Comparison of performance and emissions characteristics of DI CI engine fueled with dual biodiesel blends of palm and jatropha

A Nalgundwar, B Paul, SK Sharma - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Indian Railways is now looking to phase in biodiesel up to 5% of the total fuel
consumption in its vast fleet of over 4000 diesel locomotives, and to achieve this various …

The role of butanol in the development of sustainable fuel technologies

BG Harvey, HA Meylemans - Journal of Chemical Technology …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
OVERVIEW: The development of innovative methods to efficiently convert biomass to fuels
and industrial chemicals is one of the grand challenges of the current age. n‐Butanol is a …

Influences of ignition improver additive on ternary (diesel-biodiesel-higher alcohol) blends thermal stability and diesel engine performance

HK Imdadul, HH Masjuki, MA Kalam… - Energy Conversion and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Pentanol is a long chain alcohol produced from renewable sources and considered as a
promising biofuel as a blending component with diesel or biodiesel blends. However, the …

Evaluation of oxygenated n-butanol-biodiesel blends along with ethyl hexyl nitrate as cetane improver on diesel engine attributes

HK Imdadul, HH Masjuki, MA Kalam… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
In the present investigation, an attempt has been made to study the fuel properties, engine
performance and emission of a diesel engine by mixing ethyl hexyl nitrate (EHN) with n …

Effect of biodiesel fuel properties and formation of NOx emissions: a review

K Velmurugan, AP Sathiyagnanam - International Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Biodiesel is revealed as an environmentally friendly alternative fuel for a CI engine and it
can palliate regulated and unregulated emissions. Biodiesel is substantially found to reduce …

Experimental assessment of non-edible candlenut biodiesel and its blend characteristics as diesel engine fuel

HK Imdadul, NWM Zulkifli, HH Masjuki… - … Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
Exploring new renewable energy sources as a substitute of petroleum reserves is necessary
due to fulfilling the oncoming energy needs for industry and transportation systems. In this …

Investigation of ignition characteristics and performance of a neat n-butanol direct injection compression ignition engine at low load

T Yanai, G Bryden, S Dev, GT Reader, M Zheng - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Neat (100%) n-butanol was implemented in a direct injection (DI) compression
ignition (CI) engine. The ignition, combustion, and emission characteristics at low engine …

Clean combustion in a diesel engine using direct injection of neat n-butanol

T Yanai, X Han, M Wang, GT Reader, M Zheng, J Tjong - 2014 - sae.org
The study investigated the characteristics of the combustion, the emissions and the thermal
efficiency of a direct injection diesel engine fuelled with neat n-butanol. Engine tests were …

Impact of fuelling techniques on neat n-butanol combustion and emissions in a compression ignition engine

T Yanai, S Dev, X Han, M Zheng, J Tjong - SAE International Journal of …, 2015 - JSTOR
This study investigated neat n-butanol combustion, emissions and thermal efficiency
characteristics in a compression ignition (CI) engine by using two fuelling techniques-port …

Preliminary Investigation of Direct Injection Neat n-Butanol in a Diesel Engine

T Yanai, X Han, GT Reader… - Journal of Energy …, 2015 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The characteristics of combustion, emissions, and thermal efficiency of a diesel engine with
direct injection (DI) neat n-butanol were investigated. The engine ran at a load of 6.5–8.0 bar …