Neutrosophic Set Hybrid MCDM methodology for Choosing surfactant-free microemulsion fuels within performance and emission criteria over a wide range of engine loads

Abstract

Microemulsion fuels, also known as surfactant-free fuels, are fuels made from a combination of two immiscible liquids, hydrocarbon fuel, and water, with a trace quantity of a co-solvent. Surfactants are often used in conventional microemulsion fuels, however surfactant-free microemulsion fuels instead depend on the thermodynamic features of the combination to generate a stable emulsion. In this paper, the multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) model for choosing microemulsion fuel with surfactant-free. Various helpful and harmful criteria were evaluated for ten fuels at varying motor loads, according to performance and emission characteristics. This paper integrated the neutrosophic set with the TOPSIS method. The neutrosophic set is used to deal with uncertain data. The TOPSIS method is used to rank the different fuels.

Keywords

• neutrosophic set
• topsis method
• microemulsions
• renewable energy
• diesel