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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2018

Experimental study of methyl tert-butyl ether as an oxygenated additive in diesel and Calophyllum inophyllum methyl ester blended fuel in CI engine.

Ashok Bragadeshwaran, Nanthagopal Kasianantham, Saravanan Ballusamy, Kavalipurapu Raghu Tarun, Arumuga Perumal Dharmaraj, Muhammad Usman Kaisan

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Ashok BragadeshwaranSchool of Mechanical Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, 632014, India.
Nanthagopal KasiananthamSchool of Mechanical Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, 632014, India. nanthagopalk@yahoo.com.
Saravanan BallusamyDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad, India.
Kavalipurapu Raghu TarunSchool of Mechanical Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, 632014, India.
Arumuga Perumal DharmarajDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Surathkal, India.
Muhammad Usman KaisanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
Vellore Institute of Technology University · INAhmadu Bello University · NGIndian Institute of Technology Hyderabad · INNational Institute of Technology Karnataka · IN

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Abstract

This work presents the effect of the ternary oxygenated additive on diesel biodiesel blended fuel to evaluate the engine characteristics. The Calophyllum inophyllum trees being abundant in India can lessen the dependence on petroleum imports to a specific extent. Methyl tertiary butyl ether is used as an oxygenated additive for the ternary blends preparation as 5-20% by volume. Seven blends of neat baseline diesel, biodiesel (Calophyllum inophyllum Methyl Ester), a blend of diesel (50%)-biodiesel (50%), a blend of diesel (50%)-biodiesel-methyl tert-butyl ether (5, 10, 15, and 20%) are prepared which are tested on a single cylinder, constant speed diesel engine. The experimental results were revealed that the replacement of biodiesel by MTBE has shown a slight reduction in brake thermal efficiency with a slight increase in brake-specific fuel consumption. Further, the MTBE addition in ternary blends reduced the unburned hydrocarbon, CO, and NO

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BiofuelsCalophyllumGasolineIndiaMethyl EthersModels, TheoreticalOxygenVehicle EmissionsBiofuelsGasolineMethyl Ethersmethyl tert-butyl etherOxygenVehicle EmissionsBiodieselCalophyllum inophyllum methyl ester (CIME)Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE)Oxygenated additiveTernary blendTransesterification

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