Production of Alternate Fuels

2020 ◽  
pp. 287-333
Keyword(s):  
Alternate Fuels

scholarly journals INVESTIGATION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF FLAXSEED BIODIESEL BLENDS WITH TIO2 COATED PISTON ON A FOUR STROKE DI DIESEL ENGINE

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-53
Author(s):  
R. Bhaskar Reddy ◽  
S. Sunilkumar Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Combustion Chamber ◽  
Fuel Economy ◽  
Diesel Engines ◽  
Canola Oil ◽  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
Flaxseed Oil ◽  
Suitable Alternative ◽  
Petroleum Resources ◽  
Di Diesel Engine ◽  
Alternate Fuels

Diesel engines are being used extensively for fuel economy but due to gradual depletion of Petroleum resources and increase in exhaust emissions, there is an urgent need for suitable alternative fuels for the diesel engines. As our country is an agricultural country, if the alternate fuels are produced by our farmers it will be beneficial for the country and the farmers also. In recent studies, researchers studied various vegetable oils like canola oil, alovera oil, soya been oil, flaxseed oil and hone oil etc. Out of all flaxseed oil play an important role as an alternative fuel. But the properties of flaxseed oil are not suitable for the usage in the existing diesel engines without blending with diesel fuel. The performance of the engine depends on the combustion phenomenon and it further depends on the amount of heat retained in the combustion chamber. Hence the present work is planned accordingly to develop an insulated engine by coating the piston with TIO2material. So that more amount of heat will be retained in the combustion chamber which aids the combustion. Further the performance of flaxseedbiodiesel blend namely B10, B20, B30 and B40 are tested and the results are mentioned accordingly.

scholarly journals Alternate Fuels and the Gas Turbine Catalytic Combustor

1979 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. C. Pfefferle
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Oxides ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Soot Formation ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Tar Sands ◽  
Aromatic Content ◽  
Percent Conversion ◽  
Catalytic Combustor ◽  
Alternate Fuels

Inasmuch as conventional gas turbine combustors often produce soot even with the present low aromatic content fuels, the production of acceptable liquid turbine fuels from hydrogen deficient raw materials such as coal and tar sands requires large quantities of high cost hydrogen if conventional combustors are to be used. The economics of producing alternate turbine fuels would be improved if high aromatic content fuels could be burned in gas turbines without soot formation. Gas turbines using the catalytic combustor not only can efficiently burn highly aromatic fuels without soot formation but can meet all existing or proposed regulations on emissions of hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides. Under certain conditions, high fuels can be burned with as little as 10 to 15 percent conversion of the fuel nitrogen to nitrogen oxides. In view of the potential savings, any program for alternate fuels should take into account the opportunities offered by the catalytic combustor.

scholarly journals Performance Evaluation of Single Cylinder Diesel Engine Using Tyre Pyrolysis Oil (TPO) Blends

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-51
Author(s):  
P M Bhatt
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Internal Combustion Engines ◽  
Petroleum Products ◽  
Permissible Limit ◽  
Pyrolysis Oil ◽  
Single Cylinder ◽  
Performance And Emission ◽  
Partial Load ◽  
Alternate Fuels

Increasing industrialization and motorization led to a significant rise in demand of petroleum products. As these are the non-renewable resources, it will be troublesome to predict the availability of these resources in the future, resulting in uncertainty in its supply and price and is impacting growing economies like India importing 80% of the total demand of the petroleum products. Many attempts have been made by different researchers to find out alternate fuels for Internal Combustion engines. Many alternate fuels like Biodiesel, LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas), CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) and Alcohol are being used nowadays by different vehicles. In this context pyrolysis of scrap tyres can be used effectively to produce oil, thereby solving the problem of waste tyre disposal. In the present study, Experimental investigations were carried out to evaluate the performance and emission characteristics of a single cylinder diesel engine fueled by TPO10, TPO15, and TPO20 at a crank angle 280 before TDC (Top Dead Centre) and injection pressure of 180 bar keeping the blend quality by controlling the density and viscosity of tyre pyrolysis oil within permissible limit of euro IV diesel requirement. The performance and emission results were analyzed and compared with that of diesel fuel operation. The results of investigations indicate that the brake thermal efficiency of the TPO - DF blend decreases by 4 to 8%. CO emissions are slightly higher but within permissible limit of euro IV emission standards. HC emissions are higher by about 40 to 60% at partial load whereas smoke opacity is lower by about 14% to 22% as compared to diesel fuel.

Synthesis and Performance Evaluation of Fuel from Waste Plastics

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Gowrishankar ◽  
G.D. Kumar ◽  
R. Prithviraj ◽  
V. Sanjay ◽  
D. Hariharan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Pyrolysis Oil ◽  
Waste Plastics ◽  
Waste Plastic ◽  
Decomposition Of Organic Matter ◽  
Performance And Emissions ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Blend Ratios ◽  
Alternate Fuels

Plastics are an integral part of our lives and the production of plastics has drastically increased over the years, because of its vast range of applications and usage. Due to this the accumulation of waste plastics has also increased in time. The waste plastic generated in India is 15000 tons per day (as per survey). The breakdown of plastics requires around 500 years in the earth and these waste plastics affect the humans, animals, birds, earth and environment. The demand for conventional fuel has also increased lately and the quantity of this fuel reserve has decreased simultaneously. The extensive usage of the conventional fuels has paved the path for alternative ways for energy sources and alternate fuels. The extraction of waste plastic oil is obtained by the process of pyrolysis which is nothing but the thermochemical decomposition of organic matter without oxygen. The extracted plastic pyrolysis oil is then blended with diesel which helps in reducing the consumption of diesel fuel. Different blend ratios are prepared consisting of the extracted waste plastic pyrolysis oil and diesel fuel. These fuels are tested in the engine to understand the variation in the engine performance and emissions with the help of a gas analyser. By this way, the suitable blend ratio is selected for further works. This blend of fuel can exhibit high thermal efficiency and increases machine efficiency. The fuel does not emit sulphur dioxide (SO2) and the residue obtained is only 5 percent which is said to be carbon.

Natural Gas Competition: A Distributor's Viewpoint

1986 ◽  
Vol 4 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 115-123
Author(s):  
Richard E. Terry
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
End Users ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Natural Gas Industry ◽  
Alternate Fuels

Competition in the natural gas industry from the viewpoint of a distributor centers around the interstate pipeline producers' contract problems and the responsiveness of pipeline rates to markets. Trends in regulation have been to encourage producers to deal directly with distributors and end-users by blanket transportation approvals and by allowing pipeliners to act as brokers. Natural gas should maintain its competitiveness against alternate fuels in a deregulated market.

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