Title: Effect of soybean methyl ester on diesel engine performance and emissions

Authors: Ekrem Buyukkaya

Addresses: Engineering Faculty, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sakarya University, Esentepe Campus, Sakarya 54187, Turkey

Abstract: An experimental investigation of the application of biodiesel on a diesel engine performance and emissions has been presented. Engine tests are done for SME and its 5, 15, 30 and 60% blends with diesel fuel. The results showed that the use of biodiesel produced lower smoke opacity (up to 29%) with an increase in the BSFC (lower than 7%). The CO emissions of B5 and B100 were lower 7.5% and 24% than that of the diesel fuel at all load engine conditions, respectively. The BSFC of pure biodiesel was found to be higher by 6.9% than that of the diesel fuel.

Keywords: diesel engine performance; vehicle emissions; soybean methyl ester; SME; biodiesel; biofuels; smoke opacity; carbon emissions; diesel fuel.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.2010.035354

International Journal of Vehicle Design, 2010 Vol.54 No.2, pp.111 - 122

Received: 10 Nov 2009
Accepted: 20 May 2010
Published online: 26 Sep 2010 *

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