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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"TP315-360 Fuel"”.
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Knock phenomenon analysis on a diesel-CNG dual fuel engine using experimental fuel ratio
… is crucial to establish a proper Diesel-CNG Dual Fuel (DDF) engine. The causes of this phenomenon are still vague due to the lack of knock detection and characterization methods available. This study presents a knock characterization technique using a statistical analysis based on engine block …
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CFD investigation on hydrogen enrichment effect to dual-fuel direct injection diesel engine
… of previous studies on the use of alternative fuels; hydrogen-natural gas blends (HCNG) used port injection and experimentally were conducted. The use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations in analyzing the effect of adding (0 - 90) % hydrogen to blend fuel and varying the …
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Samarium strontium cobalt oxide – samarium doped ceria carbonate (SSC-SDCC) as a new potential composite cathode material for low temperature solid oxide fuel cell
… achieved with other low temperature solid oxide fuel cell (LTSOFC) components. LTSOFC based on SDCC electrolyte display lower of area specific resistance (ASR) with high value of stability and porosity. This study focuses to investigate the correlation of powder composition and calcination …
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Experimental study of the bio-additives in biodiesel fuel on performance and emissions characteristics of diesel engine
Among the alternative fuels the Bio diesel is one the most common and familiar to all. It’s biodegradable, environment friendly as well as suitable source, to meet the future energy crises. The main concern of this experimental analysis is to reach a tentative goal, how this fuel can be utilised …
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Synthesis of molten salt as heat transfer fluid for waste heat recovery application
Basically, various materials such as water, oil heat, ionic liquids and also molten salt are selected to serve as heat transfer fluid. The properties of the different heat transfer fluid determine their performance in any application. The development of nitrate molten salt with different …
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Performance and emissions characteristics of alternative biodiesel fuel on 4-stroke marine diesel engine
Alternative fuels for diesel engines have become increasingly important due to several socioeconomic aspects, imminent depletion of fossil fuel and growing environmental concerns. Global warming concerns due to the production of greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as carbon dioxide (CO2) as results from …
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Multistage methanolysis of crude palm oil for biodiesel production in a pilot plant
Crude palm oil (CPO), which is available in abundant in Malaysia, is used as the feedstock in this research work. The work starts with the analysis of the physical and chemical properties of the feedstock and the associated product to obtain the major fatty acid compositions of triglyceride …
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Emission characteristic of small diesel engine fuelled by preheat biodiesel
The viscosity of fuels has important effects on fuel droplet formation, atomization, vaporization and fuel–air mixing process, thus influencing the exhaust emissions and performance parameters of the engine. The higher viscosity has effect on combustion and proper mixing of fuel with air in the …
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Eggshell catalyst assisted palm biodiesel production for blending of B10 blended diesel fuel
Palm biodiesel is currently being internationally debated, more so in Malaysia. The study of this field is increasing day by day in finding ways to reduce its production cost. This study was conducted to analyze the trend of different calcination temperatures to the production of calcium oxide …
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Effects of high carbon dioxide concentration on oil palm growth and development
The current atmospheric CO2 level is increasing annually and may affect plant growth, physiology and productivity. A CO2 enrichment study on oil palm clone P164 using Open Top Chamber (OTC) technique was conducted to evaluate the effects on oil palm growth, physiology, bunch production and oil …
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Development of the porcelain tiles by the partial substitution of feldspar with fly ash
Fly ash properties are unusual among engineering materials. Typically used for embankment construction, fly ash is well known in the production of cement, concrete and brick. Fly ash is one of the palm oil waste products from the combustion of palm fiber and shells in the boiler which are collected …
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Effect of start injection toward combustion, performances and emision characteristic of B20 biodiesel fuel
The utilization of the palm oil-based fuel in biodiesel fuel as alternative fuel for diesel engine has been implemented in Malaysia. However, the utilization of biodiesel is problematic because the low output power is due to incomplete combustion and incorrect vaporization characteristic. In this …
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The effect of fuel injection pressure and in cylinder temperature on igniton delay, combustion performance and emission
… was to help an understand of the effects of air fuel mixing process during the ignition delay period and initial heat release in combustion process that strongly affects the exhaust emissions. This study investigated effects of ambient temperature,Ti and injection pressure, Pinj on the heat …
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Tribological performance of jatropha oil-based nanofluids for orthogonal cutting process
The increasing awareness and concerns toward the environmental and health issues have risen the attention to shift the petroleum-based metalworking fluids (MWFs) toward the use of renewable and biodegradable energy sources for the production of MWFs. Thus, vegetable-based MWF, especially crude …
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Continuous biodiesel process using ultrasonic in-line reactor for Jatropha Curcas Oil (JCO)
Biodiesel is an alternative fuel for replacing diesel fuel in compression ignition engines. Due to the complexity of the diesel fuel production and exhaust emissions from petroleum-fuelled engines will give negative impact to the environment. In this study, the sodium hydroxide as the catalyst was …
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Combustion of pelletized empty fruit bunch and oil palm shell in a swirling fluidized bed combustor
… biggest challenge to mankind today. Alternative fuels are therefore sought to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases emission which was believed to be the main reason for global warming. In countries like Malaysia, biomass is available in abundance thus making it the preferred alternative fuel in …
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Predictive model and near infrared spectroscopy in predicting the diesel fuel properties
Monitoring the diesel fuel properties play an important role in the performance of vehicle engines. Near-infrared (NIR) technology has been investigated as an alternative to monitor the diesel fuel properties. NIR spectroscopy shows an enormous potential for quantitative analysis of complex samples …
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Pengaruh pemanduan bas rapid terhadap penggunaan bahan bakar
Bilangan kenderaan di atas jalan raya mengalami peningkatan pada setiap tahun. Ianya membawa kepada kesesakan jalan raya terutama di dalam kawasan bandar. Pengangkutan bas awam merupakan pilihan terbaik sebagai alternatif bagi mengurangkan kesesakan. Namun begitu, terdapat beberapa halangan …
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Diesel-cng dual fuel combustion characterization using vibro-acoustic analysis and response surface methodology
… from any diesel vehicle to a diesel-CNG dual fuel system requires additional fuel management. The need for an engine monitoring is vital to ensure the dual fuel operation run smoothly without excessive knocking, which may shorten the life of the engine. Knock and air-fuel ratio (AFR) sensors …