Comparative evaluation of the blends of gas-to-liquid (GTL) fuels and biodiesels with diesel at high idling conditions: an in-depth analysis on engine performance and environment pollutants
Abstract:This study focuses on the physicochemical fuel characteristics and engine performance-emission features of three prospective alternative transportation fuels: Alexandrian laurel biodiesel (ALBD), jatropha biodiesel (JBD) and GTL fuel at high idling conditions. The blends of GTL fuel (G10, G20), JBD (J10, J20) and ALBD (AL10, AL20) with diesel had been investigated in a multi-cylinder diesel engine at different load-speed conditions. Analysis of the fuel properties showed a linear variation of the major fuel pr… Show more
“…This reduction in smoke emission for G20 is in accordance with reports in the literature 2,45,62,63 and can be attributed to the combined effect of the absence of aromatics (regarded as soot predecessors), low sulfur content and higher hydrogen-tocarbon ratio of GTL fuel. For the other two blends, the higher oxygen content associated with the lower sulfur content and impurities can explain the decreases in smoke emission.…”
This study presents a comparative analysis of the blends of JBD (J20) and GTL fuel (G20) with diesel, including a ternary blend of JBD-GTL-diesel (DJG20), in the context of fuel properties, engine performance and emission characteristics.
“…This reduction in smoke emission for G20 is in accordance with reports in the literature 2,45,62,63 and can be attributed to the combined effect of the absence of aromatics (regarded as soot predecessors), low sulfur content and higher hydrogen-tocarbon ratio of GTL fuel. For the other two blends, the higher oxygen content associated with the lower sulfur content and impurities can explain the decreases in smoke emission.…”
This study presents a comparative analysis of the blends of JBD (J20) and GTL fuel (G20) with diesel, including a ternary blend of JBD-GTL-diesel (DJG20), in the context of fuel properties, engine performance and emission characteristics.
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