In this project, the overall activities were carried out to compare tri-fuel (diesel-ethanol-biodiesel) emulsions with and without surfactant (Tween 80 and Span 80) in term of stability and physiochemical properties (density, calorific value, surface tension and kinematic viscosity) characteristics. Potential benefit includes micro- explosion phenomenon through mixing diesel fuel and alcohol has inspired researcher to find solution for immiscibility issue. Furthermore, biodiesel add-on apart from as oxygen source, the expectation will be to act as natural surfactant. The effectiveness of biodiesel in the absence of surfactant however is dubious while additional potential benefits compose with surfactant is unfamiliar. Hence, the objective of the study was to compare side by side, tri-fuel emulsion with and without surfactant in term of physicochemical properties. In this study, alternative fuel for CI engine called tri-fuel emulsions were prepared using Hielscher Ultrasonic Processor UP400S. The result of stability study revealed that tri-fuel emulsions with surfactant show promising stability reading compared to the tri-fuel emulsion without surfactant. Evidence was identified by having lower phase separation height and slower phase separation formation. Composition with 5% of ethanol content (D85E5B10) proves to be the best in term of physiochemical properties compared to other composition either with or without surfactant. However, the addition of surfactant in D85E5B10 shows more optimum properties.
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11 January 2019
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION GREEN ENERGY VEHICLE: AIGEV 2018
25–26 July 2018
Kuantan, Malaysia
Research Article|
January 11 2019
Comparison between tri-fuel (diesel-ethanol-biodiesel) emulsion with and without surfactant
M. Nazrul H. M. Bahrudin;
M. Nazrul H. M. Bahrudin
1
Automotive Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang
, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
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M. Mukhtar N. A.;
M. Mukhtar N. A.
1
Automotive Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang
, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
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Ftwi Y. Hagos;
Ftwi Y. Hagos
a)
1
Automotive Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang
, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
2
Automotive Engineering Centre, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Universiti Malaysia Pahang
, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
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Rizalman Mamat;
Rizalman Mamat
1
Automotive Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang
, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
2
Automotive Engineering Centre, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Universiti Malaysia Pahang
, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
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A. Adam Abdullah;
A. Adam Abdullah
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Automotive Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang
, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
2
Automotive Engineering Centre, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Universiti Malaysia Pahang
, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
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Zainal Ambri Abdul Karim
Zainal Ambri Abdul Karim
3
Mechanical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
, 31750 Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia
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a)Corresponding author: ftwi@ump.ccom
AIP Conf. Proc. 2059, 020056 (2019)
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M. Nazrul H. M. Bahrudin, M. Mukhtar N. A., Ftwi Y. Hagos, Rizalman Mamat, A. Adam Abdullah, Zainal Ambri Abdul Karim; Comparison between tri-fuel (diesel-ethanol-biodiesel) emulsion with and without surfactant. AIP Conf. Proc. 11 January 2019; 2059 (1): 020056. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5085999
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