Performance of agricultural tractor consuming diesel and biodiesel derived from babassu (Orbinya martiana)

Biodiesel is an alternative fuel to diesel engines. This study aimed to evaluate fuel consumption and smoke density of agricultural tractors fueled by biodiesel, diesel, and biodiesel/diesel mixtures in a tilled field. Treatments consisted of distilled methyl ester (biodiesel) of babassu (Orbinya ma...

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Autores: Lira, Thyago Augusto Medeiros [UNESP], Santos, Ariston Pinto [UNESP], Moreti, Thaisa Calvo Fugineri [UNESP], Lopes, Afonso [UNESP], de Oliveira, Melina Cais Jejcic [UNESP], Neves, Murilo Coelho Theodoro [UNESP], Iamaguti, Priscila Sawasaki [UNESP], Lima, Leomar Paulo de [UNESP], Koike, Gilberto Hirotsugu Azevedo [UNESP], Silva, Rogerio de Abreu [UNESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/201293
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.21475/ajcs.19.13.07.p983
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/201293
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bioenergy
Biofuel
Farm tractor tests
Specific fuel consumption
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Sumario:Biodiesel is an alternative fuel to diesel engines. This study aimed to evaluate fuel consumption and smoke density of agricultural tractors fueled by biodiesel, diesel, and biodiesel/diesel mixtures in a tilled field. Treatments consisted of distilled methyl ester (biodiesel) of babassu (Orbinya martiana) and seven combinations of it with two standard diesel fuels (B S1800 and B S50). The blending ratios were 0, 5, 15, 25, 50, and 100% biodiesel in diesel oil (B0, B5, B15, B25, B50, and B100, respectively). Regarding the results for hourly volumetric consumption, no difference was found between B0 and B100 when using B S1800, whereas an 8% increase was observed when using the S50. The weighted hourly consumption increased by 11.29 and 16.9% from B0 to B100 using B S1800 and B S50, respectively. Similarly, the specific fuel consumption increased by 11.1% and 14.3% from B0 to B100 using B S1800 and B S50, respectively. Yet, when comparing B0 and B S1800, the smoke density reduction was 68.6% and between B S50 and B100 was 58.0%. Our findings show that babassu biodiesel is a suitable substitute for diesel oil, without causing any damage to the tractor's engine.

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