Exhaust emissions of biodiesel binary and multi-blends from Cotton, Jatropha and Neem oil from stationary multi cylinder CI engine
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2017
Abstract
Biodiesel considerably decrease the CO and CO2 emissions and its blends reduce NOX emissions. In this work, binary blends of biodiesel from Cotton, Jatropha and Neem with diesel were prepared in form of B5C, B10C, B15C, B20C, B25C and B30C for Cotton at 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% and 30% respectively. This was similarly done for Jatropha and Neem biodiesel designated as B5J and B10N, etc. A set of multi-blends of all the 3biodiesel with diesel were also prepared. The fuel samples were used to run a Cusson's 4-cylinder, stationary diesel engine with data logger system. The exhaust emissions of fuel during the combustion process were measured using IMR 1400 gas analyser to detect the composition of flue gases at 1500 rpm, 2000 rpm, and 2500 rpm engine speeds. It was found that, B20C has the lowest exhaust temperature, lowest percentage losses, highest combustion efficiency, and lowest NOX and CO2 emissions, but highest SO2 emissions although with negligible percentage. The binary biodiesel blends are better than the multi-blends in terms of exhaust emissions reduction.
Publication Title
Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
Volume
53
First Page
403
Last Page
414
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1016/j.trd.2017.04.040
ISSN
13619209
Citation Information
Kaisan, Anafi, F. ., Nuszkowski, J., Kulla, D. ., & Umaru, S. (2017). Exhaust emissions of biodiesel binary and multi-blends from Cotton, Jatropha and Neem oil from stationary multi cylinder CI engine. Transportation Research. Part D, Transport and Environment, 53, 403–414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2017.04.040