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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
NOMENCLATURE
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF BIODISEL
1.2 THE ORIGIN OF THE TERM "BIODIESEL"
1.3 BIODIESEL IN YELLOW STONE NATIONAL PARK
1.4 STATUS QUO
1.5 SOYBEAN BIODIESEL
1.6 SOYBEAN OIL COMPOSITION
1.7 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1.8 OUTLINE OF THE THESIS
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
2.2 OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS
2.3 BIODIESEL PRODUCTION
2.4 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF BIODIESEL
2.5 WHY ARE VEGETABLE OILS AND ANIMAL FATS TRANSESTERIFIED TO ALKYL ESTERS
2.6 WHY BIOFUEL IS USED AS DIESEL FUEL
2.7 ENGINE COMPATIBILITY
2.8 BIODIESEL (B100) EMISSIONS
2.9 DIESEL AND BIODIESEL COMBUSTION
2.10 ENERGY CONTENT OF DIESEL FUEL
2.11 ENERGY CONTENT OF BIODIESEL FUEL
2.12 IGNITION DELAY
2.13 FUEL MASS BURNING RATE
2.14 COMBUSTION REACTION
CHAPTER 3 MODELING OF DI ENGINE IN GT-POWER
3.1 OVERVIEW OF GT-POWER
3.2 MODELING FLUID FLOW IN PIPES
3.3 IN-CYLINDER HEAT TRANSFER MODEL
3.4 INJECTION SUB MODEL
3.5 FUEL SPRAY DYNAMICS
3.6 IGNITION AND COMBUSTION MODEL
3.7 MODELING OF FLUID PROPERTIES
3.8 MODELING OF VAPOUR PROPERTIES
3.9 MODELING METHODOLOGY ENGINE EXPERIMENTAL DATA
CHAAPTER 4 GT-POST AND ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS
4.1 GT-POST PREVIEW
4.2 GT-POST FILES
4.3 GT-POST MODES
4.4 PLOTS-TABLES MODE
4.5 RLT VEWER MODE
4.6 FUEL CONSUMPTION
4.7 AIR-FUEL RATIO
4.8 MASS FLOW RATE
4.9 VOLUMETRIC EFHCIENCY
4.10 BRAKETORQUE
4.11 ENGINE CYLINDER PRESSURE
4.12 ENGINE CYLINDER TEMPERATURE
4.13 POWER
CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
REFERENCES
APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B
TABLE 3 VISCOSITIES AND THERMAL CONDUCTIVITIES OF DIESEL VAPOUR
TABLE 4 VISCOSITIES AND THERMAL CONDUCTIVITIES OF BIODIESEL VAPOUR
TABLE 5 VISCOSITIES AND THERMAL CONDUCTIVITIES OF LIQUID DIESEL
TABLE 6 VISCOSITIES AND THERMAL CONDUCTIVITIES OF LIQUID BIODIESEL
APPENDIX C
TABLE 1
TABLE 2
TABLE 3
