OPERATING PERFORMANCE OF A TRACTOR WORKING WITH DIFFERENT RATIOS OF CASTOR BEAN AND JATROPHA BIODIESEL

Authors

  • Carla da Penha Simon Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo - Campus São Mateus
  • Edney Leandro da Vitória Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo - Campus São Mateus
  • Elcio das Graça Lacerda Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Espírito Santo - Campus Santa Teresa.
  • Ismael Lourenço de Jesus Freitas Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo - Campus São Mateus.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13083/reveng.v26i1.844

Keywords:

Bioenergy, Biofuels, Specific Consumption, Smoke Opacity

Abstract

There is a growing global quest for clean energy. One of the alternatives is the use of agroenergy, which is the use of vegetable and animal raw material for the production of biofuels. Among them, biodiesel stands out for its renewable and biodegradable nature. The objective of this study was to evaluate the operating performance and smoke opacity of an agricultural tractor fed with different types and ratios of castor bean and Jatropha biodiesels. The study was conducted at Fazenda Experimental CEUNES / UFES, Campus São Mateus - ES. The mixture ratios of biodiesel/diesel used were: B0 (0/100%), B5 (5% 95%), B15 (15%/85% diesel), B25 (25%/75%), B50 (50%/50%), B75 (75%/25%), and B100 (100%/0%). The results showed an increase of 20.0% and 14.8% in the specifc consumption comparing B0 to B100 of castor and Jatropha, respectively. The smoke opacity reduced 24.50% and 54.05% when working with castor and Jatropha biodiesel, respectively. The smoke opacity of the castor B100 is 65.68% higher when compared to Jatropha B100.

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Author Biographies

Carla da Penha Simon, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo - Campus São Mateus

Mestranda pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agricultura Tropical - UFES, Departamento de Ciências Agrárias e Biológicas.

Edney Leandro da Vitória, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo - Campus São Mateus

Doutor em Engenharia Agrícola pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Professor adjunto da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Departamento de Ciências Agrárias e Biológicas.

Elcio das Graça Lacerda, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Espírito Santo - Campus Santa Teresa.

Doutor em Engenharia Agrícola pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Professor adjunto do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Espírito Santo.

Ismael Lourenço de Jesus Freitas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo - Campus São Mateus.

Doutor em Produção Vegetal - UENF, Pós-doutorando - PNPD/CAPES - Departamento de Ciências Agrárias e Biológicas, UFES - Campus São Mateus.

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Published

2018-02-23

How to Cite

Simon, C. da P., Vitória, E. L. da, Lacerda, E. das G., & Freitas, I. L. de J. (2018). OPERATING PERFORMANCE OF A TRACTOR WORKING WITH DIFFERENT RATIOS OF CASTOR BEAN AND JATROPHA BIODIESEL. Engineering in Agriculture, 26(1), 35–42. https://doi.org/10.13083/reveng.v26i1.844

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Agricultural mechanization

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