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Development And Testing Of Biogas-Petrol Blend As An Alternative Fuel For Spark Ignition Engine
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AUTHOR(S)
Awogbemi, Omojola, Adeyemo, Sunday Babatunde
KEYWORDS
Index Terms: Biogas, biogas-petrol blend, feedstock, fuel consumption, internal combustion engine, spark ignition engine, torque.
ABSTRACT
Abstract: This research is on the development and testing of a biogas-petrol blend to run a spark ignition engine. A20:80 ratio biogas:petrol blend was developed as an alternative fuel for spark ignition engine test bed. Petrol and biogas-petrol blend were comparatively tested on the test bed to determine the effectiveness of the fuels. The results of the tests showed that biogas– petrol blend generated higher torque, brake power, indicated power, brake thermal efficiency, and brake mean effective pressure but lower fuel consumption and exhaust temperature than petrol. The research concluded that a spark ignition engine powered by biogas-petrol blend was found to be economical, consumed less fuel, and contributes to sanitation and production of fertilizer.
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