An automated static total pressure measurement apparatus was used to measure isothermal vaporliquid equilibria for five binary systems: trans-2-butene + methanol, + ethanol, + 2-propanol, + 2-butanol, and + 2-methyl-2-propanol at 332.3 K. Error analysis of the measured results has been presented. All systems exhibited positive deviation from Raoult’s law. The trans-2-butene + methanol and …
Experimental tests have been carried out to evaluate the performance and gaseous emission characteristics of a diesel engine when fuelled with vegetable oil and its blends of 25%, 50%, and 75% of vegetable oil with ordinary diesel fuel separately. Tests on ordinary diesel fuel have also been carried out for comparison purposes. A series of tests are conducted and repeated six times for each …
The purpose of this study is to experimentally investigate the engine performance and pollutant emission of a commercial SI engine using ethanol–gasoline blended fuels with various blended rates (0%, 5%, 10%, 20%, 30%). Fuel properties of ethanol–gasoline blended fuels were first examined by the standard ASTM methods. Results showed that with increasing the ethanol content, the heating v…
Interest in use of biodiesel fuels derived from vegetable oils or animal fats as alternative fuels for petroleum-based diesels has increased due to biodiesels having similar properties of those of diesels, and characteristics of renewability, biodegradability and potential beneficial effects on exhaust emissions. Generally, exhaust emissions of regulated pollutants are widely studied and the…