Diesel Engine Fueled by Ethanol-Diesel Blend with Additive - A Review

  Amit M. Patel,  Dr. Vimal R. Patel

The Diesel Compression Ignition (CI) engine is widely used in the transportation and power plant sectors. The major problem of diesel engines are the high levels of Nitrogen oxides (NOx) and Particulate matter (PM) emissions due to the auto ignition of high cetane number fuel. Ethanol-Diesel blend is a good approach to resolve the environmental issues. Ethanol is an attractive alternative fuel because it is a renewable bio-based resource and it is oxygenated thereby providing the potential to reduce particulate emissions in compression–ignition engines. In this review the properties and specifications of ethanol-diesel blend with additives are discussed. Special importance is placed on the factors critical to the potential commercial use of these blends. These factors include blend properties such as blend stability, cetane number, viscosity and lubricity, materials compatibility and energy content . The effect of the fuel on engine performance, durability and emissions is also considered. The formulation of additives to correct certain key properties, maintain blend stability and reduce emission is suggested as a critical factor in ensuring fuel affinity with engines

Keywords- Diesel, Ethanol, Additives, Blend Properties, Performance, Durability, Emissions

Unique Identification Number - IJEDR1901064
Page Number(s) - 355-361
Pubished in - Volume 7 | Issue 1 | February 2019
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Publisher - IJEDR (ISSN - 2321-9939)

  Amit M. Patel,  Dr. Vimal R. Patel,   "Diesel Engine Fueled by Ethanol-Diesel Blend with Additive - A Review", International Journal of Engineering Development and Research (IJEDR), ISSN:2321-9939, Volume.7, Issue 1, pp.355-361, February 2019, Available at :http://www.ijedr.org/papers/IJEDR1901064.pdf