Experimental and theoretical investigation on the performance of a biodiesel-powered engine from plant seeds in Egypt

Tamer M. Ismail, Ding Lu, Khaled Ramzy, M. Abd El-Salam, Guangsuo Yu and M.A. Elkady

Energy, 2019, vol. 189, issue C

Abstract: The use of non-edible vegetable oils as diesel engine fuel is a green solution which fosters energy security and reduces dependency on fossil fuels. Canola and jatropha plant seeds were adopted in this study based on their different physicochemical properties. Transesterification was used to upgrade the seed-derived oils into diesel grade oil. The engine performance, combustion behavior and emissions associated with biodiesel and its blends were studied. Results showed that biofuels have better performance when compared to a diesel. Significant reduction in emissions even high engine loads was achieved. The performance analysis of the test results showed that the brake specific fuel consumption values were slightly higher compared to diesel. Due to the shortage in studying the engine performance and emissions using the CFD techniques, a home-made code, COMMENT code, has been developed for the solution of optimization problems related to development and operation of ICEs. According to the different statistical analysis, the results were in good agreement with the experimental data with an average error of 2.7%.

Keywords: Biodiesel; Diesel engine; Emissions; Performance; Thermodynamic model; In-house package (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.116197

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