OPTIMIZATION OF DIESEL, METHYL TALLOWATE AND ETHANOL BLEND FOR REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM DIESEL-ENGINE

Authors
ALI Y HANNA MA BORG JE
Citation
Y. Ali et al., OPTIMIZATION OF DIESEL, METHYL TALLOWATE AND ETHANOL BLEND FOR REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM DIESEL-ENGINE, Bioresource technology, 52(3), 1995, pp. 237-243
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Energy & Fuels","Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology",Agriculture
Journal title
Bioresource technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09608524
Volume
52
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
237 - 243
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-8524(1995)52:3<237:OODMTA>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
A Cummins N14-410 engine was operated on different fuels produced by b lending methyl tallowate and ethanol with No. 2 diesel fuel. Four fuel blends, namely: neat No. 2 diesel fuel; and 80:13:7, 70:19.5:10.5 and 60:26:14 (% v/v) blends of diesel:methyl tallowate:ethanol, were prep ared and tested for engine performance and emission analyses. Engine p erformance and emission data were used to optimize the blend of diesel fuel:methyl tallowate:ethanol for reducing engine emissions. The emis sions were found to be minimum with a 80:13:7 blend of diesel:methyl t allowate:ethanol, without a significant drop in engine power output.