Combustion investigation of ternary blend mixture of biodiesel/n-butanol/diesel: CI engine performance and emission control

This study aims to analyze the effects of a novel ternary blend of n-butanol and castor oil methyl ester (COME) with petro-diesel on combustion, engine performance and emission characteristics of four stroke single cylinder diesel engine and to obtain optimum blending proportion which can simultaneously reduce UHC, CO, and NOx without affecting engine performance. A quick and simple approach involving a single zone combustion model coupled with …