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Effect of Al2O3 nanoparticle blended Mahua oil biodiesel combustion on performance and emission characteristics of CI engine

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Alternative fuels have gained much attention as petroleum reserves are exhausted and there are growing environmental concerns. Biodiesel is one of the renewable fuels and is accounted for as a promising alternative to fossil fuels. An experiment study has been conducted to investigate the influence of alumina nanoparticles (Al2O3) in the Mahua biodiesel-diesel B20 (20% Mahua Biodiesel + 80% Diesel) fuel blend for better performance, combustion, and emissions characteristics of a 5.2 kW, 4-stroke, single-cylinder diesel engine at 1500 rpm. Using an ultrasonicator, Al2O3 nanoparticles were added at four different concentrations, such as 25, 50, 75, and 100 ppm into the Mahua biodiesel blend B20, using an ultrasonicator. The incorporation of alumina nanoparticles into the biodiesel indicated enhanced brake thermal efficiency (BTE) and reduced brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) at part loads. At 75% load, B20A25 showed improved BTE and a slightly lower BSFC than B20. B20A25 showed 5.2% and 2.8% higher exhaust gas temperature than B20 and diesel. B20A25 fuel blend showed a maximum in-cylinder pressure of 69.66 bar, which was higher than B20 and diesel, and B20A75 indicated a higher heat release rate compared to B20. Carbon monoxide (CO) emissions were greatly reduced at part load with B20A25, which increased carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Smoke opacity was lowered by 2.3% with B20A25 and hydrocarbons (HC) were decreased by 14% with B20A75 compared to B20. Oxides of nitrogen (NOx) were reduced by a maximum of 148 ppm with the 100 ppm quantity of Al2O3 nanoparticles in the biodiesel blend.

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Mohan Chandra Kumar, O., Simhadri, K. Effect of Al2O3 nanoparticle blended Mahua oil biodiesel combustion on performance and emission characteristics of CI engine. Nanotechnol. Environ. Eng. 7, 765–774 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41204-022-00219-3

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