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	2014-03-01T01:51:50Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:51:50Z
dc.date.issued	2002	en
dc.identifier.issn	09619534	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/26470
dc.subject	Alternative fuels	en
dc.subject	Biodiesel	en
dc.subject	Emissions	en
dc.subject	Marine diesel	en
dc.subject	Olive oil	en
dc.subject	Sunflower oil	en
dc.subject.other	Biomass	en
dc.subject.other	Carbon monoxide	en
dc.subject.other	Diesel fuels	en
dc.subject.other	Internal combustion engines	en
dc.subject.other	Nitrogen oxides	en
dc.subject.other	Biodiesel	en
dc.subject.other	Carbon monoxide emissions	en
dc.subject.other	Vegetable oils	en
dc.subject.other	biofuel	en
dc.subject.other	engine	en
dc.subject.other	Helianthus	en
dc.subject.other	Zea mays	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.publicationDate	2002	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. © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.journalName	Biomass and Bioenergy	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0961-9534(02)00092-2	en
dc.identifier.volume	24	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	141	en
dc.identifier.epage	149	en