Emission characteristics of influence of nano-additives doped biofuel in a diesel engine

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harish Venu ◽  
Nivin Joy ◽  
Sagili Srikanth Reddy ◽  
Chimakurthy Venkata Subramanyam ◽  
J. Jayaprabakar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
Nano Additives

scholarly journals Influence of Silica Nano-Additives on Performance and Emission Characteristics of Soybean Biodiesel Fuelled Diesel Engine

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 1489
Author(s):  
R. S. Gavhane ◽  
A. M. Kate ◽  
Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar ◽  
V. D. Wakchaure ◽  
Sagar Balgude ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Brake Thermal Efficiency ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Performance And Emission ◽  
Fuel Blends ◽  
Soybean Biodiesel ◽  
Performance And Emissions ◽  
Nano Additives

The present study examines the effect of silicon dioxide (SiO2) nano-additives on the performance and emission characteristics of a diesel engine fuelled with soybean biodiesel. Soybean biofuel was prepared using the transesterification process. The morphology of nano-additives was studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The Ultrasonication process was used for the homogeneous blending of nano-additives with biodiesel, while surfactant was used for the stabilisation of nano-additives. The physicochemical properties of pure and blended fuel samples were measured as per ASTM standards. The performance and emissions characteristics of different fuel samples were measured at different loading conditions. It was found that the brake thermal efficiency (BTE) and brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) increased by 3.48–6.39% and 5.81–9.88%, respectively, with the addition of SiO2 nano-additives. The carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbon (HC) and smoke emissions for nano-additive added blends were decreased by 1.9–17.5%, 20.56–27.5% and 10.16–23.54% compared to SBME25 fuel blends.

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