%0 Journal Article
%T Effect of Palm Oil Biodiesel Blends on Engine Emission and Performance Characteristics in an Internal Combustion Engine
%A Alpha Chukwumela Ajie
%A Mohammed Moore Ojapah
%A Endurance Ogheneruona Diemuodeke
%J Open Journal of Energy Efficiency
%P 13-24
%@ 2169-2645
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojee.2023.121002
%X Increasing global environment<span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">al</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> issues
and depleting fossil fuel reserves has necessitated the need for alternative
and sustainable fuel. In this paper, the effects of biodiesel and its blend on
engine emission and performance characteristics in an internal combustion
engine w</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ere</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> analyzed. Biodiesel derived from the transesterification of raw palm oil
was blended with diesel fuel at different proportion</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">s</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> designated as PO5 (5% Biodiesel and</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">95%
Diesel), PO10 (10% Biodiesel and 90% Diesel), PO15 (15% Biodiesel and 85%
Diesel), PO20 (20% Biodiesel and 80% Diesel), PO50 (50% Biodiesel and 50%
Diesel), PO85 (85% Biodiesel and 15% Diesel), and PO100 (100% Biodiesel).</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">A
Lombardini 2-cylinder, four-stroke direct injection diesel engine with </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">a </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">compression
rat</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">io</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> of 22.8 was developed using Ricardo Wave software in which diesel, palm
oil biodiesel blends and pure biodiesel are used in the
%K Diesel Engine
%K Biodiesel
%K Palm Oil Biodiesel
%K Engine Performance
%K Emissions
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=124503