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Since the physical and chemical characteristics of biogas, some problems will occur in its applications in engine. The biogas engine and its performance parameters analysis is regarded as research object, the biogas engine model library was built based on the object-oriented language Modelica. The effect of compression ratio, ignition advance angle and the combustion duration on the performance of...
Energy shortage, soaring oil prices, and climate change stimulate the research and development of alternative energy resources to sustain economic growth. Biofuels, such as biodiesel and biomass-based alcohol fuels, are examples of such alternatives. However, whether these energy alternatives can achieve commercial success highly depends on how sustainable they are. This paper reports an on-going...
This paper presents the results of investigations carried out on a single cylinder, direct injection, water cooled diesel engine operating on diesel, straight vegetable oils (Thumba oil and Neem) and 20% biodiesel blend of Thumba oil. The experiment covered a range of loads. Results show that Thumba oil can be used as an alternative fuel with better performance and lower emissions compared to Neem...
Pro-Alcool the National Alcohol Program began in 1975 and was a government financed program, developed on account of the petrol crisis of 1973, and fortified due to the second impact of 1979. This program aimed to substitute gasoline with ethanol from sugar cane on a grand scale, thereby reducing the dependence on imported petroleum. During the decades to follow, as the international price of petrol...
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