Influence of Silica Nano-Additives on Performance and Emission Characteristics of Soybean Biodiesel Fuelled Diesel Engine

R. S. Gavhane, A. M. Kate, Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar, V. D. Wakchaure, Sagar Balgude, I. M. Rizwanul Fattah, Nik-Nazri Nik-Ghazali, H. Fayaz, T. M. Yunus Khan, M. A. Mujtaba, Ravinder Kumar and M. Shahabuddin
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R. S. Gavhane: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrutvahini College of Engineering, Sangamner, Ahmednagar 422608, India
A. M. Kate: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Zeal College of Engineering and Research, Pune 411041, India
Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
V. D. Wakchaure: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrutvahini College of Engineering, Sangamner, Ahmednagar 422608, India
Sagar Balgude: D Y Patil College of Engineering, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra 411044, India
I. M. Rizwanul Fattah: School of Information, Systems and Modelling, Faculty of Engineering and I.T., University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
Nik-Nazri Nik-Ghazali: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
H. Fayaz: Modeling Evolutionary Algorithms Simulation and Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
T. M. Yunus Khan: Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, PO Box 394, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia
M. A. Mujtaba: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
Ravinder Kumar: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Kapurthala, Punjab 144411, India
M. Shahabuddin: Carbon Technology Research Centre, School of Engineering, Information Technology and Physical Sciences, Federation University Australia, Churchill, VIC 3842, Australia

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 5, 1-16

Abstract: The present study examines the effect of silicon dioxide (SiO 2 ) nano-additives on the performance and emission characteristics of a diesel engine fuelled with soybean biodiesel. Soybean biofuel was prepared using the transesterification process. The morphology of nano-additives was studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The Ultrasonication process was used for the homogeneous blending of nano-additives with biodiesel, while surfactant was used for the stabilisation of nano-additives. The physicochemical properties of pure and blended fuel samples were measured as per ASTM standards. The performance and emissions characteristics of different fuel samples were measured at different loading conditions. It was found that the brake thermal efficiency (BTE) and brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) increased by 3.48–6.39% and 5.81–9.88%, respectively, with the addition of SiO 2 nano-additives. The carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbon (HC) and smoke emissions for nano-additive added blends were decreased by 1.9–17.5%, 20.56–27.5% and 10.16–23.54% compared to SBME25 fuel blends.

Keywords: soybean biodiesel; engine performance; engine emission; nano-additives; SEM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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