Development of empirical correlations for density and viscosity estimation of ternary biodiesel blends

Abbas, Muhammad Mujtaba and Kalam, Md Abul and Masjuki, Haji Hassan and Razzaq, Luqman and Khan, Haris Mehmood and Soudagar, Manzoore Elahi M. and Gul, M. and Ahmed, Waqar Ahmed and V., Dhana Raju and Kumar, Ravinder and Ong, Hwai Chyuan (2021) Development of empirical correlations for density and viscosity estimation of ternary biodiesel blends. Renewable Energy, 179. pp. 1447-1457. ISSN 0960-1481

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Abstract

This study aims to investigate the density and viscosity of ternary biodiesel blends. Fuel density and viscosity play an important role in the fuel injection system, flame propagation, and combustion process in compression ignition engine. The density and viscosity of biodiesel are higher than high-speed diesel which is an implication in the commercialization of biodiesel. In the present study, palm oil has been used for the production of biodiesel through the ultrasound-assisted transesterification process. Three different types of fuel additives including butanol, dimethyl carbonate, and plastic oil have been used for the preparation of nine ternary biodiesel blends. The density and viscosity of individual fuels and ternary biodiesel were measured experimentally in a temperature range of 281.51 Ke348.15 K. For the prediction of density and viscosity of ternary biodiesel blends, four density and viscosity models were developed. The prediction accuracy of these developed models was assessed by a statistical tool absolute percentage error (APE). Newly proposed exponential regression models predicted well compared to experimental data for density and viscosity values with high regression coefficient 0.9995 and 0.9841 and lower mean absolute percentage of error 0.012 % and e 0.516 % at (348.15 K) temperature respectively. These correlations are significant for the automobile industry in developing fuel pipeline and transport equipment where additives would be present in diesel-biodiesel fuel blends.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	9092/93284
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Palm biodiesel Ternary blends Waste plastic oil Butanol Dimethyl carbonate Density Viscosity
Subjects:	T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery > TJ163.13 Power resources T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery > TJ163.26 Energy conservation
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Mechanical Engineering Kulliyyah of Engineering
Depositing User:	Professor Masjuki Hassan
Date Deposited:	25 Oct 2021 12:16
Last Modified:	25 Oct 2021 12:16
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/93284

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