Evaluating the Influence of Cetane Improver Additives on the Outcomes of a Diesel Engine Characteristics Fueled with Peppermint Oil Diesel Blend

Paneerselvam, Purushothaman; Venkadesan, Gnanamoorthi; Panithasan, Mebin Samuel; Alaganathan, Gurusamy; Wierzbicki, Sławomir; Mikulski, Maciej

doi:10.3390/en14102786

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“…The engine performances; power and torque as well as the increase in SFC efficiency as shown in pictures gb1 and gb2 are the addition of ED as an additive. This reason is supported by several studies reported [56][57][58][59][60][61]. That, in general, additives have a decreasing effect on the density of biodiesel fuel and an increase in the cetane index.…”

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Engine Performance Using Blended Fuels of Biodiesel and Eco Diesel

Idris¹,

Husin²,

Hermawan³

et al. 2023

Energy Engineering

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Diesel engines is an internal combustion engine with high thermal efficiency, which also uses biodiesel fuel, an environmentally friendly, non-toxic, and low sulfur content. Biodiesel has been around for a long time due to its similar characteristics to diesel fuels which has limited availability. However, several disadvantages are associated with biodiesel, such as poor volatility and high viscosity, which reduces engine performance. Therefore, this study was carried out to improve the diesel engine performance by mixing biodiesel with ecodiesel (ED), an additive produced from natural ingredients that is dissolvable in biodiesel. The biodiesel fuel properties used are density 860 kg/m 3 , dynamic viscosity 4.50E-06 m 2 /s, cetane number 45, and flashpoint 52°C. The results showed that biodiesel-ED mixture could improve engine performance and the optimum performance was at a speed of 3000 rpm on 43.30 (kW), 124.93 (N.m) of the engine torque, and 2.45E -5 (kg/kW.s) of the specific fuel consumption. According to paired sample t-test, the difference in the engine performance is only experienced in the torque, which has a significant increase in the composition of the biodiesel+ED by 0.07 gr mixture.

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Engine Performance Using Blended Fuels of Biodiesel and Eco Diesel

Idris¹,

Husin²,

Hermawan³

et al. 2023

Energy Engineering

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“…The results of the studies presented in three papers validate the alternative fuel additives [1,4,5]. Fabiś et al [1] present the potential of dimethyl ether as fuel for SI engines.…”

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“…Fabiś et al [1] present the potential of dimethyl ether as fuel for SI engines. Paneerselvam et al [4] evaluate peppermint bio-oil as an additive applied as a cetane improver. Cisek et al [5] prove the synergy effect between examined additives which manifested in greater reduction in nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, while using both additives together compared to individual use.…”

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“…Finally, researchers, investors, legislators, and society need to have open access to well-organized, up-to-date, and relevant developments in the above fields in order to support the necessary transition of the fuel market. Nine articles have been successfully submitted to the Special Issue of Energies on the subject area of "Renewable Fuels for Internal Combustion Engines" [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. All manuscripts present the results of original experiments in complementary sub-areas of this.…”

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Renewable Fuels for Internal Combustion Engines

2021

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The continuous need for systematization and open dissemination of knowledge on Renewable Fuels intended for use in Internal Combustion Engines forms the premise of the presented Special Issue titled “Renewable Fuels for Internal Combustion”. Experts in the field were encouraged to share their latest findings in the form of original research papers, case studies, or short reviews. Works targeting all aspects of the value chain were considered necessary, including the following: (liquid and gaseous) fuel production process, upgrading (catalytic and fractional blending), up to end, valorization in combustion engines (conventional and advanced concepts). Finally, techno-economic analyses aiming to valorize the value chain holistically were warmly encouraged to submit papers in this Special Issue of the Energies Journal. In this book, the reader will find successful submissions that present the latest findings from the discussed research field, encapsulated into nine chapters.

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“…As a setback for these fuels, they all lack to attain a higher cetane value. 7,8 It is well-known that diesel engines need a moderate cetane number to have lower ignition delays and efficient combustion processes. Thus, a lower cetane value directly affects the ignition delay period of the fuel being used in a diesel engine.…”

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Evaluating the outcomes of a single-cylinder CRDI engine operated by lemon peel oil under the influence of DTBP, rice husk nano additive and water injection

Panithasan

Venkadesan²

2021

International Journal of Engine Research

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In the search for an alternative energy source with lesser pollution for transportation needs, bio-oil, a denser and viscous fuel that needs a transesterification process, have been widely considered for diesel engines. However, these problems are solved by using low viscous biofuel, but this improvement also significantly leads to increased NOx emission. Hence this present study investigates the usage of a low viscous biofuel in the CRDI engine with measures to reduce NOx emission through water injection technique. The low viscous bio-oil was used in this study along with an ignition enhancer (di-tert-butyl-peroxide), non-metallic nano additive (rice husk). They were tested in a constant speed, single-cylinder, diesel engine for various loads. Considering the brake thermal efficiency (BTE), 2% and 150 ppm were selected as the optimum value after testing five ratios (1%, 1.5%, 2%, 2.5% and 3%) of di tert butyl peroxide (DTBP) and four ratios (50, 100, 150 and 200 ppm) of rice husk (RH). The lemon peel oil (LPO) with the optimum additive ratio produced 30.69% BTE, which was 4.7% lesser than diesel fuel. A considerable decrease in fuel consumption and emissions except for nitrogen oxides (NOx) is recorded. NOx emission increased by 17.3% for the biofuel blend containing RH and DTBP. To control NOx emission, 2% of water was injected into the intake manifold with the fresh intake air. Two percent by vol. was finalised after experimenting four ratios (1%, 2%, 3% and 4%) of water addition. This 2% water reduces 11% of NOx emission and affects the other outputs, denoted with the 8.9% reduced BTE value compared with diesel fuel. Thus, the LPOC combination proved to operate well in the CRDI engine and produces lower NOx emissions than other LPO blends.

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Evaluating the Influence of Cetane Improver Additives on the Outcomes of a Diesel Engine Characteristics Fueled with Peppermint Oil Diesel Blend

Cited by 22 publications

References 44 publications

Engine Performance Using Blended Fuels of Biodiesel and Eco Diesel

Engine Performance Using Blended Fuels of Biodiesel and Eco Diesel

Renewable Fuels for Internal Combustion Engines

Evaluating the outcomes of a single-cylinder CRDI engine operated by lemon peel oil under the influence of DTBP, rice husk nano additive and water injection

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