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COBEM 2017
24th ABCM International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
Effects of the use of D-Limonene as an Additive to Diesel-Biodiesel Blends on Exhaust Gases Composition of Compression Ignition Engines
Submission Author:
Luis Micheli , SP
Co-Authors:
Délson Luiz Módolo, Luiz Eduardo Rodrigues Pereira, Luis Micheli
Presenter: Luis Micheli
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2017.COB17-1477
Abstract
The transesterification of vegetable oils results in methyl esters of fatty acid, known as biodiesel. This one presents similar features of diesel oil, such as cetane number, specific weight, heat of combustion and air-fuel ratio. However, arising problems from its higher viscosity leads to a poor spraying by the fuel injectors and so to a low-grade combustion, causing formation of undesirable deposits inside the engine, changes in the properties of the lubricating oil and in the composition of the exhaust gas. Owing to this issue, it is necessary to study an additive able to make biodiesel characteristics more appropriate to be used in compression ignition engines, as well as a monitoring of changes in exhaust gas composition. The chosen additive was d-limonene, a monocyclic terpene obtained as a byproduct of citriculture. This paper presents the preliminary results obtained from the tests in a stationary diesel engine fuelled with mixtures of diesel-biodiesel and d-limonene, in different concentrations, comparing to regular diesel fuel
Keywords
biodiesel, additive, D-Limonene, Exhaust gas
