Testing the Indicators of Diesel Vehicles Operating on Diesel Oil and Diesel Biofuel
Jonas Matijošius,
Olga Orynycz,
Sergii Kovbasenko,
Vitalii Simonenko,
Yevheniy Shuba,
Valentyn Moroz,
Serhiy Gutarevych,
Andrzej Wasiak,
Karol Tucki
Affiliations
Jonas Matijošius
Department of Automobile Engineering, Faculty of Transport Engineering, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, J. Basanavičiaus g. 28, LT-03224 Vilnius, Lithuania
Olga Orynycz
Department of Production Management, Faculty of Engineering Management, Bialystok University of Technology, Wiejska Street 45A, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland
Sergii Kovbasenko
Department of Road Building Machines, Faculty of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering, National Transport University, Mykhaila Omelianovycha-Pavlenka Str. 1, 01010 Kyiv, Ukraine
Vitalii Simonenko
Department of Road Building Machines, Faculty of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering, National Transport University, Mykhaila Omelianovycha-Pavlenka Str. 1, 01010 Kyiv, Ukraine
Yevheniy Shuba
Department of Engines and Thermal Engineering, Faculty of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering, National Transport University, Mykhaila Omelianovycha-Pavlenka Str. 1, 01010 Kyiv, Ukraine
Valentyn Moroz
Department of Road Building Machines, Faculty of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering, National Transport University, Mykhaila Omelianovycha-Pavlenka Str. 1, 01010 Kyiv, Ukraine
Serhiy Gutarevych
Department of Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Service, Faculty of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering, National Transport University, Mykhaila Omelianovycha-Pavlenka Str. 1, 01010 Kyiv, Ukraine
Andrzej Wasiak
Advisors Panel Production Engineering, Alternative Energy Sources Bialystok, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland
Karol Tucki
Department of Production Engineering, Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska Street 164, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
The growth in the number of cars and the increasing demand for fuels require scientific work to develop alternative fuels. The energy crisis, which is becoming more and more evident, is not unimportant. The manuscript presents an analysis of the possibility of using agricultural biofuels to power a diesel engine. The analysis was carried out in relation to the operation of the engine on conventional fuels. The D-241 engine under investigation is mainly used for agricultural tractors. During the tests carried out, the load characteristics of the diesel engine under investigation were determined as a function of fuel type and speed. The concentrations of CO, HC and NOx were analysed. Laboratory tests of the engine were carried out with a wide range of external loads to evaluate measurement errors for the measurement method. Experiments with the engine under investigation have shown that the hourly and specific biofuel consumption of diesel engines increases by an average of 11–16%. CO and NOx concentrations were found to be lower with increasing load compared to conventional diesel engines, while NOx concentrations are slightly increased. In all cases investigated, a decrease in exhaust development was observed.
