Laminar Burning Velocity for Blends of Jojoba Biogasoline With Basic Gasoline

Abstract

In the present work, the laminar burning velocity for different blends of jojoba biogasoline with basic gasoline was measured. For this purpose, a constant volume vessel using transient Pressure technique was designed and manufactured with special criteria on safety and accuracy of the experimental results. The results were obtained for a range of equivalence ratios 0.8-1.3, initial mixture temperatures varying from 350 K to 450 K and initial mixture pressures from 0.5 to 1 bar (absolute). The reliability and accuracy of the test facility were confirmed by comparing the acquired burning velocity data for iso-octane with those available in the literature. The laminar burning velocity of different blends was compared to iso-octane and commercial gasolines at the same research octane number. It was found that blends of jojoba bio-gasoline with basic gasoline exhibit lower burning velocities than commercial gasolines and iso-octane fuel, primarily due to its high aromatic content.