Engine Simulation of Advanced Biofuel Mixtures

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2026-1

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Bozoğlu, Eray Dursun

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According to World Bank fossil fuel consumption accounts for approximately 80% of world’s energyconsumption. However, the depletion of these resources and their detrimental environmental impacthave prompted the search for more sustainable alternatives. Biofuels offer a greener solution, yet theirproduction from edible resources poses ethical concerns. Advanced biofuels derived from waste or nonedible sources offer a promising alternative. This thesis not only focuses on the waste materials such aswaste cooking oil (sunflower), chicken skin, beef tallow, but also focuses on some advanced feedstockslike tall oil and algae oil, which are recognized as an advanced resource by the EU committee. Whiletall oil is a byproduct of the paper production process, algae oil is produced by harvesting algae andextracting their oils. A literature review will be conducted for these five primary sources, and the fameprofiles from different detailed studies will be averaged. Tall oil and algae oil will be blended with theother three sources at different ratios. The carbon structures of different mixtures will be analyzed. Then,they will be injected into the previviously verified GM 1.9 L engine in Ansys Forte under selectedboundary and initial conditions, and the combustion of the fuel will be simulated. Based on the obtainedresults from the simulation such as chemical heat release vs crank angle, pressure vs crank angle andtemperature vs crank angle, conclusions can be drawn regarding the performance of the engine. So, theengine performance of advanced biofuel mixtures can be compared with the fossil fuels. This researchcontributes to the development of sustainable energy solutions, addressing both energy needs andenvironmental concerns.

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Advanced Biofuels Mixtures, Algea Oil, Ansys Forte&Chemkin Engine Simulation, Tall Oil, Waste Source Oils

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/119765

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Northern Cyprus Campus, Thesis