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    The document examines emissions from a motorcycle engine converted to run on liquid petroleum gas compared to gasoline. It finds that liquid petroleum gas produces lower emissions of hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide but higher nitrogen dioxide than gasoline. The research concludes alternative fuels can significantly reduce pollutants from combustion engines.

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    Emissions from liquid petroleum gas as fuel

    A research study using a motorcycle engine converted to liquid petroleum gas


    Department of production and management engineering
    University of Thrace
    C.Arapatsakos,A.Karkanis,I.pantokratoras,T.Dimitriadis, E.m.y.Parra
    Abstract

    Methodology

    Vehicles emit pollutant gases due to


    unburnt fuel from engines. Pollutants
    consist of hydrocarbon, carbon monoxide,
    carbon dioxide and nitrogen dioxide. This
    affects the human health and the
    environment. Liquid petroleum gas can be
    up to five times more more efficient in
    terms of fuel wastage after combustion.
    Therefore emissions from a 119.6 cc
    single cylinder motorcycle converted to
    liquid petroleum gas is examined as well
    as running on gasoline.

    The four stroke motorcycle engine had a


    maximum output power of 7.5
    horsepower at 7500 rounds per minute.
    The rear wheel of the motorcycle was
    placed on a dynamometer and the 2nd
    gear was selected. Various engine loads
    was applied to the dynamometer
    through the rear wheel and a gas
    emission analyzer received data from a
    probe placed directly to the exhaust.
    Liquid petroleum gas and gasoline were
    only used in the run.

    Conclusions
    The research concludes that alternative
    fuels show significant promise in reducing
    pollutants from fuel combustion engines.
    Since alternative fuel such as liquid
    petroleum gas costs cheaper, it shall be
    more economical and may conserve other
    resources.

    Carbon monoxide emission from gasoline and lpg.

    Make efforts in reducing pollutants


    through use of alternative fuels
    Conserve non renewable energy sources

    Relevance of Research
    Technology of engines are being revised
    day by day to reduce to reduce emission
    of pollutants . The effort has been made in
    producing new engine technology,
    improved fuel composition and alternative
    fuel variants.
    Liquid petroleum gas is a flammable
    mixture of carbon and hydrogen usually
    made of propane and butane. It is a
    colorless and odorless gas and burns
    cleanly without soot formation.

    Objectives

    Acknowledgement

    Lpg reducer is used to convert


    liquid to vapor.

    Special thanks to
    C.Arapatsakos,A.Karkanis for who
    guided on analysis of results.

    The motorcycle dynamometer


    measures engine power.

    Results
    The variation of pollutants are as follows:

    Nitrogen dioxide emission from gasoline and lpg.

    Analysis of Results

    The objectives of this research was to


    measure and compare the emissions of
    an engine running on liquid petroleum and
    when switched to gasoline.
    At different engine loads, the percentage
    of:
    Hydrocarbon
    Carbon monoxide
    Nitrogen dioxide
    were measured.

    Recommendations

    From the graphs, liquid petroleum gas


    showed lesser unburnt hydrocarbon and
    lower carbon monoxide than gasoline.
    However liquid petroleum gas produced
    larger parts per million nitrogen dioxide
    than gasoline.

    Hydrocarbon emission from gasoline and lpg.

    References
    (1) C.Arapatsakos,A.karkanis,P.sparis,
    Methanol blends as motor fuels,
    WSEAS transactions on
    environment and development(2008)
    (2) C.Arapatsakos, Alaxandros
    Ververidis,LPG as fuel on Diesel
    engine,7 th international conference
    on energy and environment kosgreece 2012
    (3) C.Arapatsakos,P.sparis,catalysr
    regeneration via chemical
    treatment:driving cycles, journal of
    Automobile engineering(1999)

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