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

Simon Terver Ubwa; Barnabas Atsinafe Oshido; Samuel P Malu

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

Year 2014, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 73 - 76, 01.03.2014

Simon Terver Ubwa Barnabas Atsinafe Oshido Samuel P Malu

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.

Keywords

Bio-ethanol, gasoline, Blended fuel, Performance parameters and SI engines.

Year 2014, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 73 - 76, 01.03.2014

Simon Terver Ubwa Barnabas Atsinafe Oshido Samuel P Malu

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Primary Language	English
Journal Section	Articles
Authors	Simon Terver Ubwa This is me Barnabas Atsinafe Oshido This is me Samuel P Malu This is me
Publication Date	March 1, 2014
Published in Issue	Year 2014 Volume: 4 Issue: 1

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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.
AMA	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. March 2014;4(1):73-76.
Chicago	Ubwa, Simon Terver, Barnabas Atsinafe Oshido, and Samuel P Malu. “Determination of Performance Characteristics of Petrol/Bio-Ethonal Blends for Spark Ignition (SI) Engines”. International Journal Of Renewable Energy Research 4, no. 1 (March 2014): 73-76.
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	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, 2014.
ISNAD	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 4/1 (March 2014), 73-76.
JAMA	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, 2014, pp. 73-76.
Vancouver	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):73-6.