Studies on compatible fuel properties of soybean ethyl ester and its blends with diesel for fuel use in compression ignition engines

الملخص EN

The characteristics fuel properties of refined soybean oil, soybean ethyl ester, diesel as well as diesel - soybean ethyl ester blends in the proportions of 85 : 15, 75 : 25, 65 : 35, and 55 : 45 (v/v) respectively were studied.

The viscosity, relative density, heat of combustion, cloud and pour point, flash point, ash content, carbon residue and acid values were compared with diesel to study their compatibility as compression ignition engine fuel.

The characteristic fuel property of soybean ethyl ester was found to be close to that of diesel.

As well the fuel properties of diesel–soybean ethyl ester blends were also found to be close to that of diesel and deviate from diesel when higher proportions of soybean ethyl ester was blended with diesel.