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Performance Test of Dual Fuel Engine Using Octagonal with Algae Biodiesel


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1 Deparment of Mechanical Engineering, Syed Ammal Engineering College, Ramanathapuram 623 502, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Engineering and Architecture Faculty, Nisantasi University, Istanbul, Turkey
 

In comparison to internal combustion engines, diesel engines are high thermal-efficient. However, the application of diesel engines is still dependent on fossil fuels. This fuel has limited availability and the effects are also very dangerous, especially its emission. Octagonal has been used as an alternative fuel to replace fossil-based diesel fuel. The purpose of this work is to explore the performance of the dual fuel engine-octagonal diesel. The performance test has been carried out by running the indirect injection engine that is modified to direct injection at 1500 rpm using four types of like diesel fuel, and diesel mixed with octagonal 2.5, 5 and 10%. The results show that there was an increasing effect of engine-indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP) value and brake-specific fuel consumption (BSFC) reduction when the engine is operated using octagonal diesel fuel blends. The emission of hydrocarbon (HC) tended to increase, while the emission of smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) decreased when the engine is operated using dual fuel-octagonal diesel.

Keywords

Diesel Engine, Dual Fuel, Emission, Octagonal, Performance Test.
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  • Performance Test of Dual Fuel Engine Using Octagonal with Algae Biodiesel

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Authors

S Karthikeyan
Deparment of Mechanical Engineering, Syed Ammal Engineering College, Ramanathapuram 623 502, Tamil Nadu, India
Ekrem Yanmaz
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Engineering and Architecture Faculty, Nisantasi University, Istanbul, Turkey

Abstract


In comparison to internal combustion engines, diesel engines are high thermal-efficient. However, the application of diesel engines is still dependent on fossil fuels. This fuel has limited availability and the effects are also very dangerous, especially its emission. Octagonal has been used as an alternative fuel to replace fossil-based diesel fuel. The purpose of this work is to explore the performance of the dual fuel engine-octagonal diesel. The performance test has been carried out by running the indirect injection engine that is modified to direct injection at 1500 rpm using four types of like diesel fuel, and diesel mixed with octagonal 2.5, 5 and 10%. The results show that there was an increasing effect of engine-indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP) value and brake-specific fuel consumption (BSFC) reduction when the engine is operated using octagonal diesel fuel blends. The emission of hydrocarbon (HC) tended to increase, while the emission of smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) decreased when the engine is operated using dual fuel-octagonal diesel.

Keywords


Diesel Engine, Dual Fuel, Emission, Octagonal, Performance Test.

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