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dc.contributor.authorEjilah, I. R-
dc.contributor.authorAsere, A. A.-
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-27T10:36:37Z-
dc.date.available2022-05-27T10:36:37Z-
dc.date.issued2008-09-
dc.identifier.citationR.I. Ejilah and A.A. Asere “A Comparative Performance and Emission Analysis of Blended Groundnut Oil and Mineral Oil Based Lubricants Using a Spark Ignition Engine” Agricultural Engineering International: The CIGR E journal Manuscript EE 07017 Vol. X. September, 2008en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/jspui/handle/20.500.12398/1382-
dc.descriptionStaff Publicationen_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents the performance and emission behaviour of a spark ignition engine run on groundnut oil blended lubricants. However, for the purpose of comparism, benchmark tests were carried out on multigrade and monograde motor oils. A 5.0 h.p engine test-bed incorporated with an A.C dynamometer and flue gas analyzer was used to conduct the tests. At maximum engine speed, the groundnut oil blended lubricants generated an exhaust temperature of 6.02% higher than multigrade oil, and 6.26% higher than monograde oil. The brake power was 12.70% and 10.94% higher than the monograde and multigrade oils. In terms of fuel economy, the monograde and groundnut oil blended lubricants are 7.50% and 2.18% higher than multigrade oil respectively. It is shown that as the proportion of viscosity modifier in the oil sample increases, exhaust temperature, brake power, brake mean effective pressure (b.m.ep) also increases, while the specific fuel consumption diminishes. At various speeds, CO2 level emitted by the use of groundnut oil blended lubricants was observed to be higher than it was the case for multigrade and monograde oils. In the light of the fast depleting fossil fuel reserve in Nigeria, this work has demonstrated the feasibility of using groundnut oil blends as lubricant substitutes in spark ignition engines.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe CIGR E journal Manuscripten_US
dc.subjectGroundnut oil,en_US
dc.subjectmotor oils,en_US
dc.subjectexhaust temperature,en_US
dc.subjectbrake power,en_US
dc.subjectspecific fuel consumption,en_US
dc.subjectexhaust emission,en_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.titleA Comparative Performance and Emission Analysis of Blended Groundnut Oil and Mineral Oil Based Lubricants Using a Spark Ignition Engineen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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