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Öğe Biodiesel production from inedible animal tallow and an experimental investigation of its use as alternative fuel in a direct injection diesel engine(Elsevier, 2009-02-15) Altun, Şehmus; Öner, CengizIn this study, a substitute fuel for diesel engines was produced from inedible animal tallow and its usability was investigated as pure biodiesel and its blends with petroleum diesel fuel in a diesel engine. Tallow methyl ester as biodiesel fuel was prepared by base-catalyzed transesterification of the fat with methanol in the presence of NaOH as catalyst. Fuel properties of methyl ester, diesel fuel and blends of them (5%, 20% and 50% by volume) were determined. Viscosity and density of fatty acid methyl ester have been found to meet ASTM D6751 and EN 14214 specifications. Viscosity and density of tallow methyl esters are found to be very close to that of diesel. The calorific value of biodiesel is found to be slightly lower than that of diesel. An experimental study was carried out in order to investigate of its usability as alternative fuel of tallow methyl ester in a direct injection diesel engine. It was observed that the addition of biodiesel to the diesel fuel decreases the effective efficiency of engine and increases the specific fuel consumption. This is due to the lower heating value of biodiesel compared to diesel fuel. However, the effective engine power was comparable by biodiesel compared with diesel fuel. Emissions of carbon monoxide (CO), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), sulphur dioxide (SO2) and smoke opacity were reduced around 15%, 38.5%, 72.7% and 56.8%, respectively, in case of tallow methyl esters (B100) compared to diesel fuel. Besides, the lowest CO, NOx emissions and the highest exhaust temperature were obtained for B20 among all other fuels. The reductions in exhaust emissions made tallow methyl esters and its blends, especially B20 a suitable alternative fuel for diesel and thus could help in controlling air pollution. Based on this study, animal tallow methyl esters and its blends with petroleum diesel fuel can be used a substitute for diesel in direct injection diesel engines without any engine modification.Öğe The comparison of engine performance and exhaust emission characteristics of sesame oil-diesel fuel mixture with diesel fuel in a direct injection diesel engine(Elsevier, 2008-01-09) Altun, Şehmus; Bulut, Hüsamettin; Öner, CengizThe use of vegetable oils as a fuel in diesel engines causes some problems due to their high viscosity compared with conventional diesel fuel. Various techniques and methods are used to solve the problems resulting from high viscosity. One of these techniques is fuel blending. In this study, a blend of 50% sesame oil and 50% diesel fuel was used as an alternative fuel in a direct injection diesel engine. Engine performance and exhaust emissions were investigated and compared with the ordinary diesel fuel in a diesel engine. The experimental results show that the engine power and torque of the mixture of sesame oil-diesel fuel are close to the values obtained from diesel fuel and the amounts of exhaust emissions are lower than those of diesel fuel. Hence, it is seen that blend of sesame oil and diesel fuel can be used as an alternative fuel successfully in a diesel engine without any modification and also it is an environmental friendly fuel in terms of emission parameters.Öğe Improved combustion of asphaltite coals in a rotating head combustor with various air supply arrangements(ACS Publications, 2014-04-16) Altun, Şehmus; Öner, CengizWhen burned in conventional stokers, coals with high swelling properties such as asphaltites make coke blocks (coking). The plastic layer formed on them prevents air from diffusing into coal; hence, the air provided for swollen coal to burn becomes insufficient. This problem can partially be resolved by shaking the flame bed automatically or by mixing the burning coals manually in order to provide continuous air for the surface of the unburned coal. Therefore, in this study, a coal combustion system with the rotating head was manufactured for burning effectively Turkish coking coals characterized by high sulfur and ash content in agitation conditions with air supply arrangements. This type of coals known as asphaltite, abundantly found in southeastern Anatolia coal basin in Turkey, were burned in the rotating head combustor in order to investigate the effect of operating parameters, such as excess air ratio, coal particle size and feeding speed, air delivery type, addition of flange, bed slope, and rotation speed on the combustion efficiency and temperature distribution on the head. Experimental results showed that both the rotating of combustion chamber and additional air supply, which was blown out with pressure from the air delivery holes, reduced the negative impact of ash on the combustion efficiency, mainly due to the coal getting in touch with air better. It was possible to increase the peak combustion efficiency over 80% by both improving the air supply and agitation of coalbed preventing coking during combustion. As a result, this system could be highly recommended to burn the coals with high swelling properties like asphaltite at a high efficiency.Öğe Flue gas emissions from the burning of asphaltite and lignite in a rotating head combustor with secondary air delivery(ACS Publications, 2014) Altun, Şehmus; Öner, CengizIn this work, a rotating head combustor, which has been designed for burning the coking coals effectively, was deployed to burn a range of coals available in Turkey under agitation conditions with secondary air delivery. The coals were lignite (Tunçbilek, Turkey) and asphaltite with high swelling property known as coking coal (Şırnak, Turkey). The performance was investigated by determining the temperature distribution on the head, combustion efficiency, and the amount of unburned substances (such as C) in the ash, and flue gas emissions of O2, CO, CO2, SO2, and NOx were measured during the experiments. The effect of operating conditions such as excess air ratio (EAR) and coal feeding rate was also investigated. The temperature distribution on the head was found to be high in the case of using the secondary air delivery and combustion efficiency was above 80% at the EAR of 1.3 and coal feeding rate of 9 kg/h when asphaltite was used as the fuel in the rotating head combustor. The comparison between asphaltite and lignite could lead to the conclusion that asphaltite provides slightly higher efficiency than lignite, and the difference is very small at the EAR of 1.3. When flue gas emissions are compared, it is seen that CO and SO2 emissions from asphaltite combustion are higher while CO2 and NOx emissions are lower than those derived from lignite combustion. For the combustion of both fuels, secondary air sent to the bed surface had a noticeable influence on combustion and emission characteristics via its effect on the combustion of volatility products and released gases from the bed surface. However, it should be more for lignite combustion in order to get better performance.
