An investigation of using biodiesel/marine diesel blends on the performance of a stationary diesel engine

Kalligeros, S; Zannikos, F; Stournas, S; Lois, E; Anastopoulos, G; Teas, C; Sakellaropoulos, F

dc.contributor.author	Kalligeros, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Zannikos, F	en
dc.contributor.author	Stournas, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Lois, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Anastopoulos, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Teas, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Sakellaropoulos, F	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:18:39Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:18:39Z
dc.date.issued	2003	en
dc.identifier.issn	0961-9534	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/15133
dc.subject	biodiesel	en
dc.subject	marine diesel	en
dc.subject	emissions	en
dc.subject	olive oil	en
dc.subject	sunflower oil	en
dc.subject	alternative fuels	en
dc.subject.classification	Agricultural Engineering	en
dc.subject.classification	Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology	en
dc.subject.classification	Energy & Fuels	en
dc.title	An investigation of using biodiesel/marine diesel blends on the performance of a stationary diesel engine	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S0961-9534(02)00092-2	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0961-9534(02)00092-2	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2003	en
heal.abstract	Vegetable oils are produced from numerous oil seed crops. While all vegetable oils have high-energy content, most require some processing to assure safe use in internal combustion engines. Some of these oils already have been evaluated as substitutes for diesel fuels. With the exception of rape seed oil which is the principal raw material for biodiesel fatty acid methyl esters, sunflower oil, corn oil and olive oil, which are abundant in Southern Europe, along with some wastes, such as used frying oils, appear to be attractive candidates for biodiesel production. In this paper, fuel consumption and exhaust emissions measurements from a single cylinder, stationary diesel engine are described. The engine was fueled with pure marine diesel fuel and blends containing two types of biodiesel, at proportions up to 50%. The two types of biodiesel appeared to have equal performance, and irrespective of the raw material used for their production, their addition to the marine diesel fuel improved the particulate matter, unburned hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide emissions. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD	en
heal.journalName	BIOMASS & BIOENERGY	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0961-9534(02)00092-2	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000180095700005	en
dc.identifier.volume	24	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	141	en
dc.identifier.epage	149	en