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Improving the usability of water in diesel fuel using 2-ethylhexyl nitrate and its energy and environmental assessment

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The current study deals with the high intense water in diesel fuel to endorse better energy and environmental impression from present diesel engines. Though the existence of water in diesel fuel abridges the pollution and progresses the performance, the engine exhibits high vibration and rough operation at high water concentration. To keep the benefits of water in diesel, a novel approach has been attempted in the present study by adding 2-Ethylhexyl nitrate (EHN) as a cetane improver. Test fuels were prepared with different percentages of water and mass fractions of EHN in diesel, and the properties were measured. The assessment of test fuels was carried out in a diesel engine at different brake mean effective pressure conditions. The assessment report specifies that the emission parameters are improved for 10% water emulsified diesel fuel (PD10W) compared to pure diesel (PD), and a negative impact is noted for 20% water emulsified diesel fuel (PD20W). Similar trends are noted for emulsion fuels toward performance parameters. Additionally, the peak in-cylinder pressure and net heat release rate values of emulsion fuels are increased compared to PD and outlying from the top dead center (TDC). An incidence of 1000 ppm of EHN in PD20W emulsion fuel effectively enhances the engine’s performance and emission behaviors, and the peak value of combustion parameters is contiguous to TDC.

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The author like to thank the management of CK College of Engineering and Technology, Cuddalore, India, and Coimbatore Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore for providing the facilities and support to execute this research. The authors also like to thank Dr. Arunkumar Subbiah, Professor of Mechatronics Engineering, Nehru Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, for reviewing the final draft of the article.

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  3. Department of Thermal Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

    Yuvarajan Devarajan

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Vellaiyan, S., Muralidharan, K. & Devarajan, Y. Improving the usability of water in diesel fuel using 2-ethylhexyl nitrate and its energy and environmental assessment. J Therm Anal Calorim 147, 12749–12759 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-022-11462-w

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