Operational Performance of an Agricultural Tractor as a Function of Mixture Proportions and Type of Biodiesel

Tavares, M.; Camara, F.; Lopes, A.; Pinto, A. (2022). Operational Performance of an Agricultural Tractor as a Function of Mixture Proportions and Type of Biodiesel. Engenharia Agrícola, 42.0(spe), e20220072.https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-4430-eng.agric.v42nepe20220072/2022

@article{Tavares-2022-4076,
author = {Tavares, M and Camara, F and Lopes, A and Pinto, A},
title = {Operational Performance of an Agricultural Tractor as a Function of Mixture Proportions and Type of Biodiesel},
journal = {Engenharia Agrícola},
year = {2022},
month = {jan},
publisher = {SciFLO Brazil},
volume = {42.0},
number = {spe},
pages = {20220072},
doi = {10.1590/1809-4430-eng.agric.v42nepe20220072/2022},
url = {https://www.scielo.br/j/eagri/a/z5sNsJ3vtPt98tKGLTrGBrG/?lang=en},
keywords = {Agriculture: Food and Oil Crops, Wastes and Byproducts, Biodiesel (FAME), Unspecified Pathway, Engine Testing and Performance, Blending and Fuel Mixtures},
}

TY - JOUR
TI - Operational Performance of an Agricultural Tractor as a Function of Mixture Proportions and Type of Biodiesel
AU - Tavares, M
AU - Camara, F
AU - Lopes, A
AU - Pinto, A
T2 - Engenharia Agrícola
AB - The growing demand for clean energy aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with the oil crises has encouraged the search for biofuels, among which biodiesel has stood out in the gradual replacement of diesel. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of an agricultural tractor fueled with four types of biodiesels (peanut, sunflower, soybean, and waste frying oil) added to diesel at five proportions (0, 25, 50, 75, and 100% biodiesel, that is, B0, B25, B50, B75, and B100, respectively). The experiment was carried out at the Laboratory of Biofuel and Machinery Testing at FCAV–UNESP. A Valtra BM100 4×2 FWD tractor with a power of 74 kW (100 hp) was used. The drawbar pull force (DF), displacement velocity (V), drawbar power (DP), volumetric fuel consumption (VC), weight fuel consumption (WC), and specific fuel consumption (SC) were studied. The factors did not influence DF, V, and DP. The proportion factor influenced (p<0.01) the volumetric fuel consumption, in which diesel S50 was 14% more efficient than B100. Weight fuel consumption was influenced by the type of biodiesel in the blend. Diesel had the lowest specific fuel consumption (328 g kW h−1). The biodiesel fraction showed a direct relationship with the consumption parameters, with sunflower showing the lowest WC value in the B75 and B100 blends.
DA - 2022/01//
PY - 2022
PB - SciFLO Brazil
VL - 42.0
IS - spe
SP - e20220072
UR - https://www.scielo.br/j/eagri/a/z5sNsJ3vtPt98tKGLTrGBrG/?lang=en
DO - 10.1590/1809-4430-eng.agric.v42nepe20220072/2022
LA - English
KW - Agriculture: Food and Oil Crops
KW - Wastes and Byproducts
KW - Biodiesel (FAME)
KW - Unspecified Pathway
KW - Engine Testing and Performance
KW - Blending and Fuel Mixtures
ER -