DETERMINING THE EFFECTS OF CANOLA BIODIESEL ON ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND TORQUE RISE
- 1 Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Machinery and Technologies Engineering, Dıcle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
- 2 Faculty of Agriculture, Biosystem Engineering Department, Namık Kemal University,Tekirdağ, Turkey
- 3 Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Machinery and Technologies Engineering, Onsekız Mart University,Canakkale, Turkey
- 4 Vocational School, Automotive Technology Department, Namık Kemal University,Çorlu, Turkey
Abstract
This study aims to determine the effects of canola biodiesel on engine performance characteristics and torque rise. In the experiments, canola biodiesel (B100) and diesel (B0) were used as fuel with mixtures by introducing canola biodiesel into diesel in proportions of 5% (B5), 10% (B10), 20% (B20), 50% (B50), and 80% (B80). These fuels were tested on an air-cooled direct injection four-cylinder diesel engine. Tests were run based methods indicated by the standard No. TS 1231. According to the results of the study, the engine’s torque rise values for diesel (B0), B5, B10, B20, B50, B80 and biodiesel (B100) fuels were 27%, 26%, 25%, 24%, 23%, 22% and 21% respectively. It was found that the increasing ratio of biodiesel in the mixture reduced the torque rise values. It was observed that the difference between the torque rise values of B5 and B0 were insignificant.