AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF THE THERMAL BARRIER PLATING OVER ENGINE FUEL CONSUMPTION EXHAUST TEMPERATURE AND EMISSIONS

Abstract

The aim of this study, the combustion chamber elements of a one-cylinder diesel engine which is air-cooled, single-cylinder, direct injection, 4-stroke and starter motor were plated with thermal barrier plating and tested with diesel fuel between the speeds of 1600 1/min to 3200 1/min and determined the effects of the thermal barrier plating on the engine exhaust gas temperature, emissions and fuel consumption. Increase in the temperature of the exhaust gas, decrease in HC and CO emissions that are harmful to the environment and living things and improvement in fuel consumption were observed.