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Performance and Emission Reduction Characteristics of Metal Based Sio2 Nanoparticle Additives Blended with Ternary Fuel (Diesel-MME-Pentanol) on CRDI Diesel Engine

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Biodiesel has been renowned as a potential and alternative fuel for years. To improve the quality of conventional fossil fuels, biodiesel, and air pollution from combustion, additives are essential to exploit. The current investigation has been aimed at using the alternative renewable feedstock to propel the diesel engine. In this study, silicon dioxide nanoparticle additives are influenced when added to ternary fuel (diesel + Mahua methyl ester + Pentanol) on the emission, combustion, and performance characteristics of a common rail direct injection diesel engine is investigated. Silicon dioxide nanoparticles were used as additives in fuel in 40 ppm, 80 ppm & 120 ppm, respectively, and Ternary fuel (TF) is obtained by mixing 10% pentanol, 20% mahua, and 70% diesel (on the basis of volume) is used for the experimental study. The experimental study revealed that while using the nanoparticle additives blended ternary fuel (i.e., TF80), the number of harmful pollutants like smoke (5.38%), HC (6.39%), carbon monoxide (10.24%), and NOx, etc. have reduced to a considerable extent and there was a commendable improvement in the BTE by 8.8%. We can summarize that when ternary fuel and nano additives are blended, the engine’s combustion and performance improved considerably, and pollutant emissions are decreased.

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The authors sincerely thank the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Andhra Pradesh, India for providing the support to conduct the experimental work.

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Ramachander, J., Gugulothu, S.K. & Sastry, G.R.K. Performance and Emission Reduction Characteristics of Metal Based Sio2 Nanoparticle Additives Blended with Ternary Fuel (Diesel-MME-Pentanol) on CRDI Diesel Engine. Silicon 14, 2249–2263 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-021-01024-4

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