Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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766179 | Energy Conversion and Management | 2009 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The paper presents the results of a research concerning the use of a biodiesel type fuel in D.I. Diesel engine; the fuel injection system and the engine were tested. The results indicated that the injection characteristics are affected when a blend containing 50% methyl ester and 50% petrodiesel is used as fuel (injection duration, pressure wave propagation time, average injection rate, peak injection pressure). As a result, the engine characteristics are also affected, the use of the biodiesel blend leading to lower output power and torque; the lower autoignition delay and pressure wave propagation time led to changes of the cylinder pressure and heat release traces and to lower peak combustion pressures.
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Authors
Rosca Radu, Cârlescu Petru, Rakosi Edward, Manolache Gheorghe,