Diesel Engine Performances Of Alkaline-Catalyst UFO Biodiesel

Yew, Wai Keai (2010) Diesel Engine Performances Of Alkaline-Catalyst UFO Biodiesel. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

The methyl ester of UFO, known as biodiesel, is getting increasing interest as an alternative fuel for compression ignition engines due to its lower cost, largest producer and reduces the disposal problem. In this study, three biodiesel fuels which produce by several alkaline-base catalysts with methanol via transesterification were then tested in a four cylinder Mitsubishi Pajero 2.5L Intercooler Turbo Diesel Engine. The engine performances were recorded under 65% loads and at six different speeds. This study presents the torque, brake power and brake specific fuel consumption of the biodiesel fuels compare with the virgin oil (VO) biodiesel fuel and diesel fuel. All of the biodiesel fuels exhibited the nearly similar performance characteristic at the speed from 1000 rpm to 3000 rpm. At the speed 3500 rpm, the performance different become more significant. For obtain the higher power and torque, the potassium hydroxide (KOH) is the best catalyst use to produce UFO biodiesel. However, to obtain the economy fuel (based on the brake specific fuel consumption) and lower engine temperature the sodium hydroxide (NaOH) as catalyst is advised.

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