Blending n-octanol with biodiesel for more efficient and cleaner combustion in diesel engines: a modeling study

J Li, Y Liang, S Wang, S Wu, W Yang, R Liu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodiesel has become a popular alternative fuel to fossil diesel. However, compared to
conventional diesel engines, the adoption of pure biodiesel often leads to higher NOx …

Effects of fatty acid methyl esters proportion on combustion and emission characteristics of a biodiesel fueled diesel engine

E Jiaqiang, T Liu, WM Yang, J Li, J Gong… - Energy Conversion and …, 2016 - Elsevier
With the growing energy problems, scholars has focused on utilizing renewable biodiesel as
a fossil fuel alternative. Four different typical biodiesels were employed to investigate the …

A numerical modeling on the emission characteristics of a diesel engine fueled by diesel and biodiesel blend fuels

H An, W Yang, J Li, A Maghbouli, KJ Chua, SK Chou - Applied energy, 2014 - Elsevier
A numerical modeling study was performed to investigate the impacts of biodiesel blend
ratio on the emission formation processes of a diesel engine. Simulations were conducted …

Simulation of biodiesel combustion in a light-duty diesel engine using integrated compact biodiesel–diesel reaction mechanism

HK Ng, S Gan, JH Ng, KM Pang - Applied energy, 2013 - Elsevier
This computational fluid dynamics (CFD) study is performed to investigate the combustion
characteristics and emissions formation processes of biodiesel fuels in a light-duty diesel …

Effects of n-octanol as a fuel blend with biodiesel on diesel engine characteristics

B Ashok, K Nanthagopal, V Anand, KM Aravind… - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Biodiesel can serve as possible alternate fuels in compression ignition engine as it leads to
an effective reduction in consumption of fossil fuels. Moreover, it has been observed that …

Numerical study of the effects of biodiesel unsaturation on combustion and emission characteristics in diesel engine

H Li, W Yang, D Zhou, W Yu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Biodiesel from different feedstocks has different physicochemical properties. As one of the
most important properties, the degree of unsaturation (DU), which is characterized by the …

Modeling and experimental investigation for performance and emissions on a diesel engine using bio-oxygenated ternary fuel blends

A Nayyar, D Sharma, SL Soni, B Bhardwaj… - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The increasing cost of fossil fuels as well as increasing environmental pollution has attracted
research in alternative fuels and additives for improving the performance and reducing …

Impact of methane addition on the performance of biodiesel fueled diesel engine

WM Yang, H An, J Li, L Duan - Applied energy, 2015 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate the impact of methane on performance and emission
characteristics of diesel engine fueled by biodiesel. A combined chemical reaction model …

A numerical investigation into the effect of altering compression ratio, injection timing, and injection duration on the performance of a diesel engine fuelled with diesel …

A Youssef, A Ibrahim - Clean Energy, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Using renewable fuels for diesel engines can reduce both air pollution and dependence on
fossil fuels. A computer simulation was constructed to predict the performance, combustion …

Reduced Chemical Kinetic Mechanism for a Waste Cooking Oil Biodiesel/n-Pentanol Mixture for Internal Combustion Engine Simulation

CV Manojkumar, JJ Thomas, VR Sabu… - Energy & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
With increasing pollution concerns and stringent emission regulations, it has become difficult
to meet the emission standards with the use of a single fuel. Binary and ternary fuel mixtures …