cold flow improvement of biodiesel and investigation of the effect of biodiesel emulsification on diesel engine performance and emissions
abstract
increasing concerns over environmental issues and conventional resource depletion have heightened our motivation to use clean and alternative fuels. biodiesel is simply derived from biomass proposed as an alternative fuel for diesel engines, which contributes to a reduction in carbon monoxide (co), smoke intensity, and unburned hydrocarbon (hc). however, biodiesel has inferior cold flow properties and emits higher nitrogen oxides (nox) compared to conventional diesel. the present work aims at improving cold flow properties of biodiesel using the fractionation method combined with additives, and investigates their effects on a diesel engine’s regulated emissions and performance. in addition, emulsion fuels were found to reduce both nox emission and smoke intensity. experiments using urea, mixture of recovered urea and crystal, and crystal fractionation were conducted; the additives include ethanol, methanol, and diethyl ether (dee). results using two modern diesel engines (a light-duty and a heavy-duty) were investigated using various fuels. the heavy-duty engine was fueled with different fuel types and eight emulsion fuels at two idling conditions (1200 rpm and 1500 rpm). the light-duty engine was fueled with biodiesel blends, fractionated biodiesel blends, emulsified diesel-biodiesel, emulsified diesel-biodiesel ammonium hydroxides blends, and emulsified biodiesel at three different engine operating conditions. the conclusion was that a mixture of recovered urea and crystal fractionation provided higher production efficiency and acceptable cloud point. a significant reduction in nox emission was obtained from emulsified fuels compared with their bases, and emulsion biodiesel with 2.5% water revealed results that were comparable to diesel in terms of nox and co emissions at all engine operating conditions.
collections
related items
showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
performance and emissions of a di diesel engine fueled by different biodiesel blends
alawi, majed m. (2014-01-22)biodiesel has been a promising clean alternative fuel to fossil fuels, which reduces the emissions that are released by fossil fuels, and possibly reduces the energy crisis caused by the exhaustion of petroleum resources ... -
conversion of crude glycerol from the biodiesel industry to value added products
uprety, bijaya kumar (2017)crude glycerol is a major by-product of the biodiesel industries. for every 100 kg of biodiesel produced, approximately 10 kg of the byproduct glycerol is generated. with the large increase in biodiesel production, there ... -
effect of glycerine and water emulsion of diesel-biodiesel blends on engine performance and emissions with egr
sidhu, manpreet singh (2018)the globally rising temperatures and its impact on our ecosystem and earth’s natural processes have raised an environmental concern worldwide. the pollution caused due to the burning of fossil fuels has resulted in climate ...