Effect of cottonseed oil methyl ester on the performance and exhaust emissions of a vehicle
Journal Title: International Journal of Automotive Engineering and Technologies - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
The present work investigates the impact on vehicle performance and exhaust emissions from vehicle when using 100% diesel with petroleum origin (fossil diesel), compared to a mixture of 2-5-100% cottonseed oil methyl ester (COME) in fossil diesel fuel (B2, B5, B100). For the accomplishment of this work an assessment was made using some primary tests on a chassis dynamometer, measuring vehicle performance and emissions. The results demonstrate that the use of biodiesel has a negative effect on vehicle's performance. The increase in average fuel consumption was approximately 1.44 fold for usage of B2, B5 and B100 at forth gear. According to results of exhaust emissions from vehicle, the decrease in average CO emission was approx. 47.2% for usage of B100.
Authors and Affiliations
Ali Kahraman| Selcuk University, Faculty of Technology, Mechanical Engineering Department, 42003, Konya, Turkey, Hidayet Oguz| Necmettin Erbakan University, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, 42060, Konya, Turkey, Ilker Ors*| Aksaray University, Aksaray Technical Sciences Vocational High School, 68100, Aksaray, Turkey, Ozgur Solmaz| Selcuk University, Faculty of Technical Education, Mechanical Education Department, 42003, Konya, Turkey
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