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Evaluating the Influence of Cetane Improver Additives on the Outcomes of a Diesel Engine Characteristics Fueled with Peppermint Oil Diesel Blend

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  • Purushothaman Paneerselvam

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Agni College of Technology, Chennai 600130, India)

  • Gnanamoorthi Venkadesan

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College of Engineering Villupura, Villupura 605103, India)

  • Mebin Samuel Panithasan

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, India)

  • Gurusamy Alaganathan

    (School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, India)

  • Sławomir Wierzbicki

    (Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, M. Oczapowskiego 11, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland)

  • Maciej Mikulski

    (School of Technology and Innovation, University of Vaasa, Wolffintie, 34, FI-65200 Vaasa, Finland)

Abstract

This paper aims to evaluate the impact of cetane improvers on the combustion, performance and emission characteristics of a compression ignition engine fueled with a 20% peppermint bio-oil/diesel blend (P20). It is hypothesized that the low viscosity and boiling point of peppermint oil could improve the atomization characteristics of the fuel. However, the usage of peppermint oil is restricted due to its low cetane index. To improve this, Diethyl Ether (DEE) and Di- tertiary Butyl Peroxide (DTBP) are added to the P20 blend. The tests are performed in a single-cylinder naturally aspirated water-cooled diesel engine and results indicate that NOx emission for P20 + DEE and P20 + DTBP is decreased by 10.4% and 9.8%, respectively, when compared to P20 at full load condition. Among these two cetane improvers, DTBP is more effective in reducing the CO, HC and smoke emission and the performance of the engine was reported to be higher for P20 + DTBP blends.

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  • Purushothaman Paneerselvam & Gnanamoorthi Venkadesan & Mebin Samuel Panithasan & Gurusamy Alaganathan & Sławomir Wierzbicki & Maciej Mikulski, 2021. "Evaluating the Influence of Cetane Improver Additives on the Outcomes of a Diesel Engine Characteristics Fueled with Peppermint Oil Diesel Blend," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(10), pages 1-15, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:10:p:2786-:d:553379
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