Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2015
Abstract
This paper presents the prospect of biodiesel derived from Aphanamixis polystachya oil in diesel engine. The study deals with the physicochemical properties of A. polystachya methyl ester (APME) and its blends followed by evaluation of performance and emission characteristics of APME5 and APME10 in a multi-cylinder diesel engine. It has been observed that the properties of biodiesel and its blends are compatible with the ASTM D6751 and ASTM D7467 standards, respectively. It was found that, APME5 and APME10 showed an average 0.9 and 1.81 reduction in torque and 0.9 and 2.1 reduction in brake power (BP), and 0.87 and 1.78 increase in brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) compared to diesel. In the case of engine emissions, diesel blends of APME gave an average reduction in carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbon (HC) emissions compared to pure diesel. However, APME blends emitted higher levels of nitrous oxide compared to diesel. It was found that APME5 and APME10 could be used as a diesel fuel substitute without any engine modifications. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords
Aphanamixis polystachya, Diesel engine, Biodiesel properties, Engine performance
Divisions
fac_eng
Funders
The authors would like to express their thanks to the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for financial support through High Impact Research (HIR), Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) and the University of Malaya Research Grant (UMRG) with g
Publication Title
Energy Conversion and Management
Volume
91
Publisher
Elsevier
Additional Information
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