Engine performance and emissions of fuel produced from palm kernel oil
Ayetor, G. K.; Sunnu, A. K.; Kesse, M. A. (2019-10-03)
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Ayetor, G. K.
Sunnu, A. K.
Kesse, M. A.
03.10.2019
Biofuels
Taylor & Francis
School of Energy Systems
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe202003198539
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe202003198539
Tiivistelmä
In this research work, the experimental investigation on effect of preheating on the performance and emissions of a direct injection diesel engine has been reported. Four different fuels were tested using the same diesel engine: crude palm kernel oil (CPKO), preheated crude palm kernel oil (PCPKO), palm kernel oil methyl ester (PKOME) and petroleum diesel (petrodiesel) as reference fuel. A novel technique of using engine coolant to preheat the CPKO to PCPKO was employed. A bypass was created from the engine for the coolant to pass through and heat a series of coiled copper tubes inside the fuel tank and on which was the PCPKO. Preheating CPKO to obtain PCPKO reduced the viscosity by 59% and improved brake torque and brake power by 14%. BTE and BSFC of PCPKO was better than CPKO by 16% and 36%, respectively because the lowered viscosity of PCPKO facilitated a better atomization during combustion. While PKOME, biodiesel, recorded 21% less carbon monoxide and 71% less THC emissions than CPKO.
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G. K. Ayetor, Albert K. Sunnu & M. A. Kesse (2019) Engine performance and emissions of fuel produced from palm kernel oil, Biofuels, DOI: 10.1080/17597269.2019.1672006
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