Investigation of temperature dependent kinematic viscosity variations of animal fat methyl ester and its blends

Eryilmaz T.

ENERGY EDUCATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PART A-ENERGY SCIENCE AND RESEARCH, cilt.28, sa.2, ss.1191-1198, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Dergi Adı: ENERGY EDUCATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PART A-ENERGY SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1191-1198
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Animal fat, Biodiesel, Viscosity, DIESEL FUEL BLENDS, BIODIESEL FUELS, ENGINE PERFORMANCE, CANOLA OIL, EMISSIONS, FEEDSTOCK
  • Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In recent years, studies on energy are gradually increasing. Because of the danger of fossil fuels' extinction in the near future and the environmental damage of fossil fuels, alternative energy sources have gained importance. In this study, biodiesel is produced from animal fats by transesterification method. Kinematic viscosity variations of B100, B50, B20, B5 and B2 fuels are measured at 313.15 K and 373.15 K at intervals of 10 K. Kinematic viscosity of B100, B50, B20, B5 and B2 fuels depending on the temperature are predicted with Arrhenius blend equation. In addition regression analyses are done in MATLAB program by using Andrade equation with two and three constant, R-2, absolute error and error percentages are determined.