Performance study on nanoparticle/biodiesel blends in Ci engine

ABSTRACT

In this work, the performance characteristics of four-stroke, single-cylinder, water-cooled diesel engine fuelled with neat palm biodiesel and palm biodiesel mixed with CuO₂ nanoparticles were investigated. CuO₂ nanoparticles are added to neat palm biodiesel at different concentrations to view its impact on the performance outline. The obtained results are compared with neat palm biodiesel (PBD100). Two samples of CuO₂ nanoparticles are mixed into neat palm biodiesel at 50 and 100 ppm. The addition of CuO₂ nanoparticle in palm biodiesel reduces the BSFC and EGT by 0.6%, and 1.2% respectively under peak load condition. The CuO₂ nanoparticle inclusion at 100 ppm improves the BTE by 0.6% when compared to PBD100 at full load conditions.

KEYWORDS:

• Palm biodiesel-engine
• copper oxide
• nanoparticles
• BTE
• EGT

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.