Tailoring the key fuel properties using different alcohols (C sub(2)-C sub(6)) and their evaluation in gasoline engine

The use of ethanol as a fuel for internal combustion engines has been given much attention mostly because of its possible environmental and long-term economical advantages over fossil fuel. Higher carbon number alcohols, such as propanol, butanol, pentanol and hexanol also have the potential to use...

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Published in:Energy conversion and management 2014-12, Vol.88, p.382-390
Main Authors: Masum, B M, Masjuki, H H, Kalam, M A, Palash, S M, Wakil, M A, Imtenan, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohols
Blends
Combustion
Economics
Ethanol
Ethyl alcohol
Fuels
Gasoline engines
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Summary:The use of ethanol as a fuel for internal combustion engines has been given much attention mostly because of its possible environmental and long-term economical advantages over fossil fuel. Higher carbon number alcohols, such as propanol, butanol, pentanol and hexanol also have the potential to use as alternatives as they have higher energy content, octane number and can displace more petroleum gasoline than that of ethanol. Therefore, this study focuses on improvement of different physicochemical properties using multiple alcohols at different ratios compared to that of the ethanol-gasoline blend (E10/E15). Thus, optimized multi alcohol-gasoline blends were found to be a better option in terms of fuel properties, engine performance, combustion and emission for an unmodified gasoline engine.
ISSN:0196-8904
DOI:10.1016/j.enconman.2014.08.050