Solubility of a diesel-biodiesel-ethanol blend, its fuel properties, and its emission characteristics from diesel engine

被引:398
作者
Kwanchareon, Prommes
Luengnaruemitchai, Apanee [1 ]
Jai-In, Samai
机构
[1] Chulalongkorn Univ, Petr & Petrochem Coll, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
[2] Royal Thai Navy, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
关键词
diesel; ethanol; biodiesel;
D O I
10.1016/j.fuel.2006.09.034
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
In this work, we studied the phase diagram of diesel-biodiesel-ethanol blends at different purities of ethanol and different temperatures. Fuel properties (such as density, heat of combustion, cetane number, flash point and pour point) of the selected blends and their emissions performance in a diesel engine were examined and compared to those of base diesel. It was found that the fuel properties were close to the standard limit for diesel fuel; however, the flash point of blends containing ethanol was quite different from that of conventional diesel. The high cetane value of biodiesel could compensate for the decrease of the cetane number of the blends caused by the presence of ethanol. The heating value of the blends containing lower than 10% ethanol was not significantly different from that of diesel. As for the emissions of the blends, it was found that CO and HC reduced significantly at high engine load, whereas NO, increased, when compared to those of diesel. Taking these facts into account, a blend of 80% diesel, 15% biodiesel and 5% ethanol was the most suitable ratio for diesohol production because of the acceptable fuel properties (except flash point) and the reduction of emissions. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1053 / 1061
页数:9
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