Performance of Petrol Engine using Gasoline–Ethanol–Methanol (GEM)Ternary mixture as Alternative Fuel
Bioethanol fuel produced from biomass and bioenergy crops has been proclaimed as one of the feasible alternative to gasoline in internal combustion engines. In this study, the effect of gasoline–ethanol–methanol (GEM) ternary blend on performance characteristics of petrol engine was studied. Thre...
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| author | Saravana, Kannan Thangavelu Abu Saleh, Ahmed Ani, F.N. |
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| description | Bioethanol fuel produced from biomass and bioenergy crops has been proclaimed as one of
the feasible alternative to gasoline in internal combustion engines. In this study, the effect of
gasoline–ethanol–methanol (GEM) ternary blend on performance characteristics of petrol engine was
studied. Three different fuel blends, namely, E0 (gasoline), G75E21M4 (75% gasoline, 21% hydrous
ethanol and 4% methanol) and E25 (25% anhydrous ethanol and 75% gasoline) were tested in a 1.3-l
K3-VE spark-ignition engine having four cylinders, dynamic variable valve timing, and electronic
fuel injection. The experimental results revealed that using G75E21M4 fuel blend increased the
air-fuel ratio, engine power, torque, brake thermal efficiency, and mean effective pressure compared
to E0 and E25, however, fuel consumption also increased. |
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| spelling | unimas-138412016-10-11T02:55:22Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13841/ Performance of Petrol Engine using Gasoline–Ethanol–Methanol (GEM)Ternary mixture as Alternative Fuel Saravana, Kannan Thangavelu Abu Saleh, Ahmed Ani, F.N. TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Bioethanol fuel produced from biomass and bioenergy crops has been proclaimed as one of the feasible alternative to gasoline in internal combustion engines. In this study, the effect of gasoline–ethanol–methanol (GEM) ternary blend on performance characteristics of petrol engine was studied. Three different fuel blends, namely, E0 (gasoline), G75E21M4 (75% gasoline, 21% hydrous ethanol and 4% methanol) and E25 (25% anhydrous ethanol and 75% gasoline) were tested in a 1.3-l K3-VE spark-ignition engine having four cylinders, dynamic variable valve timing, and electronic fuel injection. The experimental results revealed that using G75E21M4 fuel blend increased the air-fuel ratio, engine power, torque, brake thermal efficiency, and mean effective pressure compared to E0 and E25, however, fuel consumption also increased. Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13841/1/Performance%20of%20Petrol%20Engine%20using%20Gasoline%E2%80%93Ethanol%E2%80%93Methanol%20%28GEM%29%20%28abstract%29.pdf Saravana, Kannan Thangavelu and Abu Saleh, Ahmed and Ani, F.N. (2016) Performance of Petrol Engine using Gasoline–Ethanol–Methanol (GEM)Ternary mixture as Alternative Fuel. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 833. pp. 41-48. ISSN 1662-7482 http://www.scientific.net/AMM.833.41 doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.833.41 |
| spellingShingle | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Saravana, Kannan Thangavelu Abu Saleh, Ahmed Ani, F.N. Performance of Petrol Engine using Gasoline–Ethanol–Methanol (GEM)Ternary mixture as Alternative Fuel |
| title | Performance of Petrol Engine using Gasoline–Ethanol–Methanol (GEM)Ternary mixture as Alternative Fuel |
| title_full | Performance of Petrol Engine using Gasoline–Ethanol–Methanol (GEM)Ternary mixture as Alternative Fuel |
| title_fullStr | Performance of Petrol Engine using Gasoline–Ethanol–Methanol (GEM)Ternary mixture as Alternative Fuel |
| title_full_unstemmed | Performance of Petrol Engine using Gasoline–Ethanol–Methanol (GEM)Ternary mixture as Alternative Fuel |
| title_short | Performance of Petrol Engine using Gasoline–Ethanol–Methanol (GEM)Ternary mixture as Alternative Fuel |
| title_sort | performance of petrol engine using gasoline–ethanol–methanol (gem)ternary mixture as alternative fuel |
| topic | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
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