EXERGY STUDY TAKES PRACTICAL APPROACH TO DUAL-FUEL ENGINE PERFORMANCE

2021-01-18T13:52:00

One insight from the simulation-based study was that the marine engine produced a higher proportion of flow exergy destruction at the intake and exhaust valves compared with a truck engine study.

An exergy study undertaken on a dual-fuel 4-stroke engine demonstrated significant combustion and turbocharger losses as well as an opportunity to recover about 9% of the waste heat from the charge coolers when the engine was operated at full load.

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