TY - JOUR
TI - The use of high molecular iso-amyl alcohol as an alternative fuel for compression ignition engines
AU - Vural Erdinç
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2022
VL - 26
IS - 4
SP - 2919
EP - 2927
PT - Article
AB - Currently, many studies are being conducted to improve the emissions and  combustion of diesel fuels of diesel vehicles. The majority of these  studies consist of alcohol-derived fuels. Alcohol fuels are usually composed  of butanol, methenol, and ethanol fuels. However, a high molecular alcohol  such as iso-amyl with a high calorific value, which can be produced from  sugar beet pulp, is the focus of more attention. Iso-amyl alcohol, chemical  formula (CH3)2CH-CH2CH2-OH, oxygen rich, can mix with solvents such as  ether, photography, pharmaceutical industry, milk oil quantity determination  and synthesis, used in a colorless, foul-smelling liquid. In this study, the  effects of the addition of iso-amyl alcohol to diesel fuel in order to  reduce Diesel engine emissions were examined. For this purpose, 5%, 10%, and  20% iso-amyl alcohol were added to the diesel fuel. The resulting mixtures  were subjected to full fuel analysis, unlike other studies. After that, the  fuel mixtures in a Diesel engine at different engine speeds at full load  (1400 rpm, 1700 rpm, 2000 rpm, 2300 rpm, 2600 rpm, 2900 rpm. and 3200 rpm)  were tried. As a result of the experiments, it was determined that the  contribution of iso-amyl alcohol caused a 1% -3% reduction in cylinder  pressure, 12-20% in power, and 8-25% in torque. Furthermore, when examined  in terms of exhaust gas emissions, it decreased in NOx emission by 1-10%, in  smoke opacity by 9-36%, and in HC emission by 6-44%.