Performance improvement of a portable electric generator using an optimized bio-fuel ratio in a single cylinder two-stroke engine
The performance of an electrical generator using bio-fuel and gasoline blends of different composition as fuel in a single cylinder engine is presented. The effect of an optimized blend ratio of bio-fuel with gasoline on engine performance improvement and thereby on the electrical generator output i...
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| author | Misron, Norhisam Rizuan, Suhairi Vaithilingam, Aravind Mailah, Nashiren Farzilah Tsuyoshi, Hanamoto Hiroaki, Yamada Yoshihito, Shirai |
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| description | The performance of an electrical generator using bio-fuel and gasoline blends of different composition as fuel in a single cylinder engine is presented. The effect of an optimized blend ratio of bio-fuel with gasoline on engine performance improvement and thereby on the electrical generator output is studied. Bio-fuels such as ethanol, butanol and methanol are blended with gasoline in different proportions and evaluated for performance. The effects of different bio-fuel/gasoline blending ratios are compared experimentally with that of the gasoline alone using the output power developed by the electric generator as the evaluation parameter. With a composition of 10% ethanol–gasoline, the engine performance is increased up to 6% and with a blending ratio of 20% butanol–gasoline the performance is increased up to 8% compared to the use of 100% gasoline. The investigations are performed on a portable generator used in palm tree harvesting applications. |
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| spelling | upm-228932015-11-26T06:07:22Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22893/ Performance improvement of a portable electric generator using an optimized bio-fuel ratio in a single cylinder two-stroke engine Misron, Norhisam Rizuan, Suhairi Vaithilingam, Aravind Mailah, Nashiren Farzilah Tsuyoshi, Hanamoto Hiroaki, Yamada Yoshihito, Shirai The performance of an electrical generator using bio-fuel and gasoline blends of different composition as fuel in a single cylinder engine is presented. The effect of an optimized blend ratio of bio-fuel with gasoline on engine performance improvement and thereby on the electrical generator output is studied. Bio-fuels such as ethanol, butanol and methanol are blended with gasoline in different proportions and evaluated for performance. The effects of different bio-fuel/gasoline blending ratios are compared experimentally with that of the gasoline alone using the output power developed by the electric generator as the evaluation parameter. With a composition of 10% ethanol–gasoline, the engine performance is increased up to 6% and with a blending ratio of 20% butanol–gasoline the performance is increased up to 8% compared to the use of 100% gasoline. The investigations are performed on a portable generator used in palm tree harvesting applications. MDPI 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22893/1/Performance%20Improvement%20of%20a%20Portable%20Electric%20Generator.pdf Misron, Norhisam and Rizuan, Suhairi and Vaithilingam, Aravind and Mailah, Nashiren Farzilah and Tsuyoshi, Hanamoto and Hiroaki, Yamada and Yoshihito, Shirai (2011) Performance improvement of a portable electric generator using an optimized bio-fuel ratio in a single cylinder two-stroke engine. Energies, 4 (11). pp. 1937-1949. ISSN 1996-1073 http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/4/11/1937 10.3390/en4111937 |
| spellingShingle | Misron, Norhisam Rizuan, Suhairi Vaithilingam, Aravind Mailah, Nashiren Farzilah Tsuyoshi, Hanamoto Hiroaki, Yamada Yoshihito, Shirai Performance improvement of a portable electric generator using an optimized bio-fuel ratio in a single cylinder two-stroke engine |
| title | Performance improvement of a portable electric generator using an optimized bio-fuel ratio in a single cylinder two-stroke engine |
| title_full | Performance improvement of a portable electric generator using an optimized bio-fuel ratio in a single cylinder two-stroke engine |
| title_fullStr | Performance improvement of a portable electric generator using an optimized bio-fuel ratio in a single cylinder two-stroke engine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Performance improvement of a portable electric generator using an optimized bio-fuel ratio in a single cylinder two-stroke engine |
| title_short | Performance improvement of a portable electric generator using an optimized bio-fuel ratio in a single cylinder two-stroke engine |
| title_sort | performance improvement of a portable electric generator using an optimized bio-fuel ratio in a single cylinder two-stroke engine |
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