An Experimental Investigation of Ethanol-Diesel Blends on Performance and Exhaust Emissions of Diesel Engines
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, performan...
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-163a5e7b970143a7ace81174a95c2b3f2022-12-21T17:34:02ZengSAGE PublishingAdvances in Mechanical Engineering1687-81322014-08-01610.1155/2014/40973910.1155_2014/409739An Experimental Investigation of Ethanol-Diesel Blends on Performance and Exhaust Emissions of Diesel EnginesTarkan Sandalcı0Yasin Karagöz1Emre Orak2Levent Yüksek3 Automotive Division, Mechanical Engineering Faculty, Yıldız Technical University, 34349 Istanbul, Turkey Automotive Division, Mechanical Engineering Faculty, Yıldız Technical University, 34349 Istanbul, Turkey Automotive Division, Mechanical Engineering Faculty, Yıldız Technical University, 34349 Istanbul, Turkey Mechanical Engineering Department Internal Combustion Engines Lab, Yıldız Technical University, Beşiktaş, 34349 Istanbul, TurkeyEthanol 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.https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/409739 |
| spellingShingle | Tarkan Sandalcı Yasin Karagöz Emre Orak Levent Yüksek An Experimental Investigation of Ethanol-Diesel Blends on Performance and Exhaust Emissions of Diesel Engines Advances in Mechanical Engineering |
| title | An Experimental Investigation of Ethanol-Diesel Blends on Performance and Exhaust Emissions of Diesel Engines |
| title_full | An Experimental Investigation of Ethanol-Diesel Blends on Performance and Exhaust Emissions of Diesel Engines |
| title_fullStr | An Experimental Investigation of Ethanol-Diesel Blends on Performance and Exhaust Emissions of Diesel Engines |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Experimental Investigation of Ethanol-Diesel Blends on Performance and Exhaust Emissions of Diesel Engines |
| title_short | An Experimental Investigation of Ethanol-Diesel Blends on Performance and Exhaust Emissions of Diesel Engines |
| title_sort | experimental investigation of ethanol diesel blends on performance and exhaust emissions of diesel engines |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/409739 |
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