Effect of diesel-microalgae biodiesel-butanol blends on performance and emissions of diesel engine

TÜCCAR G., ÖZGÜR T., AYDIN K.

FUEL, cilt.132, ss.47-52, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 132
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.fuel.2014.04.074
  • Dergi Adı: FUEL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.47-52
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Microalgae, Butanol, Biodiesel, Fuel properties, Engine performance, N-BUTANOL, EXHAUST EMISSIONS, FUEL BLENDS, CI ENGINE, COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS, METHYL-ESTERS, SEED OIL, ETHANOL, PARAMETERS
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this work, the commercially available diesel fuel (D), diesel (80%)-microalgae biodiesel (20%) (by volume) (D80B20), diesel (70%)- microalgae biodiesel (20%)- butanol (10%) (D70B20But10) and diesel (60%)- microalgae biodiesel (20%)- butanol (20%) (D60B20But20) fuels were tested to evaluate the effects of the fuel blends on the performance and exhaust emissions of a diesel engine. Engine performance parameters and exhaust gas emissions such as nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and smoke opacity were measured. The results showed that; although butanol addition caused a slight reduction in torque and brake power values, the emission values of the engine were improved. Therefore, butanol can be used as a very promising additive to diesel- microalgae biodiesel blends. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.