Biofuel Engine Research Facility (BERF)
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The Biofuel Engine Research Facility, in QUT's Science and Engineering Faculty, aim to develop a fundamental understanding of the combustion of dual-fuel engines; investigate the fundamental processes underlying ultrafine particle formation in dual fuel engines; develop quantitative understanding of the influence of different engine parameters and fuel/water ratio on (a) the performance and (b) emissions of a dual fuel engine; optimise dual fuel engine performance for methanol/ethanol blend fuels.
We are testing the possibilities of the assemblies of vortex mixers and heat exchangers to the diesel engine to produce better engine performance. This technology offers the option to reduce the use of fossil fuels (diesel) and to increase the use of renewable fuel (ethanol).
This project addresses Australia's research priority #1: An environmentally Sustainable Australia, through the priority goals of reducing emissions in transport as well as transforming existing industries.
It is consistent with the Government's Transport Fuels Policy (to improve fuel standards and to develop the alternative fuel industry), will help to achieve the Government's Biofuels Target (of 350ML by 2010) and meets the goals of the AP6 Clean Technology program.
Publications
Ristovski, ZD, L. Morawska, N. Bofinger and J. Hitchins (1998) Submicron and Supermicron Emission from Spark Ignition Vehicles, Environ. Sci. Technol., 1998, 32 (24), pp 3845–3852
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es980102d
Kelly, C.A. , Ayoko, G.A., Brown, R.J., & Swaroop, C.R. (2004) Underwater emissions from a two-stroke outboard engine : a comparison between an EAL and an equivalent mineral lubricant. Materials and Design, 26(7), pp. 609-617.
http://eprints.qut.edu.au/46948/
Situ, Rong, Brown, Richard J., Ristovski, Zoran, Kruger, Uli, & Hargreaves, Douglas J. (2008) Analysis of dual fuel compression ignition (diesel) engine. In Masataka, Arai & Daisho, Yasuhiro (Eds.) The Seventh International Conference on Modeling and Diagnostics for Advanced Engine Systems, 28-31 July 2008, Sapporo, Japan.
http://eprints.qut.edu.au/17287/
Kruger, U. (2006) “Compression Ignition Engines”. United States Patent Office. No: 20040206329
https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pdfs/US20040206329.pdf
Ristovski, Zoran, Jayaratne, Rohan, Lim, McKenzie, Ayoko, Godwin A., & Morawska, Lidia (2005) Influence of the diesel fuel sulphur content on the nanoparticle emissions from a fleet of city buses. Environmental Science and Technology, pp. 1314-1320.
http://eprints.qut.edu.au/1120/
Surawski, Nicholas C., Miljevic, Branka, Roberts, Boyd A., Modini, Robin L., Situ, Rong, Brown, Richard J., Bottle, Steven E., & Ristovski, Zoran D. (2010) Particle emissions, volatility, and toxicity from an ethanol fumigated compression ignition engine. Environmental Science and Technology, 44(1), pp. 229-235.
http://eprints.qut.edu.au/29495/
Research areas
Atmospheric
sciences
Automotive
Combustion
and
Fuel
Engineering
(incl.,Alternative/Renewable
Fuels)
Atmospheric
Aerosols
Interdisciplinary
engineering
AUTOMOTIVE
ENGINEERING
Connections
Collaborators/Industry partners
SkillPro Services Pty Ltd
http://www.skillpro.com.au/
The Dalby Town Council
http://www.wdrc.qld.gov.au/
Peak 3: emission reduction technology
http://www.peak3.com.au/
Other
Date record created:
2015-03-16T14:00:17
Date record modified:
2016-11-25T09:49:05
Record status:
Published - Open Access