Impact of DMF on Engine Performance and Emissions as a New Generation of Sustainable Biofuel

2，5-二甲基呋喃（DMF）很可能成为一种有前途的可持续生物燃料，因为美国最近开发了一种新的有效方法来从生物质中制备2，5-二甲基呋喃，但对其对环境的影响知之甚少。对于发动机界来说，对其燃烧和排放特性知之甚少，特别是关于其在发动机中燃烧产生的非管制排放物的形态。该项目旨在研究DMF作为基础燃料的突出问题，通过开发和验证喷雾，燃烧，排放和发动机模型的研究，并通过使用先进的方法进行系统的实验，包括CFD，光学诊断和使用傅里叶变换红外光谱（FTIR）和在线GCMS的废气形态分析。预计该合作项目将为上述3组研究人员提供一个平台，以便他们密切合作，利用双方的独特专业知识，并在大大增加沟通和信息交流的基础上为团队工作做出贡献。该项目所获得的技术将直接造福于英国和中国的汽车工业和学术界。该项目的成果将有助于扩大英国和中国生物燃料行业的市场规模，从而通过增加就业机会和农业盈利能力，对英国和中国经济的发展产生影响，显然将有助于减少交通燃料的碳足迹。

2,5-Dimethylfuran (DMF) is likely to become a promising sustainable biofuel with the advent of novel and efficient methods recently developed in the US for making it from biomass, but there is very limited knowledge about its impact on the environment. For the engine community, little is known about its combustion and emission characteristics, especially about the speciation of non-regulated emissions from its combustion in engines. This project aims to investigate the outstanding issues of DMF as base fuel, by the studies through developing and validating the spray, combustion, emissions and engine models and by conducting systematic experiments using advanced methodologies including CFD, optical diagnostics and exhaust gas speciation using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) alongside the on-line GCMS. It is anticipated that this collaborative project will provide a platform for the 3 groups of researchers listed above to work very closely to utilise the unique expertise at each side and contribute to the team work on the basis of much increased communications and information exchange. The know-how acquired in this project will be of direct benefit to the UK and Chinese motor industries and academia. The project outcome will help to increase the market size of British and China's biofuel industries and will thus have impact on the development of the UK and China economy by increasing the opportunities for employment and profitability of agriculture and obviously will contribute to the reduction of carbon footprint of fuels for transportation.