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Experimental study of methyl tert-butyl ether as an oxygenated additive in diesel and Calophyllum inophyllum methyl ester blended fuel in CI engine

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This work presents the effect of the ternary oxygenated additive on diesel biodiesel blended fuel to evaluate the engine characteristics. The Calophyllum inophyllum trees being abundant in India can lessen the dependence on petroleum imports to a specific extent. Methyl tertiary butyl ether is used as an oxygenated additive for the ternary blends preparation as 5–20% by volume. Seven blends of neat baseline diesel, biodiesel (Calophyllum inophyllum Methyl Ester), a blend of diesel (50%)-biodiesel (50%), a blend of diesel (50%)-biodiesel-methyl tert-butyl ether (5, 10, 15, and 20%) are prepared which are tested on a single cylinder, constant speed diesel engine. The experimental results were revealed that the replacement of biodiesel by MTBE has shown a slight reduction in brake thermal efficiency with a slight increase in brake-specific fuel consumption. Further, the MTBE addition in ternary blends reduced the unburned hydrocarbon, CO, and NOx by 63.9, 6.4, and 3.37% respectively. In addition, the carbon dioxide emission is almost similar to diesel fuel at a higher addition of MTBE with diesel-biodiesel blend. In the combustion point of view, the addition of 5% MTBE resulted in 3.49 and 5.1% reduction of peak pressure and heat release rate are observed as compared to diesel fuel. Critical analysis in combustion aspects is also carried out and it is witnessed with prolonged ignition delay during MTBE addition with diesel-biodiesel blends.

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Abbreviations

CI:

Compression ignition

CIME:

Calophyllum inophyllum methyl ester

DEE:

Diethyl ether

MTBE:

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether

CO:

Carbon monoxide

CO2 :

Carbon dioxide

BTE:

Brake thermal efficiency

BSFC:

Brake-specific fuel consumption

BSEC:

Brake-specific energy consumption

B100:

100% Biodiesel (Calophyllum inophyllum)

D50B50:

50% diesel + 50% biodiesel

D50B45DEE5:

50% diesel + 45% biodiesel + 5% diethyl ether

D50B40DEE10:

50% diesel + 40% biodiesel + 10% diethyl ether

D50B45MTBE5:

50% diesel + 45% biodiesel + 5% methyl tertiary-butyl ether

D50B40MTBE10:

50% diesel + 40% biodiesel + 10% methyl tertiary-butyl ether

HC:

Hydrocarbons

NOx :

Oxides of nitrogen

ppm:

Parts per million

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    Ashok Bragadeshwaran, Nanthagopal Kasianantham & Kavalipurapu Raghu Tarun

  2. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad, India

    Saravanan Ballusamy

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Surathkal, India

    Arumuga Perumal Dharmaraj

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

    Muhammad Usman Kaisan

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Bragadeshwaran, A., Kasianantham, N., Ballusamy, S. et al. Experimental study of methyl tert-butyl ether as an oxygenated additive in diesel and Calophyllum inophyllum methyl ester blended fuel in CI engine. Environ Sci Pollut Res 25, 33573–33590 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-3318-y

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