Research Article

Prediction of NOx Emissions from a Direct Injection Diesel Engine Using Artificial Neural Network

Table 3

Measured NOx emissions with respect to the three operating parameters.

OP* and NOxEN**
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930

Engine speed (RPM)591592601601602602603604604605606606608611612612615616616617618621623626627628628631631632
Intake air temperature (°C)25.525.123.428.327.617.31620.517.320.415.928.123.821.52224.725.320.820.922.520.827.12322.815.915.926.126.626.523
Mass fuel (g/sec)0.430.430.420.420.410.440.420.410.430.430.420.440.430.390.390.390.390.440.40.430.40.420.470.470.440.430.450.440.460.47
NOx (g/kw·hr)18.9619.9721.5629.0147.7118.6919.4224.4921.5124.0918.542922.7521.4218.2620.7320.1819.1324.0525.2320.4531.5622.5321.6427.9524.8828.7437.9128.2315.14

OP* and NOxEN**
313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960

Engine speed (RPM)632633636638640645138913911396139613971398139813991399139913991400140114011401140114021402140214021402140314031403
Intake air temperature (°C)24.922.926.223.718.618.61615.815.515.623.324.623.720.424.821.723.82019.321.719.915.821.219.717.216.925.523.815.619.9
Mass fuel (g/sec)0.40.460.440.410.480.491.531.541.481.482.242.343.656.72.332.192.246.722.212.35.031.56.515.024.884916.630.822.23.54
NOx (g/kw·hr)26.714.0939.3227.0424.2123.3110.2110.6711.0211.2513.113.0111.988.90512.8912.713.138.75311.612.2811.0812.69.39811.212.6312.7910.554.439.2429.963

OP* and NOxEN**
616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990

Engine speed (RPM)140314031403140414041404140414041404140414041404140514051405140614061406140614061406140714071407140714071407140814081411
Intake air temperature (°C)18.920.125.519.621.115.61815.415.424.617.716.724.315.818.324.215.717.515.716.521.624.615.426.921.717.718.621.218.121.4
Mass fuel (g/sec)3.593.546.652.26.522.196.713.553.553.86.675.010.842.183.60.832.176.693.515.022.180.853.52.292.161.511.516.626.73.5
NOx (g/kw·hr)10.239.97210.549.4669.3469.4699.56510.3710.6112.5110.6412.394.0559.40110.283.9359.86310.511.0512.1112.394.10510.7512.4712.5315.8816.688.1189.60511.73
OP* and NOxEN**
919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120

Engine speed (RPM)141114121414200120022005205521042106214821542194219421952196219621982200220022002200220022012201220122012201220122012203
Intake air temperature (°C)17.221.217.520.417.717.916.817.417.617.217.421.319.525.521.921.524.518.32120.52124.220.119.721.220.819.620.220.721.8
Mass fuel (g/sec)1.533.491.549.119.289.219.429.659.599.919.835.641010.045.78.058.3410.1110.157.58.038.367.667.787.563.8510.029.9810.0310.24
NOx (g/kw·hr)1011.8610.0310.412.2612.1311.8511.4711.4911.1311.310.969.07310.5611.069.1179.3111.068.40711.968.999.00410.7710.7312.2310.899.1699.3589.3718.712

OP* and NOxEN**
121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144

Engine speed (RPM)220322042204220522052205220522062207220722072207220722082210221022112215225022542303230423052308
Intake air temperature (°C)23.720.718.519.920.817.321.520.221.822.121.72424.420.917.924.120.821.219.920.518.618.816.417.2
Mass fuel (g/sec)6.310.1110.135.985.9910.173.773.825.725.724.224.374.424.1510.1613.7510.110.3110.39.018.889.939.92
NOx (g/kw·hr)8.9111.6411.129.219.35410.3212.9410.6711.5411.1511.559.579.53811.1110.85.88511.8311.911.0611.418.0957.3059.63110.19

*Operating parameter, **experiment number.