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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2017

Effect of small proportion of butanol additive on the performance, emission, and combustion of Australian native first- and second-generation biodiesel in a diesel engine.

Md Mofijur Rahman, Mohammad Golam Rasul, Nur Md Sayeed Hassan, Abul Kalam Azad, Md Nasir Uddin

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Md Mofijur RahmanSchool of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD, 4702, Australia. m.rahman@cqu.edu.au.
Mohammad Golam RasulSchool of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD, 4702, Australia.
Nur Md Sayeed HassanSchool of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD, 4702, Australia.
Abul Kalam AzadSchool of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD, 4702, Australia.
Md Nasir UddinDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkhla University, Chang Wat Songkhla, 90110, Thailand.
Central Queensland University · AUPrince of Songkla University · TH

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Abstract

This paper aims to investigate the effect of the addition of 5% alcohol (butanol) with biodiesel-diesel blends on the performance, emissions, and combustion of a naturally aspirated four stroke multi-cylinder diesel engine at different engine speeds (1200 to 2400 rpm) under full load conditions. Three types of local Australian biodiesel, namely macadamia biodiesel (MB), rice bran biodiesel (RB), and waste cooking oil biodiesel (WCB), were used for this study, and the data was compared with results for conventional diesel fuel (B0). Performance results showed that the addition of butanol with diesel-biodiesel blends slightly lowers the engine efficiency. The emission study revealed that the addition of butanol additive with diesel-biodiesel blends lowers the exhaust gas temperature (EGT), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxide (NOx), and particulate matter (PM) emissions whereas it increases hydrocarbon (HC) emissions compared to B0. The combustion results indicated that in-cylinder pressure (CP) for additive added fuel is higher (0.45-1.49%), while heat release rate (HRR) was lower (2.60-9.10%) than for B0. Also, additive added fuel lowers the ignition delay (ID) by 23-30% than for B0. Finally, it can be recommended that the addition of 5% butanol with Australian biodiesel-diesel blends can significantly lower the NOx and PM emissions.

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AustraliaBiofuelsButanolsCarbon MonoxideGasolineNitrogen OxidesParticulate MatterVehicle EmissionsBiofuelsButanolsCarbon MonoxideGasolineNitrogen OxidesParticulate MatterVehicle EmissionsButanolCombustionEnvironment pollutionMacadamia biodieselRice bran biodieselWaste cooking biodiesel

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