Akasyah, M Khathri and R., Mamat and Abdul Adam, Abdullah and Amir, Aziz and Mohd Hafizil, Mat Yasin (2014) Effect of Ambient Temperature on the Performance of a Diesel Engine Operating with Biofuel. In: International Conference on Automotive Innovation and Green Energy Vehicle 2014 , 26-27 August 2014 , Kuantan, Pahang. .
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Abstract
Biofuel is an alternative fuel source for diesel engines. This resource is said to have the potential to make diesel engines more efficient and economical. The aim of this paper is to study the effect of ambient temperature on combustion and performance of a diesel engine when using biofuel. The one-dimensional numerical analysis uses the GTPower software program to simulate a commercial 4-cylinder diesel engine. The diesel engine is simulated in order to study the characteristics of engine performance when the engine is operating with ethanol and methanol as alternative fuels. The simulations were conducted at full-load condition for the engine operating with diesel, ethanol, and methanol. Ambient temperatures used for each test were 30, 40, and 50 degrees Celsius. The simulation results show that the in-cylinder pressure for ethanol is higher than for methanol and for diesel at different ambient temperatures. In other tests, methanol was found to yield a higher rate of heat release compared to ethanol and diesel fuel. It can be concluded that biofuels are excellent fuel alternatives to replace diesel fuel in the future.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Speech) |
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| Additional Information: | International Conference on Automotive Innovation and Green Energy Vehicle 2014, 26-27 August 2014, Kuantan, Pahang |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Ambient temperature; Diesel engine; Performance; Biofuel; In-cylinder pressure |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery T Technology > TP Chemical technology |
| Faculty/Division: | Centre of Excellence: Automotive Engineering Centre Centre of Excellence: Automotive Engineering Centre Faculty of Mechanical Engineering |
| Depositing User: | Mrs. Neng Sury Sulaiman |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Oct 2014 02:44 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Jan 2018 00:06 |
| URI: | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6722 |
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