Use of the different blends of Jatropha curcas biodiesel as fuel for the performance evaluation of a four-wheel tractor

Date

5-2011

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering

Major Course

Major in Agricultural Power and Machinery Engineering

College

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

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Abstract

This study aimed to determine the effects of using different blends of Jatropha curcas biodiesel as fuel on the performance of a four wheel tractor. Unblended (Blend 0), five percent (5%) blend (Blend 5), ten percent (10%) blend (Blend 10), and fifteen percent (15%) blend (Blend 15) of biodiesel were used during the tests. At varying speed and load, the drawbar power (DBP), specific fuel consumption (SFC), operating forward speed and wheel slippage of the tractor were measured. Response surface regression was used to analyze the response at 90% and 95% levels of confidence. Further, a multiple range test was conducted to verify the significant difference of the blends from each other. Results showed that Blend 5 has the highest DBP produced. On the average, Blend 5 has also the closest performance to the performance of the commercial diesel fuel, Blend 0. Statistical analyses also proved that for most of the test runs, there are no significant difference amonsg the DBP generated by the different fuels. Statistical analyses further showed that for most of the tests, there are no significant differences between the SFC of the Blend 0 and the SFC of the blended biodiesel.

Language

English

LC Subject

Biodiesel fuels, Energy crops

Location

UPLB College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2011 A2 C37

Document Type

Thesis

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