Determination of Performance Characteristics of Petrol/Bio-Ethonal Blends for Spark Ignition (SI) Engines

Volume: 4 Number: 1 March 1, 2014
  • Simon Terver Ubwa
  • Barnabas Atsinafe Oshido
  • Samuel P Malu
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Determination of Performance Characteristics of Petrol/Bio-Ethonal Blends for Spark Ignition (SI) Engines

Abstract

Performance characteristics; brake thermal efficiency (BTE), Specific fuel consumption (SFC), fuel power (FP) and brake power (BP) of  blended(gasoline/bio-ethanol) fuels were studied and compared with neat gasoline fuel. These blends were namely; E05, E10, E15 and E20.The performance parameters were measured based on successful completion of engine standard short tests carried out on a Cortina petrol engine test bed, a four stroke engine, and variable speed SI engine with eddy current dynamometer and Tachometer. The result showed that E05 and E10 were the optimum blending ratios for bioethanol and gasoline. It can be concluded from these results that E05 and E10 are the most suitable blends for use in four stroke SI engines.

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Simon Terver Ubwa This is me

Barnabas Atsinafe Oshido This is me

Samuel P Malu This is me

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March 1, 2014

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February 3, 2016

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Year 2014 Volume: 4 Number: 1

APA
Ubwa, S. T., Oshido, B. A., & Malu, S. P. (2014). Determination of Performance Characteristics of Petrol/Bio-Ethonal Blends for Spark Ignition (SI) Engines. International Journal Of Renewable Energy Research, 4(1), 73-76. https://izlik.org/JA26SE56GK
AMA
1.Ubwa ST, Oshido BA, Malu SP. Determination of Performance Characteristics of Petrol/Bio-Ethonal Blends for Spark Ignition (SI) Engines. International Journal Of Renewable Energy Research. 2014;4(1):73-76. https://izlik.org/JA26SE56GK
Chicago
Ubwa, Simon Terver, Barnabas Atsinafe Oshido, and Samuel P Malu. 2014. “Determination of Performance Characteristics of Petrol Bio-Ethonal Blends for Spark Ignition (SI) Engines”. International Journal Of Renewable Energy Research 4 (1): 73-76. https://izlik.org/JA26SE56GK.
EndNote
Ubwa ST, Oshido BA, Malu SP (March 1, 2014) Determination of Performance Characteristics of Petrol/Bio-Ethonal Blends for Spark Ignition (SI) Engines. International Journal Of Renewable Energy Research 4 1 73–76.
IEEE
[1]S. T. Ubwa, B. A. Oshido, and S. P. Malu, “Determination of Performance Characteristics of Petrol/Bio-Ethonal Blends for Spark Ignition (SI) Engines”, International Journal Of Renewable Energy Research, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 73–76, Mar. 2014, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA26SE56GK
ISNAD
Ubwa, Simon Terver - Oshido, Barnabas Atsinafe - Malu, Samuel P. “Determination of Performance Characteristics of Petrol Bio-Ethonal Blends for Spark Ignition (SI) Engines”. International Journal Of Renewable Energy Research 4/1 (March 1, 2014): 73-76. https://izlik.org/JA26SE56GK.
JAMA
1.Ubwa ST, Oshido BA, Malu SP. Determination of Performance Characteristics of Petrol/Bio-Ethonal Blends for Spark Ignition (SI) Engines. International Journal Of Renewable Energy Research. 2014;4:73–76.
MLA
Ubwa, Simon Terver, et al. “Determination of Performance Characteristics of Petrol Bio-Ethonal Blends for Spark Ignition (SI) Engines”. International Journal Of Renewable Energy Research, vol. 4, no. 1, Mar. 2014, pp. 73-76, https://izlik.org/JA26SE56GK.
Vancouver
1.Simon Terver Ubwa, Barnabas Atsinafe Oshido, Samuel P Malu. Determination of Performance Characteristics of Petrol/Bio-Ethonal Blends for Spark Ignition (SI) Engines. International Journal Of Renewable Energy Research [Internet]. 2014 Mar. 1;4(1):73-6. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA26SE56GK