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...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | E-Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland
2016
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | 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 http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13841/ http://www.scientific.net/AMM.833.41 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Institution: | Universiti Malaysia Sarawak |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | 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. |
|---|