This
work reviews the numerous key parameters of each alcohol and
their effect on CI engine characteristics. The second part of the
review emphasizes the effect of nanoadditive addition on diesel and
biodiesel owing to their physical and chemical features. A more detailed
evaluation of the influence of nanoadditives on diesel engine behavior
was done when diesel and biodiesel were doped at varying doses. According
to the review, alcohols with a greater carbon concentration, such
as butanol and pentanol, have superior miscibility and stability versus
alcohols with lesser carbon elements. Additionally, the lower cooling
impact and autoignition capability generated by high-alcohol concentrations
would make this the optimum additive formulation for usage with diesel
fuel. Nanoparticles have been added to fuels used in diesel engines
to improve performance and reduce emissions in recent years. The utilization
and preparation of fossil-based fuels increase environmental-related
issues. Different nanomaterials assorted with fuels for compression
ignition (CI) engines and their effects are reviewed in this work.
Nanomaterials added to pure diesel and blends of diesel and biodiesel
are considered for the study. The physiochemical properties of different
fuels with nanoadditives are summarized. Performance characteristics
such as brake-specific fuel consumption (BSFC), brake thermal efficiency
(BTE), and exhaust gas temperature (EGT) are analyzed and compared
for various fuel and nanoadditives combinations. Combustion characteristics
and mass fraction burned are investigated. The values of various emissions
from the engines fuelled with different combinations are examined.
Among the various fuels and nanoadditives studied, 100 ppm TiO2 added diesel consumes the lowest BSFC of 0.3 kg/kWh. Hurdles
faced in the current utilization of nanoadditives in diesel engines
and the scope for future research are also highlighted.
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