Exergy-energy, sustainability, and emissions assessment of Guizotia abyssinica (L.) fuel blends with metallic nano additives

M S Abishek; Sabindra Kachhap; Upendra Rajak; Tikendra Nath Verma; Nimay Chandra Giri; Kareem M AboRas; Ali ELrashidi

doi:10.1038/s41598-024-53963-8

Exergy-energy, sustainability, and emissions assessment of Guizotia abyssinica (L.) fuel blends with metallic nano additives

Sci Rep. 2024 Feb 12;14(1):3537. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-53963-8.

Authors

M S Abishek¹, Sabindra Kachhap¹, Upendra Rajak², Tikendra Nath Verma³, Nimay Chandra Giri⁴, Kareem M AboRas⁵, Ali ELrashidi^{6

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Manipur, Imphal, Manipur, 795004, India.
² Department of Mechanical Engineering, RGM College of Engineering and Technology Nandyal, Nandyala, Andhra Pradesh, 518501, India.
³ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal, Bhopal, MP, 462003, India.
⁴ Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Jatni, Odisha, 752050, India.
⁵ Department of Electrical Power and Machines, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21544, Egypt. kareem.aboras@alexu.edu.eg.
⁶ Electrical Engineering Department, University of Business and Technology, Ar Rawdah, 23435, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. a.elrashidi@ubt.edu.sa.
⁷ Engineering Mathematics Department, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21544, Egypt. a.elrashidi@ubt.edu.sa.

Abstract

This study extensively examined the impact of aluminium oxide (Al₂O₃) and titanium dioxide (TiO₂) nanoparticles addition in the biodiesel fuel derived from Guizotia abyssinica (L.) oil. The assessment of fuel blends, which were created by combining nanoparticles and biodiesel was conducted using energy, exergy, and sustainability indices. The highest recorded power output of 2.81 kW was observed for the GAB20A engine operating at 1800 rpm. The experimental results revealed that the GAB20A exhibited the lowest fuel consumption, with a recorded value of 203 g/kWh, when operated at 1600 rpm among all the tested blend fuels. The blend GAB20A exhibited the highest level of energy efficiency at 1600 rpm of 29.5%, as determined by the study. Simultaneously, it was observed that GAB20 exhibited the lowest energy efficiency at 1200 rpm among all the blend fuels at 25%. The emission levels of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and carbon monoxide (CO) were observed to be quite low, although a little rise in carbon dioxide (CO₂) was detected. For validation of results the artificial neural network (ANN) was used and an average of 1.703% difference in energy efficiency, 2.246% decrease in exergy efficiency, and 1.416% difference in sustainability index was found.

Keywords: Compression ignition engine; Energy analysis; Exergy analysis; Guizotia abyssinica (L.) biofuel; Nano additives.