooth.
6) Limited parts, small in size, light in weight and depended upon current mature materials and
manufacture technologies, it mean s that it would be to being done on the much Lower Cost on
manufacture, transportation, installing to other devices, and maintenance.
4.2 DISADVANTAGE
1. Variation of HC emission.
2. Variation in smoke opacity.
V. APPLICATIONS
The Green Engines co uld be used as the ideal power plants on a very wid e range o f
applications in transportation, communication, farm, mine, engineering, military uses, such as auto
mobiles, aircrafts, boats, ships, hovers, tractors, locomotives, generators, snowmobiles, chainsaws,
helicopters, tanks, torpedoes, submarines etc.
VI. CONCLUSION
The environmental problems can be effectively overcome by the use of Green engine. It can use almost
any type
of fuel available. It is superior to the conventional I.C. engine in terms of smooth operation, efficien cy
and cost.
Compared to conventional piston en gine operated on four phases, the Green Engine is an actual
six-phase
internal co mbustion eng ine with much higher expansion ratio .
Already it is being used in some of the applicatio n like aircrafts, ships and locomotives. Research is
going on for
its effective use in wider range of transp ort vehicles.
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