TY - JOUR
TI - Experimental investigation of the effect of the use of nanoparticle additional biodiesel on fuel consumption and exhaust emissions in tractor using a coated engine
AU - Özer Salih
AU - Haciyusufoglu Fatih
AU - Vural Erdinç
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2023
VL - 27
IS - 4
SP - 3189
EP - 3197
PT - Article
AB - This study focuses on reducing the fuel consumption and exhaust gas emission  values of the tractor used in the agricultural field. With the additive  added to the fuel and the coating of the tractor engine, the fuel  consumption values were reduced, and agricultural production costs were  tried to be reduced. On the other hand, exhaust emission values were also  tried to be reduced and thus a more environmentally friendly production  method was aimed to be adopted. For this reason, the cylinders of the  tractor engine were coated with Al2O3 + 13%TiO2 metal powders mixed by mass  using the plasma spray method. All experiments were repeated by attaching  these coated pistons to the engine. The fuel used in the experiments was  purchased from a commercial company and the nanoparticle (molybdenum)  additive was added to the biodiesel at the rates of 25 ppm, 50 ppm, 100 ppm,  and 200 ppm by mass. The fuel mixtures obtained in the coated and uncoated  engine, when the engine is in the full throttle position, using the PTO load  test unit at 1000 rpm, 1200 rpm, 1400 rpm, 1600 rpm, 1800 rpm, and 2000 rpm.  It has been tested by loading at 2200 rpm, 2400 rpm, and 2600 rpm engine  speeds. Code for the Official Testing of Agricultural and Forestry Tractor  Performance standards were adhered to during all engine tests. The results  showed that coating the cylinders and adding nanoparticles into biodiesel  reduces the fuel consumption value, increases the exhaust gas temperature,  decreases HC, CO, and PM emissions, and increases NOx emissions.