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Solid State Phenomena | 2017

Corrosion Behavior of Low Carbon Steel in Bioethanol Fuel Blends

Saravana Kannan Thangavelu; Pushparaj Ezhumalai

Bioethanol is a clean and sustainable fuel; on the contrary, the addition of bioethanol to gasoline normally creates corrosion on automobile fuel system materials. In this study, corrosion characteristics of low carbon steel normally encountered in gasoline engine fuel system with bioethanol fuel was investigated. Static immersion tests in different fuel blends E0 (gasoline), E10 and E85 were carried out at room temperature for 1320 h. The mechanical, physical and chemical properties of low carbon steel before and after immersion tests were investigated. Moreover, the physical and chemical properties of fuel blends before and after immersion tests were investigated. The results revealed that the usage of E10 blend is considered feasible for gasoline engines in terms of materials compatibility compared to E85.


Applied Mechanics and Materials | 2016

Performance of Petrol Engine Using Gasoline-Ethanol-Methanol (GEM) Ternary Mixture as Alternative Fuel

Saravana Kannan Thangavelu; Abu Saleh Ahmed; Farid Nasir Ani

Bioethanol fuel produced from biomass and bioenergy crops has been proclaimed as one of the feasible alternative to gasoline in internal combustion engines. In this study, the effect of gasoline–ethanol–methanol (GEM) ternary blend on performance characteristics of petrol engine was studied. Three different fuel blends, namely, E0 (gasoline), G75E21M4 (75% gasoline, 21% hydrous ethanol and 4% methanol) and E25 (25% anhydrous ethanol and 75% gasoline) were tested in a 1.3-l K3-VE spark-ignition engine having four cylinders, dynamic variable valve timing, and electronic fuel injection. The experimental results revealed that using G75E21M4 fuel blend increased the air-fuel ratio, engine power, torque, brake thermal efficiency, and mean effective pressure compared to E0 and E25, however, fuel consumption also increased.


Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews | 2016

Review on bioethanol as alternative fuel for spark ignition engines

Saravana Kannan Thangavelu; Abu Saleh Ahmed; Farid Nasir Ani


Applied Energy | 2014

Bioethanol production from sago pith waste using microwave hydrothermal hydrolysis accelerated by carbon dioxide

Saravana Kannan Thangavelu; Abu Saleh Ahmed; Farid Nasir Ani


Renewable Energy | 2016

Impact of metals on corrosive behavior of biodiesel–diesel–ethanol (BDE) alternative fuel

Saravana Kannan Thangavelu; Abu Saleh Ahmed; Farid Nasir Ani


International Journal of Energy Research | 2016

Corrosive characteristics of bioethanol and gasoline blends for metals

Saravana Kannan Thangavelu; Abu Saleh Ahmed; Farid Nasir Ani


MATEC Web of Conferences | 2015

Corrosion behaviour of carbon steel in Biodiesel-Diesel-Ethanol (BDE) fuel blend

Saravana Kannan Thangavelu; Piraiarasi Chelladorai; Farid Nasir Ani


Advanced Materials Research | 2015

Compatibility of Elastomers in Biodiesel-diesel-bioethanol Blend (BDE)

Saravana Kannan Thangavelu; C. Piraiarasi; Abu Saleh Ahmed; Farid Nasir Ani


Advanced Materials Research | 2015

Corrosion Behavior of Copper in Biodiesel-Diesel-Bioethanol (BDE)

Saravana Kannan Thangavelu; C. Piraiarasi; As Ahmed As Ahmed; Farid Nasir Ani


Archive | 2015

Compatibility of elastomers in bio-diesel diesel bioethanol blend (BDE)

Saravana Kannan Thangavelu; C. Piraiarasi; Abu Saleh Ahmed; Farid Nasir Ani

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Farid Nasir Ani

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

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Abu Saleh Ahmed

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

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C. Piraiarasi

Swinburne University of Technology

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Piraiarasi Chelladorai

Swinburne University of Technology

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Pushparaj Ezhumalai

Swinburne University of Technology

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As Ahmed As Ahmed

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

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