Abstract
The present investigation of utilizing biodiesel as an alternative additive for diesel and ethanol for diesel engines. Biodiesel blended with diesel or ethanol using 50 vol% biodiesel and by varying 04 vol%, 08 vol%, 12 vol% and 16 vol% ethanol with 46 vol%, 42 vol%, 38% vol and 34% vol diesel blend on 4-stroke 4-Cylinder, Common Rail Direct Injection (CRDI) Diesel engine. The experimental results showed that the fuel properties of the blend met the requirements of a diesel engine, although a trend towards more carbon residue was observed with increasing proportion of biodiesel. Studies have shown that with increasing alcohol content in the mixture, brake thermal efficiency decreases, BSFC increases, CO and HC emissions increase while NOx emissions decrease. As the engine speed increased from 1200 to 1800 rpm, BTE continued to increase, but CO and HC emissions decreased, while NOx emissions increased significantly.
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