Effect of Biodiesel Addition to Diesel Fuel on Engine Performance and Emissions

Serdari, A; Fragioudakis, K; Teas, C; Zannikos, F; Stournas, S; Lois, E

dc.contributor.author	Serdari, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Fragioudakis, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Teas, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Zannikos, F	en
dc.contributor.author	Stournas, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Lois, E	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:14:32Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:14:32Z
dc.date.issued	1999	en
dc.identifier.issn	0748-4658	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/13135
dc.relation.uri	http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0033100167&partnerID=40&md5=28efa9957d09cbd407a4773b63ec6a26	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Aerospace	en
dc.subject.other	Addition reactions	en
dc.subject.other	Automotive fuels	en
dc.subject.other	Diesel fuels	en
dc.subject.other	Exhaust gases	en
dc.subject.other	Fuel additives	en
dc.subject.other	Fuel consumption	en
dc.subject.other	Gas emissions	en
dc.subject.other	Mixtures	en
dc.subject.other	Smoke	en
dc.subject.other	Biodiesel	en
dc.subject.other	Petter diesel engines	en
dc.subject.other	Diesel engines	en
dc.title	Effect of Biodiesel Addition to Diesel Fuel on Engine Performance and Emissions	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1999	en
heal.abstract	In this paper, exhaust emission measurements are presented, using three conventional diesel-engine vehicles and one stationary Petter diesel engine. The engines were operated with typical automotive diesel fuel, containing 0.2 or 0.05 wt% sulphur, and blends of the fuels and 10 vol% biodiesel. The starting material for biodiesel preparation was sunflower oil, which is an abundant plant oil in many Mediterranean areas. The addition of biodiesel in the traditional diesel fuel resulted in significant reduction of black smoke emissions, and the combination of low-sulphur diesel fuel and biodiesel comprises the best fuel blend tested. The combination of low-sulphur diesel fuel and biodiesel resulted in reducing the particulate matter emissions at higher loads. With regard to fuel consumption, the fuels that contained biodiesel resulted in slightly increased fuel consumption. Wear metal measurements indicated that while the detected metals Ag, Cu, Pb, and Cr were not significantly affected by biodiesel addition, the fuel blend that contained biodiesel led to a slight increase of Fe into the used lubricant.	en
heal.publisher	AMER INST AERONAUT ASTRONAUT	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Propulsion and Power	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000079163400010	en
dc.identifier.volume	15	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	224	en
dc.identifier.epage	230	en