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Effects of bio-diesel fuel blends on the performance and emissions of diesel engine

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Date Issued:
2008
Summary:
This study presents an experimental investigation into the effects of running biodiesel fuel blends on conventional diesel engines. Bio fuels provide a way to produce fuels without redesigning any of the engine technology present today, yet allowing for green house emissions to decrease. Bio-diesel is one of these types of emerging bio-fuels, which has an immediate alternative fuel aspect to it, while providing a decrease in green house emissions, as well as a solution to recycling used Waste Vegetable Oils which are other wise disposed. This study shows how by blending bio-diesel with petroleum diesel at intervals of B5, B10, B15, and B20 decrease green house emissions can significantly while maintaining similar performance output and efficiency with respect to 100% petroleum diesel.
Title: Effects of bio-diesel fuel blends on the performance and emissions of diesel engine.
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Name(s): Bastiani, Sergio.
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Date Issued: 2008
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Physical Form: electronic
Extent: ix, 180 p. : ill. (some col.).
Language(s): English
Summary: This study presents an experimental investigation into the effects of running biodiesel fuel blends on conventional diesel engines. Bio fuels provide a way to produce fuels without redesigning any of the engine technology present today, yet allowing for green house emissions to decrease. Bio-diesel is one of these types of emerging bio-fuels, which has an immediate alternative fuel aspect to it, while providing a decrease in green house emissions, as well as a solution to recycling used Waste Vegetable Oils which are other wise disposed. This study shows how by blending bio-diesel with petroleum diesel at intervals of B5, B10, B15, and B20 decrease green house emissions can significantly while maintaining similar performance output and efficiency with respect to 100% petroleum diesel.
Identifier: 316799843 (oclc), 166446 (digitool), FADT166446 (IID), fau:2829 (fedora)
Note(s): by Sergio Bastiani.
Thesis (M.S.C.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2008.
Includes bibliography.
Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2008. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject(s): Biodiesel fuels -- Research
Biodiesel fuels -- Environmental aspects
Diesel motor -- Alternative fuels -- Testing
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/166446
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Host Institution: FAU