APPLIED APPROACH FOR USE OF JOJOBA OIL AS AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL FOR TRACTOR ENGINE

Younis, Samy M.; Omran, Mohamed S.; Mahdy, Mahdy S.

doi:10.21608/mjae.2010.104885

APPLIED APPROACH FOR USE OF JOJOBA OIL AS AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL FOR TRACTOR ENGINE

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Prof. Dr. Agric. Eng. Dept., Faculty of Agric., Cairo University, Egypt.

² Assoc.Prof., Agric. Eng. Dept., Faculty of Agric., Cairo University, Egypt.

³ Demonstrator, Agric. Eng. Dept., Faculty of Agric., Cairo University, Egypt.

10.21608/mjae.2010.104885

Abstract

The performance of a tractor diesel engine using blends of jojoba oil-diesel fuel compared with diesel was evaluated. Power take-off (PTO) power, specific fuel consumption, and thermal efficiency were examined. The experiments were installed in an experimental completely randomized design arranged in factorial scheme followed by ANOVA analysis and LSD test at the level of 5% of probability. The results revealed acceptable performance parameters of the tractor engine with blends that containing up to 40% volume of jojoba oil. From the oil properties and tractor engine test results, it has been established that 20–40% of jojoba oil can be substituted for diesel without any engine modification. Therefore, the blending of jojoba oil with Diesel is an effective approach to overcome performance losses and any engine problems attributed to high viscosity of neat jojoba oil.

Main Subjects

Agricultural Power and Machinery Engineering

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