Tri-fuel (diesel-biodiesel-ethanol) emulsion characterization, stability and the corrosion effect
This paper presents the result of experimenting emulsified tri-fuel in term of stability, physico-chemical properties and corrosion effect on three common metals. The results were interpreted in terms of the impact of five minutes emulsification approach. Tri-fuel emulsions were varied in proportion...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2017
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| Online Access: | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/20780/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/20780/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/20780/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/20780/1/Tri-fuel%20%28diesel-biodiesel-ethanol%29%20emulsion%20characterization%2C%20stability%20and%20the%20corrosion%20effect.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper presents the result of experimenting emulsified tri-fuel in term of stability, physico-chemical properties and corrosion effect on three common metals. The results were interpreted in terms of the impact of five minutes emulsification approach. Tri-fuel emulsions were varied in proportion ratio consist of biodiesel; 0%, 5%, 10%, and ethanol; 5%, 10%, 15%. Fuel characterization includes density, calorific value, flash point, and kinematic viscosity. Flash point of tri-fuel emulsion came with range catalog. Calorific value of tri-fuel emulsion appeared in declining pattern as more ethanol and biodiesel were added. Biodiesel promoted flow resistance while ethanol with opposite effect. 15% ethanol content in tri-fuel emulsion separated faster than 10% ethanol content but ethanol content with 5% yield no phase separation at all. Close cap under static immersion with various ratio of tri-fuel emulsions for over a month, corrosiveness attack was detected via weight loss technique on aluminum, stainless steel and mild steel. |
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