Improving Efficiency of I.C. Engine using Secondary Fuel - Career Episode 1

COMPETENCY
DEMONSTRATION REPORT
Career Episode 1

CE 1.1 Project Information
Name of the project: Improving the Efficiency of I.C. Engine using Secondary Fuel
Location of the project: [PLEASE FILL]
Project Duration: [PLEASE FILL]
Organization: [PLEASE FILL]
Role and Designation during the time: Team Member
I observed that the fuel being consumed by the I.C engine can be an option for bringing
innovation in the field of the mechanical engineering. As a mechanical engineer, I successfully
delivered the project emphasizing on increasing the efficiency of the I.C engine through allowing
the users to utilize secondary fuel. I.C engines are widely used in the industries and hence, I
decided to propose a revolutionary product that is widely accepted by the individuals. The basic
details are provided in the above section and the technical and mechanical details are provided in
the following sections.
CE 1.2 Project Background
CE 1.2.1 Characteristics of the project
There is intense need of the secondary fuel that is cost efficient and that promotes the
sustainability and capable enough to be used as a replacement of the fossil fuels. I considered it
as a quality milestone that the secondary fuel should have same or greater efficiency as
compared to the ordinary fuels. I used HHO (hydroxyl or Browns Gas) gas as the secondary fuel

in this project. It can be produced through water electrolysis that splits the oxygen and the
hydrogen from electrolysis that can be used as per the demand without additional need of the
storage. This implies in the utilization of the secondary fuel that can be helpful in reducing the
fuel utility by 10m to 30 percent and also enhancing the life span and efficiency improvement.
CE 1.2.2 Objectives developed for the project
I was working in a team and so, it was my responsibility to contribute in the development
of set of the objectives that can be used as the path for successful and efficient delivery of the
project. Following are the objectives those were selected for the successful deployment of the
project:
 To identify and analyse an efficient secondary fuel source
 To manage the cost and output efficiency of the secondary fuel at maximum
 To use HHO as a secondary fuel
 To reduce the fuel utility from 10% to 30%
 To minimize the carbon decomposition
 To increase the life span and efficiency of the engines
 To reduce the pollution and increase the torque of the engine
 To manage the project delivery within the estimated timeline and budget
 To establish and effective communication between the different team members

CE 1.2.3 My area of work
I was assigned with the HHO generator development and the testing phase of the project
in manner to contribute in the development and execution of the selected project. I developed the
HHO generator after calculating all the mathematical variables and developed the model of the
generator for performing the electrolysis. I delivered the testing phase on the diesel engine
through using the HHO gas considering its application in various sectors and wide utilization in
different industries. My primary activity in the testing phase was to evaluation of the production
line of the engines considering the proper output, fuel consumption, working, and many more. I
collected following data after comparing the 10 ml fuel consumption without and with HHO in
diesel engine:
S.No Fuel Consumed Time Taken With Secondary Fuel
(HHO) (Sec)
Time Taken Under
Normal Fuel(Diesel)
(Sec)
1. 10ml 117 102
2. 10ml 115 104
3. 10ml 111 100
4. 10ml 113 102
5. 10ml 115 104
Average =114.2 Average = 102.4