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Thermal Evaluation of Diesel/Hydrogen Peroxide Fuel Blend
Author(s) -
Yusof Zainal Abidin Mohd,
Ahmed Iqbal,
Khan Muhammad Saad,
Hussain S. Altaf,
Hussain Ahmad,
Mutalib Ibrahim bin Abdul,
Balkhair Khaled S.,
Albeirutty Muhammad H.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.201400039
Subject(s) - diesel fuel , cetane number , heat of combustion , materials science , hydrogen peroxide , solubility , chemical engineering , biodiesel , waste management , chemistry , organic chemistry , combustion , catalysis , engineering
Thermal properties of fossil fuel are the key fundamental characteristics, which can distinguish any compound as a potential fuel. The performance of diesel fuel blend along with stability and solubility parameter designs are evaluated. The results from the experimental study indicate that the increase in hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) amount enhances the cetane number of diesel fuel blend significantly. However, the calorific value decreases as compared to pure diesel fuel. All values performed well according to the ASTM D‐975 diesel testing method. The thermodynamics of the prepared fuel blends also revealed that substantial solubility and diesel/H 2 O 2 blend stability are provided even at lower temperatures. Such blends can be used as a feasible replacement of pure diesel fuel.