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Evaluation on effects of using low biodiesel blends in a EURO 5 passenger vehicle equipped with a common-rail diesel engine

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datacite.subject.fosEngenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Mecânica
datacite.subject.sdg09:Indústria, Inovação e Infraestruturas
dc.contributor.authorSerrano, L.
dc.contributor.authorLopes, M.
dc.contributor.authorPires, N.
dc.contributor.authorRibeiro, I.
dc.contributor.authorCascão, P.
dc.contributor.authorTarelho, L.
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, A.
dc.contributor.authorNielsen, O.
dc.contributor.authorSilva, M. Gameiro da
dc.contributor.authorBorrego, C.
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-05T15:53:15Z
dc.date.available2025-11-05T15:53:15Z
dc.date.issued2015-05
dc.description.abstractThe effects of the use of low biodiesel blends in performance, fuel consumption and NOx emissions was investigated during tests carried out with a Renault Megane 1.5dCi equipped with recent injection and exhaust emission control technologies. To accomplish this goal, several tests were performed using the European homologation cycle concerning CO2 emissions of vehicles, known as the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC). This was executed using a chassis dynamometer, a fuel weighting equipment, an exhaust emissions analyzer and the software developed to acquire data and control the execution of the cycle. Besides the accomplishment of the NEDC cycle tests with three diverse fuel blends, performance tests were also realized, enabling to get the full load engine response considering the use of different fuels.The chosen biodiesel produced from original oils of soybean (84%) and palm (16%), was mixed in proportions of 0%, 7%, and 20% on a volumetric basis, allowing to test comparatively the results for these different fuel blends (B0, B7 and B20).The obtained results reveal some interesting findings regarding all the involved aspects. The consumption was not consistently increased with the use of biodiesel, revealing the existence of other factors besides the lower heating value to explain the fuel consumption differences. Likewise, the NOx emissions with biodiesel use does not present significant raise. In fact, when B20 was used, the levels of NOx emitted by the vehicle present a reduction in all the NEDC, which was more pronounced in the urban part of the NEDC. The performance analysis did not reveal any relevant differences, however the use of B7 promote an improvement on torque and power in the order of 2% relatively to B0.eng
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors acknowledge the financial support of Project BIOGAIR (PTDC/AAC-AMB/103866/2008; FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER008587), supported in the scope of the Competitiveness Factors Thematic Operational Programme (COMPETE) of the Community Support Framework III and by the European Community Fund FEDER. An acknowledgement to the Portuguese ‘Ministério da Ciência, da Tecnologia e do Ensino Superior’ for the support under the Project BioHeavy (PTDC/SEN-TRA/117251/2010), for the Ph.D Grant of Isabel Ribeiro (SFRH/BD/60370/2009) and the post-doc grants of Alexandra Monteiro (SFRH/BPD/63796/2009). The authors are also grateful to PRIO Energy for providing the biodiesel for this study.
dc.identifier.citationSerrano, Luis & Lopes, Myriam & Pires, N. & Ribeiro, Isabel & Cascão, Pedro & Tarelho, L. & Nielsen, Ole & Gameiro da Silva, Manuel & Borrego, C.. (2015). Evaluation on effects of using low biodiesel blends in a EURO 5 passenger vehicle equipped with a common-rail diesel engine. Applied Energy. 146. 230-238. 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.01.063.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.01.063
dc.identifier.issn0306-2619
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/14525
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relationBIOGAIR - Impacts of biomass to energy chain on air quality and Portuguese climatic policy.
dc.relationIMPACTS OF BIOFUELS WELL-TO-WHEEL ON AIR QUALITY IN PORTUGAL
dc.relationFOREST FIRE EMISSIONS INTO THE AIR QUALITY FORECAST OVER PORTUGAL
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306261915000999?pes=vor&utm_source=scopus&getft_integrator=scopus
dc.relation.ispartofApplied Energy
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectBiodiesel
dc.subjectDiesel engine efficiency
dc.subjectEngine performance
dc.subjectNew european driving cycle
dc.subjectNOx emissions
dc.titleEvaluation on effects of using low biodiesel blends in a EURO 5 passenger vehicle equipped with a common-rail diesel engineeng
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oaire.awardTitleBIOGAIR - Impacts of biomass to energy chain on air quality and Portuguese climatic policy.
oaire.awardTitleIMPACTS OF BIOFUELS WELL-TO-WHEEL ON AIR QUALITY IN PORTUGAL
oaire.awardTitleFOREST FIRE EMISSIONS INTO THE AIR QUALITY FORECAST OVER PORTUGAL
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oaire.citation.endPage238
oaire.citation.startPage230
oaire.citation.titleApplied Energy
oaire.citation.volume146
oaire.fundingStreamConcurso para Projectos de I&D em todos os Domínios Científicos - 2008
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