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Table 5

Comparison of alcohol addition to biodiesel–diesel mixture.

Parameter Present study [41] [63] [66] [67] [83] [91] [92] [93] [94] [95]
Type of test engine 1-cylinder, 4-stroke, water-cooled, naturally aspirated 1-cylinder, 4-stroke, air-cooled, naturally aspirated 1-cylinder, 4-stroke, air-cooled, naturally aspirated 1-cylinder, 4-stroke, air-cooled, naturally aspirated 1-cylinder, 4-stroke, naturally aspirated 1-cylinder, 4-stroke, water-cooled, naturally aspirated 1-cylinder, 4-stroke, water-cooled, naturally aspirated 1-cylinder, 4-stroke, air-cooled, naturally aspirated 4-cylinder, 4-stroke, water-cooled, naturally aspirated 1-cylinder, 4-stroke, air-cooled, naturally aspirated 1-cylinder, 4-stroke, water-cooled, naturally aspirated
Test conditions
  • 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% engine loads

  • 1500 rpm constant engine speed

  • At constant engine speed of 3000 rpm at engine loads of 0 W, 500 W, 750 W, 1000 W and 1250 W

  • 1500 rpm at constant engine speed

  • At 0, 10, 25, 50, 75 and 100% engine loads

  • Engine loads of −2.5 Nm, 5 Nm, 7.5 Nm and 10 Nm

  • 1500 rpm at constant engine speed

  • 1500 rpm at constant engine speed

  • 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% engine loads

  • 1500 rpm at constant engine speed

  • At 0, 10, 25, 50, 75 and 100% engine loads

  • 1500 rpm at constant engine speed

  • 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% engine loads

  • 1500 rpm constant engine speed - 0%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% engine loads

  • 1500 rpm at constant engine speed

  • At 25%, 50% and 75%

  • engine loads

  • 0%, 25%, 50% and 75% engine loads

  • 1500 rpm constant engine speed

  • 0%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% engine loads

  • 1500 rpm constant engine speed

Reference fuel Diesel Diesel Diesel Diesel Diesel Diesel Diesel Diesel Diesel Diesel Diesel
Biodiesel feedstock Hemp seed Safflower seed Calophyllum inophyllum Cottonseed Jatropha Waste sunflower oil Calophyllum Inophyllum Moringa oleifera Safflower seed Waste cooking oil Pongamia and mahua oil
Alcohol type Pentanol, hexanol and heptanol Ethanol, iso-propanol, butanol and iso-pentanol Pentanol and octanol Methanol, ethanol and butanol Pentanol Pentanol and hexanol Hexanol and decanol Hexanol Propanol, pentanol, butanol and octanol Butanol, heptanol and octanol Ethanol and heptanol
Fractions of alcohol (vol) 10, 20 and 30 10 10, 20, 30 and 40 10 10, 20, 30 and 40 5 and 10 30 and 40 5, 10 and 15 20 10 10 and 20
BSFC
BSEC ↑ Except 25% engine load
BMEP
BTE ↑ Except 25% engine load
EGT
NOX
CO2
CO
HC ↑ Except for octanol
O2
Smoke
ID ↑ pentanol
CPm ↓ Except 40%
HRRm
CHRm
FLP
MGTm

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