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Analysis of operating a diesel engine on biodiesel-ethanol and biodiesel-methanol blends

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  • Yilmaz, Nadir
  • Sanchez, Tomas M.

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In this work, standard diesel, neat biodiesel, biodiesel(85%)-methanol(15%) (B85M15) and biodiesel(85%)-ethanol(15%) (B85E15) fuels are tested. Experiments are carried out using a two-cylinder, 4-cycle, direct injected, water-cooled diesel engine at five loads between no load and a full load of 3000 rpm. Performance and emission characteristics of the engine fueled with biodiesel-ethanol and biodiesel-methanol blends were compared to neat biodiesel and standard diesel fuel as the baseline fuels. Overall, biodiesel-alcohol blends, as compared to diesel, reduce NO emissions while increasing CO and HC emissions, at below 70% loads. It is also shown that biodiesel-ethanol blend is more effective than biodiesel-methanol for emission reduction and overall engine performance.

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  • Yilmaz, Nadir & Sanchez, Tomas M., 2012. "Analysis of operating a diesel engine on biodiesel-ethanol and biodiesel-methanol blends," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 46(1), pages 126-129.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:46:y:2012:i:1:p:126-129
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2011.11.062
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