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Comparative Evaluation Of The Blends Of Gas-To-Liquid (Gtl) Fuels And Biodiesels With Diesel At High Idling Conditions: An In-Depth Analysis On Engine Performance And Environment Pollutants Dec 2014

Comparative Evaluation Of The Blends Of Gas-To-Liquid (Gtl) Fuels And Biodiesels With Diesel At High Idling Conditions: An In-Depth Analysis On Engine Performance And Environment Pollutants

Faculty of Engineering University of Malaya

This study focuses on the physicochemical fuel characteristics and engine performance-emission features of three prospective alternative transportation fuels: Alexandrian laurel biodiesel (ALBD), jatropha biodiesel (JBD) and GTL fuel at high idling conditions. The blends of GTL fuel (G10, G20), JBD (J10, J20) and ALBD (AL10, AL20) with diesel had been investigated in a multi-cylinder diesel engine at different load-speed conditions. Analysis of the fuel properties showed a linear variation of the major fuel properties with an increase of alternative fuel quantity in the blends. Engine performance test results revealed an average decrease of brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) (ca. 8.65-12.26%) …