scholarly journals Modelling the Effects of Al2O3-SiO2 Nanocomposite Additive in Biodiesel–Diesel Fuel on Diesel Engine Performance Using Hybrid ANN-ABC

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-26
Author(s):  
Maryam Jabraeili ◽  
Razieh Pourdarbani ◽  
Bahman Najafi ◽  
Ali Nematollahzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Effective Properties ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Waste Cooking Oil ◽  
Biodiesel Fuel ◽  
Nano Composite ◽  
Urban Sewage ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Brake Power ◽  
Biodiesel Fuels ◽  
Composite Mode

AbstractYearly, large amounts of waste cooking oil are produced, which are discharged to urban sewage system. However, majority of them is recyclable and can be re-used as biodiesel fuel. When using biodiesel fuels, one way to improve the engine performance is to use nano additives. This study investigates the biodiesel fuel with different ratios of Al2O3-SiO2 nanocomposite additive (Al0%-Si100%, Al25%-Si75%, Al50%-Si50%, Al75%-Si25% and Al100%-Si0%) at full load and four different nanocomposite concentrations (30, 60, 90 and 120 ppm). The Hybrid ANN-ABC modelling was conducted for two cases: a) finding and applying the most effective properties as network inputs; and b) total properties as inputs showed that the most effective properties have higher performance. The fuels B5Al60Si60 and B5Al9Si21 showed the highest brake power; the fuels B5Al0Si60 and B5Al120Si0 showed the lowest brake power, indicating that the interactions of nanoparticles in the composite mode had positive effects on brake power. The performance improvement using nano-composite additive was more than that of the nanoparticles individually.

scholarly journals A Study on Performance and Emission Characteristics of Diesel Engine Using Ricinus Communis (Castor Oil) Ethyl Esters

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 4320
Author(s):  
Munimathan Arunkumar ◽  
Vinayagam Mohanavel ◽  
Asif Afzal ◽  
Thanikodi Sathish ◽  
Manickam Ravichandran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Castor Oil ◽  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
Engine Speed ◽  
Ricinus Communis ◽  
Methyl Esters ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Ethyl Esters ◽  
Biodiesel Fuel ◽  
Performance And Emission ◽  
Brake Power

Countries globally are focusing on alternative fuels to reduce the environmental pollution. An example is biodiesel fuel, which is leading the way to other technologies. In this research, the methyl esters of castor oil were prepared using a two-step transesterification process. The respective properties of the castor oil (Ricinus Communis) biodiesel were estimated using ASTM standards. The effect of performance and emission on diesel engines was noted for four various engine loads (25, 50, 75, and 100%), with two different blends (B5 and B20) and at two different engine speeds (1500 and 2000 rpm). The study determined that B5 and B20 samples at 1500 rpm engine speed obtained the same power, but diesel fuel generated greater control. The power increased at 2000 rpm for B5 samples, but B20 samples, as well as diesel, were almost the same values. In the 40–80% range, load and load values were entirely parallel for each load observed from the engine performance of the brake power in all samples.

Estimation of Recoverable Household Waste Cooking Oil and Life Cycle Analysis of Biodiesel Fuel Production

2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 318-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hirotsugu KAMAHARA ◽  
Shun YAMAGUCHI ◽  
Ryuichi TACHIBANA ◽  
Naohiro GOTO ◽  
Koichi FUJIE
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Life Cycle Analysis ◽  
Waste Cooking Oil ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Biodiesel Fuel ◽  
Fuel Production ◽  
Cooking Oil

Engine Performance with Diesel-Biodiesel Blends Fuel and Emission Characteristics

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (5A) ◽  
pp. 779-788
Author(s):  
Marwa N. Kareem ◽  
Adel M. Salih
Keyword(s):  
Sulfur Content ◽  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Esterification Reaction ◽  
Biodiesel Fuel ◽  
Exhaust Gas ◽  
Gas Temperature ◽  
Biodiesel Blends ◽  
Fuel Blends ◽  
Hc Emissions

In this study, the sunflowers oil was utilized as for producing biodiesel via a chemical operation, which is called trans-esterification reaction. Iraqi diesel fuel suffers from high sulfur content, which makes it one of the worst fuels in the world. This study is an attempt to improve the fuel specifications by reducing the sulfur content of the addition of biodiesel fuel to diesel where this fuel is free of sulfur and has a thermal energy that approaches to diesel.20%, 30% and 50% of Biodiesel fuel were added to the conventional diesel. Performance tests and pollutants of a four-stroke single-cylinder diesel engine were performed. The results indicated that the brake thermal efficiency a decreased by (4%, 16%, and 22%) for the B20, B30 and B50, respectively. The increase in specific fuel consumption was (60%, 33%, and 11%) for the B50, B30, and B20 fuels, respectively for the used fuel blends compared to neat diesel fuel. The engine exhaust gas emissions measures manifested a decreased of CO and HC were CO decreased by (13%), (39%) and (52%), and the HC emissions were lower by (6.3%), (32%), and (46%) for B20, B30 and B50 respectively, compared to diesel fuel. The reduction of exhaust gas temperature was (7%), (14%), and (32%) for B20, B30 and B50 respectively. The NOx emission increased with the increase in biodiesel blends ratio. For B50, the raise was (29.5%) in comparison with diesel fuel while for B30 and B20, the raise in the emissions of NOx was (18%) and...

scholarly journals Thermal Performance of Compression Ignition Engine Using High Content Biodiesels: A Comparative Study with Diesel Fuel

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7688
Author(s):  
Asif Afzal ◽  
Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar ◽  
Ali Belhocine ◽  
Mohammed Kareemullah ◽  
Nazia Hossain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Fatty Acid Content ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Waste Cooking Oil ◽  
Gas Temperature ◽  
Compression Ignition Engine ◽  
Brake Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Acid Oil ◽  
Exhaust Gas Temperature

In this study, engine performance on thermal factors for different biodiesels has been studied and compared with diesel fuel. Biodiesels were produced from Pongamia pinnata (PP), Calophyllum inophyllum (CI), waste cooking oil (WCO), and acid oil. Depending on their free fatty acid content, they were subjected to the transesterification process to produce biodiesel. The main characterizations of density, calorific range, cloud, pour, flash and fire point followed by the viscosity of obtained biodiesels were conducted and compared with mineral diesel. The characterization results presented benefits near to standard diesel fuel. Then the proposed diesel engine was analyzed using four blends of higher concentrations of B50, B65, B80, and B100 to better substitute fuel for mineral diesel. For each blend, different biodiesels were compared, and the relative best performance of the biodiesel is concluded. This diesel engine was tested in terms of BSFC (brake-specific fuel consumption), BTE (brake thermal efficiency), and EGT (exhaust gas temperature) calculated with the obtained results. The B50 blend of acid oil provided the highest BTE compared to other biodiesels at all loads while B50 blend of WCO provided the lowest BSFC compared to other biodiesels, and B50 blends of all biodiesels provided a minimum % of the increase in EGT compared to diesel.

Light-duty single and multi-shaft boosting and compounding studies with in-cylinder insulation

2020 ◽  
pp. 146808742098058
Author(s):  
Peter Andruskiewicz ◽  
Russell Durrett ◽  
Venkatesh Gopalakrishnan ◽  
Kushal Narayanaswamy ◽  
Paul Najt
Keyword(s):  
Engine Performance ◽  
Volumetric Efficiency ◽  
Expansion Process ◽  
Exhaust Gases ◽  
Positive Displacement ◽  
Brake Power ◽  
Light Duty ◽  
Insight Into

A set of two-cylinder engine concepts utilizing a supercharger and piston- or turbine-compounding were compared to a turbocharged engine modeled with a consistent methodology developed in previous works. In-cylinder insulation was added to each of the engines to evaluate the effects on performance. The goals of this simulation were to utilize energy that otherwise would be bypassed around the turbine side of a turbocharger and redirect it to the crankshaft, as well as to redirect energy that would previously have entered the coolant into the exhaust gases where it could be reclaimed by a second expansion process. Gains in performance and efficiency were thoroughly analyzed to provide insight into the magnitudes and mechanisms responsible. It was found that the second expansion process from exhaust-compounding was able to significantly improve engine performance at moderate to high loads, as well as compensate for the loss in volumetric efficiency that accompanies in-cylinder insulation. The piston-compounded single-shaft DCDE was able to outperform the turbocharged multi-shaft DCDE at mid to high loads, and in maximum brake power due to the low losses in the coupled nature of the second expansion, while the turbine-compounded engine suffers higher losses due to the turbomachinery mismatch with the positive displacement power cylinders.

scholarly journals Enhancement of engine performance with high blended diesel-biodiesel fuel using iso-butanol additive

2019 ◽  
Vol 518 ◽  
pp. 032013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed H. Ahmed ◽  
Obed M. Ali ◽  
Awad E. Mohammed ◽  
Raid W. Daoud ◽  
Thamir K. Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Engine Performance ◽  
Biodiesel Fuel

The Effects of Storage Duration on Biodiesel Derived from Waste Cooking Oil

2014 ◽  
Vol 660 ◽  
pp. 386-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norazwan Azman ◽  
Mirnah Suardi ◽  
Amir Khalid
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Acid Value ◽  
Waste Cooking Oil ◽  
Biodiesel Fuel ◽  
Storage Duration ◽  
Fuel Prices ◽  
Cooking Oil ◽  
Impact Reduction ◽  
The Impact

The use of fossil fuels as energy sources has grown to significantly be likely to have a major environmental impact. Reduction of world oil reserves and increasing environmental concerns have prompted alternative is found and renewable source of energy called biodiesel. Biodiesel fuel from vegetable oil is considered as the best candidates for diesel fuel replacement in diesel engines because of its closer. Fuel prices are going up day by day in the world. Thus, the means and methods have been trying for years to get fuel alternative outcomes. This study investigated the effects of different storage periods used in quality biodiesel blends (B5, B10, B15) of waste cooking oil and diesel fuel under low temperature and the temperature of the environment. Biodiesel samples were stored in glass containers under indoor conditions, and outdoor conditions for 10 weeks in total. These samples were monitored on a weekly basis through the test properties. The experimental density, viscosity, acid value, water content and flash point discussed in detail. Biodiesel storage at low temperatures is suitable and more advantageous because the impact on the physical properties is minimal and beneficial to slow down the degradation of biodiesel and storage.

Overview Effect of Biodiesel Storage on Properties and Characteristics

2013 ◽  
Vol 465-466 ◽  
pp. 260-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanis Zakaria ◽  
Amir Khalid ◽  
Mohamad Farid Sies ◽  
Norrizal Mustaffa
Keyword(s):  
Oxidation Stability ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Fuel Properties ◽  
Biodiesel Fuel ◽  
Attractive Alternative ◽  
Fuel Quality ◽  
Gas Oil ◽  
Storage Method ◽  
Water And Sediment ◽  
Main Factor

Biofuels based on vegetable oils offer the advantage being a sustainable and environmentally attractive alternative to conventional petroleum based fuel. The key issue in using vegetable oil-based fuels is oxidation stability, stoichiometric point, bio-fuel composition, antioxidants on the degradation and much oxygen with comparing to diesel gas oil. This provides a critical review of current understanding of main factor in storage method which affecting the biodiesel properties and characteristics. In the quest for fulfill the industry specifications standard; the fuel should be stored in a clean, dry and dark environment. Water and sediment contamination are basically housekeeping issues for biodiesel. Degradation by oxidation yields products that may compromise fuel properties, impair fuel quality and engine performance. The effect of storage method on the fuel properties and burning process in biodiesel fuel combustion will strongly affects the exhaust emissions.

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