Open AccessPerformance Study of a Domestic Boiler Fueled By Biodiesel Produced From Rapeseed
Author(s) -
M. A. Hamdan,
Derar Almomani
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of thermal and environmental engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1923-7316
DOI - 10.5383/ijtee.12.02.001
Subject(s) - biodiesel , diesel fuel , waste management , boiler (water heating) , fuel oil , environmental science , nox , fuel efficiency , biofuel , rapeseed , brake specific fuel consumption , winter diesel fuel , heating oil , petroleum , pulp and paper industry , engineering , chemistry , combustion , automotive engineering , diesel cycle , combustion chamber , biochemistry , food science , organic chemistry , catalysis
A domestic boiler was used in this work to compare its performance when it is powered by diesel fuel and biodiesel fuel that is produced from rapeseed oil, then blends of both fuels were prepared with different concentrations of biofuel (B5, B10 and B20). The performance measurements included the efficiency of the boiler, the specific fuel consumption in addition to the environmental impact represented by exhaust gases analysis; this included the concentration measurements of main species such as NOX, NO2, NO, SO2, CO2 and hydrocarbon. It was found that there is a small decrease in boiler efficiency resulting from using biodiesel fuel. Moreover, an increase in the specific fuel consumption has been noticed. The performance of a domestic boiler when operating using B20, B5 and B10 blends has similar fuel consumption and efficiency when it is powered by petroleum diesel fuel. The regulated emissions from biodiesel fuel found to be more ecological than petroleum diesel, with the concentrations of all pollutants decrease with the percentages of biodiesel in the blends.