Abstract
This experimental study was focused on use of CuNO3 as a fuel additive with butanol-diesel blends in diesel engine and its effects on fuel specifications and emission characteristics. With this purpose, CuNO3 nano additive was mixed with diesel-butanol and each test fuel was analyzed to determine fuel specifications (density, viscosity, Cetane number, heating values and copper strip corrosion). A four stroke, four cylinder direct injection diesel engine was conducted to perform the test fuels. In conclusions, CuNO3 nano additive with diesel-butanol blends improved the fuel specifications and exhaust emission characteristics of diesel engine.
Highlights
The low fuel consumption, high durability, reliability and performance make diesel engines most preferable compared other internal combustion engines [1]
Use of butanol and CuNO3 nano additive improved the specifications of fuel
Copper strip corrosion was determined as 1A for all test fuels
Summary
The low fuel consumption, high durability, reliability and performance make diesel engines most preferable compared other internal combustion engines [1]. Oxygenates and metal based additives improve the engine performance and reduce pollutant emissions in diesel engines. These additives make catalytic effect in combustion reaction and an effective combustion is occurred in combustion chamber [7]. Alcohols (Methanol, Ethanol, Butanol, Propanol, etc.) and biodiesel have been mainly researched as oxygenasel-biodiesel blends They found that the use of n-pentanol and n-hexanol improved performance and emission characteristics of diesel engine [9]. Jiaqiang and et al used Cerium oxide nanoparticle in diesel engine They found that metal-based additive improved combustion characteristics of engine and decreased the pollutant emissions [12].
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