An Experimental Investigation of Ethanol-Diesel Blends on Performance and Exhaust Emissions of Diesel Engines | Zendy

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An Experimental Investigation of Ethanol-Diesel Blends on Performance and Exhaust Emissions of Diesel Engines

Author(s) -

Sandalcı Tarkan,

Karagöz Yasin,

Orak Emre,

Yüksek Levent

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

advances in mechanical engineering

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.318

H-Index - 40

ISSN - 1687-8132

DOI - 10.1155/2014/409739

Subject(s) - diesel fuel , diesel engine , brake specific fuel consumption , diesel exhaust , environmental science , waste management , biofuel , thermal efficiency , carbureted compression ignition model engine , winter diesel fuel , automotive engineering , diesel particulate filter , alcohol fuel , exhaust gas recirculation , materials science , exhaust gas , diesel cycle , compression ratio , internal combustion engine , engineering , combustion , chemistry , organic chemistry

Ethanol is a promising alternative fuel, due to its renewable biobased origin. Also, it has lower carbon content than diesel fuel and it is oxygenated. For this reason, ethanol is providing remarkable potential to reduce particulate emulsions in compression-ignition engines. In this study, performance of ethanol-diesel blends has been investigated experimentally. Tested fuels were mineral diesel fuel (E0D100), 15% (v/v) ethanol/diesel fuel blend (E15D85), and 30% (v/v) ethanol/diesel fuel blend (E30D70). Firstly, the solubility of ethanol and diesel was experienced. Engine tests were carried out to reveal the performance and emissions of the engine fuelled with the blends. Full load operating conditions at various engine speeds were investigated. Engine brake torque, brake power, brake specific fuel consumption, brake thermal efficiency, exhaust gas temperature, and finally exhaust emissions were measured. Performance of the tested engine decreased substantially while improvement on smoke and gaseous emissions makes ethanol blend favorable.

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