INVESTIGATION OF WASTE TRANSFORMER OIL/BIODIESEL/DIESEL TRIPLE FUEL MIXTURE IN SEARCH OF ALTERNATIVE FUEL

Abstract

In this study, triple fuel mixtures were formed by using biodiesel, which is a clean and sustainable fuel produced from waste frying oils (WFO), waste transformer oil (WTO), which is an important waste of electrical transformers and has similar properties to diesel fuel and commercially purchased diesel fuel. Detailed characterization of each component in the mixture was also made. The diesel fuel ratio was kept to a minimum (10% by volume) and the waste transformer oil ratio was mixed at rates ranging from 20% to 100% by volume while creating the triple mixtures. In this study, in which wastes are evaluated and alternative fuel is produced in this way, some important fuel properties of six different fuel mixtures prepared were compared with EN/ASTM standards. Optimum triple fuel mixtures complying with these standards have been determined.

Keywords

• Alternative Fuel
• Waste Transformer Oil
• Biodiesel
• Diesel
• Triple Mixture

ALTERNATİF YAKIT ARAYIŞINDA ATIK TRAFO YAĞI/BİYODİZEL/DİZEL ÜÇLÜ YAKIT KARIŞIMININ İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, atık kızartma yağlarından (WFO) üretilen, temiz ve sürdürülebilir bir yakıt olan biyodizel, elektrik transformatörlerinin önemli bir atığı olan ve dizel yakıta benzer özelliklere sahip olan atık transformatör yağı (WTO) ve ticari olarak satın alınan dizel yakıt kullanılarak üçlü yakıt karışımları oluşturulmuş, karışımdaki her bileşenin ayrıntılı karakterizasyonu da yapılmıştır. Üçlü karışımlar oluşturulurken dizel yakıt oranı minimumda tutulmuş (hacimce %10) ve atık trafo yağı oranı hacimce %20 ile %100 arasında değişen oranlarda karıştırılmıştır. Atıkların değerlendirilerek alternatif yakıt üretildiği bu çalışmada, hazırlanan altı farklı yakıt karışımının bazı önemli yakıt özellikleri EN/ASTM standartlarıyla karşılaştırılmıştır. Bu standartlara uygun olan optimum üçlü yakıt karışımları belirlenmiştir.

Keywords

• Alternatif Yakıt
• Atık Trafo Yağı
• Biyodizel
• Dizel
• Üçlü Karışım

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