TY - JOUR
T1 - On the influence of low octane gasoline and biodiesel on diesel engine operating characteristics
AU - Aboud, Loay M.
AU - Almanzalawy, M. S.
AU - Elbatran, A. H.Abdelbaky
AU - Tawfik, Adel A.
AU - Elwardany, A. E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023/10/23
Y1 - 2023/10/23
N2 - Biodiesel is a promising alternative fuel, but it has drawbacks. This research aims to diminish the NOx dilemma for diesel and biodiesel by utilizing straight-run naphtha as an additive. It has a low carbon footprint of production from light distilled crude oil without any requirement for the thermal cracking process. The diesel was blended with naphtha at percentages of 5%, 10%, and 15% that abbreviated by N5, N10, and N15, respectively. The biodiesel/diesel blend was mixed with the same naphtha concentrations forming the blends B30N5, B30N10, and B30N15, respectively. Experiments were applied on a single-cylinder engine at 2,000 rpm and different loads. The findings revealed that N15 declined the brake specific fuel consumption (bsfc) at most loads relative to neat diesel. Contrarily, biodiesel blends reflected a spiking trend of bsfc at tested loads. Notably, the NOx emissions declined with N15 blend at high loads relative to neat diesel. The blends B30N15 and B30N10 reduced NOx at high loads compared to the diesel/biodiesel blend. The straight-run naphtha was found to be a promising additive because the balanced composition of the iso-paraffins and n-paraffins. Hence, it dominated the ignition tendency and reduced NOx emissions due to its cooling effect.
AB - Biodiesel is a promising alternative fuel, but it has drawbacks. This research aims to diminish the NOx dilemma for diesel and biodiesel by utilizing straight-run naphtha as an additive. It has a low carbon footprint of production from light distilled crude oil without any requirement for the thermal cracking process. The diesel was blended with naphtha at percentages of 5%, 10%, and 15% that abbreviated by N5, N10, and N15, respectively. The biodiesel/diesel blend was mixed with the same naphtha concentrations forming the blends B30N5, B30N10, and B30N15, respectively. Experiments were applied on a single-cylinder engine at 2,000 rpm and different loads. The findings revealed that N15 declined the brake specific fuel consumption (bsfc) at most loads relative to neat diesel. Contrarily, biodiesel blends reflected a spiking trend of bsfc at tested loads. Notably, the NOx emissions declined with N15 blend at high loads relative to neat diesel. The blends B30N15 and B30N10 reduced NOx at high loads compared to the diesel/biodiesel blend. The straight-run naphtha was found to be a promising additive because the balanced composition of the iso-paraffins and n-paraffins. Hence, it dominated the ignition tendency and reduced NOx emissions due to its cooling effect.
KW - Diesel
KW - engine performance
KW - exhaust emissions
KW - ignition characteristics
KW - naphtha
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U2 - 10.1080/10916466.2023.2271529
DO - 10.1080/10916466.2023.2271529
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85174578491
SN - 1091-6466
VL - 42
SP - 1064
EP - 1081
JO - Petroleum Science and Technology
JF - Petroleum Science and Technology
IS - 9
ER -