Abstract. In this century, energy has been the driving force of the global economy and it will, for sure, continue to be one of the most important element for the sustainable socio-economic development for the coming centuries. Therefore, energy producers and governors have a vital duty to provide enough energy in good quality continuously with low cost for the sustainable development. The s…
This paper presents comparative energy and exergy analyses of a No. 2 diesel fuel, marine fuel, and four various biodiesel fuels for a four-cylinder, four-stroke, direct-injection diesel engine. The engine was used to obtain the experimental data at full-load conditions for constant 1600 rpm speed. It was found that the firstand second-law efficiencies increased with biodiesel addition and the…