期刊名称：International Journal of Energy and Environment
印刷版ISSN：2076-2895
电子版ISSN：2076-2909
出版年度：2010
卷号：1
期号：3
页码：411-430
出版社：International Energy and Environment Foundation (IEEF)
摘要：Many studies have reported that exhaust from biodiesel fuel gives higher oxides of nitrogen or lower, while HC and smoke emissions are significantly lower than that of diesel fuel. Possible explanations are: the physical properties and fatty acid composition of biodiesel affecting the spray and the mixture formation with reduced heat losses. The aim of this present investigation is to study the effect of unsaturated fatty acid composition of biodiesel on combustion, performance and emissions characteristics of a diesel engine. For this experiment thirteen different biodiesel fuels with different fatty acid compositions were selected. The performance and emissions tests on a single cylinder DI diesel engine were conducted using same biodiesel fuels. The results showed that biodiesel having more unsaturated fatty acids emit more oxides of nitrogen and exhibit lower thermal efficiency compared to biodiesel having more saturated acids. No significant differences in HC and smoke emissions among the biodiesel fuels were noticed. Thermal efficiency and NOX emission of saturated biodiesel is comparatively better than other biodiesel. Combustion analysis results show that high unsaturated fatty acid biodiesel has longer premixed combustion and high peak pressure compared to that of high saturated fatty acid biodiesel.
