Diesel vehicles have a huge role in the transportation of goods and people however they cause air pollutions. For this reason, researchers try to find alternative fuel additives to decrease the exhaust emissions. This experimental work focus on the impacts of oxygen content nanoparticle additives on exhaust emissions of 4 Stroke-6 cylinders turbocharged diesel engine fuelled with diesel fuel. Nickel iron oxide and nickel zinc iron oxide nanoparticles with the dosage of 15, 20 and 25 ppm were used as additives in the experimental tests. According to the results, the optimum dosage level of nanoparticles was found. As finally, the results revealed that the exhaust emission values were decreased with the nanoparticle addition to diesel fuel.
{"title":"Influence of NiFe2O4 and Zn0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4 nanoparticles on exhaust emissions of 4 stroke-6 cylinders turbocharged diesel engine","authors":"Ceyla Ozgur","doi":"10.18245/IJAET.781493","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18245/IJAET.781493","url":null,"abstract":"Diesel vehicles have a huge role in the transportation of goods and people however they cause air pollutions. For this reason, researchers try to find alternative fuel additives to decrease the exhaust emissions. This experimental work focus on the impacts of oxygen content nanoparticle additives on exhaust emissions of 4 Stroke-6 cylinders turbocharged diesel engine fuelled with diesel fuel. Nickel iron oxide and nickel zinc iron oxide nanoparticles with the dosage of 15, 20 and 25 ppm were used as additives in the experimental tests. According to the results, the optimum dosage level of nanoparticles was found. As finally, the results revealed that the exhaust emission values were decreased with the nanoparticle addition to diesel fuel.","PeriodicalId":13841,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Automotive Engineering and Technologies","volume":"134 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76513960","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Although Diesel engines have begun to be abandoned in the automotive industry due to the emission legislations of the world, they are still widely used in generators, work machines, agricultural machines, and heavy vehicles due to their high power density and thermal efficiency. The classical Diesel cycle, which is the thermodynamic cycle of Diesel engines, was developed by taking into account irreversibilities, heat transfer losses, friction, and gas exchange process, and a quasi-realistic Diesel cycle was obtained. Also, the working fluid of the Diesel cycle has been accepted as an air-fuel-residual gas mixture instead of air. This Diesel cycle model is very useful to examine the effect of Diesel engines' design and operating parameters on engine performance. For this study, the effect of variation in equivalence ratio, stroke-bore ratio, and compression ratio on engine performance was examined. Thermal efficiency, maximum temperature, exhaust temperature, fuel consumption, and specific fuel consumption are used as engine performance parameters. The characteristics and operating conditions of a Diesel engine in a power generator were used for the numerical study. Engine performance increased by increasing the equivalence ratio, which is the engine operating parameter. When the compression ratio, which is the structural parameter, increased, the engine performance increased, but the maximum temperature also increased, although it was not desired. Therefore, it is necessary to optimize the compression ratio and the maximum temperature. Again, when the stroke-bore ratio, which is a structural parameter, was increased, engine performance decreased, but the maximum temperature decreased as desired. For optimization of the two structural parameters, compression ratio, and stroke-bore ratio, it is necessary to decrease the stroke-bore ratio while increasing the compression ratio. The results obtained with the numerical study using the created model are guiding for engine designers.
{"title":"Effects of design and operating parameters on the performance of a quasi-realistic Diesel cycle engine","authors":"B. Kılıç, E. Arabacı","doi":"10.18245/IJAET.816130","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18245/IJAET.816130","url":null,"abstract":"Although Diesel engines have begun to be abandoned in the automotive industry due to the emission legislations of the world, they are still widely used in generators, work machines, agricultural machines, and heavy vehicles due to their high power density and thermal efficiency. The classical Diesel cycle, which is the thermodynamic cycle of Diesel engines, was developed by taking into account irreversibilities, heat transfer losses, friction, and gas exchange process, and a quasi-realistic Diesel cycle was obtained. Also, the working fluid of the Diesel cycle has been accepted as an air-fuel-residual gas mixture instead of air. This Diesel cycle model is very useful to examine the effect of Diesel engines' design and operating parameters on engine performance. For this study, the effect of variation in equivalence ratio, stroke-bore ratio, and compression ratio on engine performance was examined. Thermal efficiency, maximum temperature, exhaust temperature, fuel consumption, and specific fuel consumption are used as engine performance parameters. The characteristics and operating conditions of a Diesel engine in a power generator were used for the numerical study. Engine performance increased by increasing the equivalence ratio, which is the engine operating parameter. When the compression ratio, which is the structural parameter, increased, the engine performance increased, but the maximum temperature also increased, although it was not desired. Therefore, it is necessary to optimize the compression ratio and the maximum temperature. Again, when the stroke-bore ratio, which is a structural parameter, was increased, engine performance decreased, but the maximum temperature decreased as desired. For optimization of the two structural parameters, compression ratio, and stroke-bore ratio, it is necessary to decrease the stroke-bore ratio while increasing the compression ratio. The results obtained with the numerical study using the created model are guiding for engine designers.","PeriodicalId":13841,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Automotive Engineering and Technologies","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88695797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The high cetane number of the fuel used in diesel engines is extremely important as it provides some improvements in combustion in the cylinder. Therefore, the addition of cetane improver to diesel fuel has been highly preferred in recent years. In this study, the effects of 2-ethylhexyl nitrate (EHN) addition, a cetane improver, on compression ignition engine performance and emissions were analyzed at various engine loads. Four different fuels were used in the experiments as 100% diesel (D100), 99% diesel + 1% EHN (D99EHN1), 98% diesel + 2% EHN (D99EHN2) and 97% diesel + 3% EHN (D99EHN3). The results obtained from the experiments showed that the addition of 2-EHN positively affected the brake thermal efficiency (BTHE), hydrocarbon (HC) and carbon monoxide (CO) values, while the brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC), nitrogen oxide (NOx) and smoke emission levels were negatively affected. With high engine load, 2-EHN supplement marginally rises NOx emissions but significantly declines HC and CO emissions. EHN addition had small impacts on BSFC. Compared to D100 fuel, the highest BTHE value was obtained by D99EHN2 fuel, with an increase of 11.57% at 3000-Watt load value. With the D97EHN3 fuel, compared to diesel, HC emission decreased 60.61%, while CO emission decreased 31.25%. The results show that the 2-EHN cetane improver can be used successfully in a diesel engine.
{"title":"Analysis of the effects of cetane improver addition to diesel on engine performance and emissions","authors":"S. Şi̇mşek, S. Uslu","doi":"10.18245/IJAET.798221","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18245/IJAET.798221","url":null,"abstract":"The high cetane number of the fuel used in diesel engines is extremely important as it provides some improvements in combustion in the cylinder. Therefore, the addition of cetane improver to diesel fuel has been highly preferred in recent years. In this study, the effects of 2-ethylhexyl nitrate (EHN) addition, a cetane improver, on compression ignition engine performance and emissions were analyzed at various engine loads. Four different fuels were used in the experiments as 100% diesel (D100), 99% diesel + 1% EHN (D99EHN1), 98% diesel + 2% EHN (D99EHN2) and 97% diesel + 3% EHN (D99EHN3). The results obtained from the experiments showed that the addition of 2-EHN positively affected the brake thermal efficiency (BTHE), hydrocarbon (HC) and carbon monoxide (CO) values, while the brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC), nitrogen oxide (NOx) and smoke emission levels were negatively affected. With high engine load, 2-EHN supplement marginally rises NOx emissions but significantly declines HC and CO emissions. EHN addition had small impacts on BSFC. Compared to D100 fuel, the highest BTHE value was obtained by D99EHN2 fuel, with an increase of 11.57% at 3000-Watt load value. With the D97EHN3 fuel, compared to diesel, HC emission decreased 60.61%, while CO emission decreased 31.25%. The results show that the 2-EHN cetane improver can be used successfully in a diesel engine.","PeriodicalId":13841,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Automotive Engineering and Technologies","volume":"1 1","pages":"26-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89670729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
for damper torque has the major importance at the system in which the stiffness varies within time due to dynamic loads. In conclusion, the clutch disc used with rubber springs needs correct analysis in terms of design. Results show that how to safety actor should be chosen more attentively for clutch disc used with rubber spring on automobiles and related calculations have to be done before the design phase.
{"title":"An experimental approach to comparative thermal behavior of rubber and metallic clutch dampers","authors":"M. Genc, S. Konakçı, N. Kaya","doi":"10.18245/ijaet.750130","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18245/ijaet.750130","url":null,"abstract":"for damper torque has the major importance at the system in which the stiffness varies within time due to dynamic loads. In conclusion, the clutch disc used with rubber springs needs correct analysis in terms of design. Results show that how to safety actor should be chosen more attentively for clutch disc used with rubber spring on automobiles and related calculations have to be done before the design phase.","PeriodicalId":13841,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Automotive Engineering and Technologies","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76736485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Yakaryilmaz, Safak Yildizhan, A. Aktas, O. Baş, Erdi Tosun, Tayfun Özgür, K. Aydın
Developing technology, new technologies, and changing world standards have led researchers to search for new energy sources. In addition to countries such as America, Germany, and Japan, most automobile manufacturers have been able to adapt to changing standards, have done major researches on alternative energy vehicles, and have started to market their products. In this study, a prototype hydrogen vehicle was developed for TÜBİTAK Efficiency Challenge Electric Vehicle Organization. Design criteria were determined within the limits of the competition rule book. A computer-aided design (CAD) program was used in the vehicle shell and mechanical part designs. Vehicle flow analysis was carried out with the help of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) program. Laboratory condition long-term performance test of the fuel cell has been carried out and whether the fuel cell power was sufficient for the vehicle.
{"title":"Development of a prototype hydrogen vehicle","authors":"A. Yakaryilmaz, Safak Yildizhan, A. Aktas, O. Baş, Erdi Tosun, Tayfun Özgür, K. Aydın","doi":"10.18245/ijaet.728407","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18245/ijaet.728407","url":null,"abstract":"Developing technology, new technologies, and changing world standards have led researchers to search for new energy sources. In addition to countries such as America, Germany, and Japan, most automobile manufacturers have been able to adapt to changing standards, have done major researches on alternative energy vehicles, and have started to market their products. In this study, a prototype hydrogen vehicle was developed for TÜBİTAK Efficiency Challenge Electric Vehicle Organization. Design criteria were determined within the limits of the competition rule book. A computer-aided design (CAD) program was used in the vehicle shell and mechanical part designs. Vehicle flow analysis was carried out with the help of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) program. Laboratory condition long-term performance test of the fuel cell has been carried out and whether the fuel cell power was sufficient for the vehicle.","PeriodicalId":13841,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Automotive Engineering and Technologies","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87919828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The aim of this study is to investigate experimentally the effects of methanol-gasoline fuel blend on engine performance, combustion process, and exhaust emissions of a spark ignition (SI) engine under various lambda values at full engine load. Firstly, the methanol was blended with gasoline by volume fraction of 20%, which renamed as M20. The experiments were performed a constant engine speed at 2000 rpm and full load conditions. Then, the M20 fuel blend effects on the engine performance, combustion and exhaust emission characteristics were compared with pure gasoline fuel in terms of brake engine torque, brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC), thermal efficiency, combustion process, CO, CO 2 , HC and NO emissions at three different lambda values such as 0.8, 1, 1.2. It was found that the addition of methanol substantially affected the engine performance, combustion process, and exhaust emissions at various lambda values. The methanol properties such as higher oxygen content, octane number, laminar flame speed (LFS), latent heat vaporization, and lower calorific value, and also the variation of the air-fuel ratio of the test fuels substantially influenced on the test results. Furthermore, these properties considerably affected the combustion characteristics such as ignition delay (ID), and combustion duration (CD). According to obtained results, the highest engine performance was observed for gasoline at λ=1. The M20 test fuel was exhibited a better combustion process when at λ=0.8 among other lambdas compared to gasoline. However, the best emission performance was obtained at λ=1 for the M20. Thus, the M20 test fuel can be used as a fuel considering the combustion and exhaust emissions. Overall, the engine performance, combustion, and exhaust emission characteristics are considerably affected by the variety of air-fuel ratio, oxygen content, octane number, LFS, and latent heat vaporization properties.
{"title":"Impact of various lambda values on engine performance, combustion and emissions of a SI engine fueled with methanol-gasoline blends at full engine load","authors":"Selçuk Sarıkoç","doi":"10.18245/ijaet.735553","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18245/ijaet.735553","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study is to investigate experimentally the effects of methanol-gasoline fuel blend on engine performance, combustion process, and exhaust emissions of a spark ignition (SI) engine under various lambda values at full engine load. Firstly, the methanol was blended with gasoline by volume fraction of 20%, which renamed as M20. The experiments were performed a constant engine speed at 2000 rpm and full load conditions. Then, the M20 fuel blend effects on the engine performance, combustion and exhaust emission characteristics were compared with pure gasoline fuel in terms of brake engine torque, brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC), thermal efficiency, combustion process, CO, CO 2 , HC and NO emissions at three different lambda values such as 0.8, 1, 1.2. It was found that the addition of methanol substantially affected the engine performance, combustion process, and exhaust emissions at various lambda values. The methanol properties such as higher oxygen content, octane number, laminar flame speed (LFS), latent heat vaporization, and lower calorific value, and also the variation of the air-fuel ratio of the test fuels substantially influenced on the test results. Furthermore, these properties considerably affected the combustion characteristics such as ignition delay (ID), and combustion duration (CD). According to obtained results, the highest engine performance was observed for gasoline at λ=1. The M20 test fuel was exhibited a better combustion process when at λ=0.8 among other lambdas compared to gasoline. However, the best emission performance was obtained at λ=1 for the M20. Thus, the M20 test fuel can be used as a fuel considering the combustion and exhaust emissions. Overall, the engine performance, combustion, and exhaust emission characteristics are considerably affected by the variety of air-fuel ratio, oxygen content, octane number, LFS, and latent heat vaporization properties.","PeriodicalId":13841,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Automotive Engineering and Technologies","volume":"21 8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83387341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Today, the issue of developing alternative new composite materials that can be obtained from environmentally friendly, renewable resources is an area that most researchers focus on. In many industrial sectors, the aim of transforming unsustainable products into sustainable products is common. Especially in the automotive sector, the rate of use in environmentally friendly materials with minimal damage to nature is increasing gradually instead of traditional materials. In this study, linen material, one of the natural fibers, and glass fibers with different weights per square meter were selected and the composite material was produced by vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) method using natural fiber reinforced epoxy matrix. Experimental studies have been conducted to examine the application of natural fiber reinforced composite materials as an alternative to traditional materials used in the vehicle interior. Thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetric analysis, hardness, and impact tests were applied to the composites produced by the vacuum infusion method, and the basic mechanical properties and thermal stability of the materials were determined. The results show that adding different weights of glass fiber per square meter to natural fiber has been found to significantly increase the properties of composites in both thermal and mechanical aspects.
{"title":"Investigation of Use of Hybrid Composite Materials in Automobile Interior","authors":"Berkay Karaçor, Mustafa Ozcanli","doi":"10.18245/ijaet.827239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18245/ijaet.827239","url":null,"abstract":"Today, the issue of developing alternative new composite materials that can be obtained from environmentally friendly, renewable resources is an area that most researchers focus on. In many industrial sectors, the aim of transforming unsustainable products into sustainable products is common. Especially in the automotive sector, the rate of use in environmentally friendly materials with minimal damage to nature is increasing gradually instead of traditional materials. In this study, linen material, one of the natural fibers, and glass fibers with different weights per square meter were selected and the composite material was produced by vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) method using natural fiber reinforced epoxy matrix. Experimental studies have been conducted to examine the application of natural fiber reinforced composite materials as an alternative to traditional materials used in the vehicle interior. Thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetric analysis, hardness, and impact tests were applied to the composites produced by the vacuum infusion method, and the basic mechanical properties and thermal stability of the materials were determined. The results show that adding different weights of glass fiber per square meter to natural fiber has been found to significantly increase the properties of composites in both thermal and mechanical aspects.","PeriodicalId":13841,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Automotive Engineering and Technologies","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90591747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-12-01DOI: 10.18052/WWW.SCIPRESS.COM/IJET.19.1
R. Sanjai
A lot of crashes involving heavy vehicles have been reported over the years in Kerala. Faulty driving behavior is widely regarded as the major cause of such crashes. This study considers the drivers’ perceptions and their socio-demographic background to understand the behavioral variations. The study is done based on a questionnaire survey on public transport operators from which their behavioral characteristics are noted. The study area is divided into three parts namely, North, Central and South Kerala with a fixed sample at each of these regions. The sample size is fixed based on Bill Godden’s method for infinite population. Accordingly, a sample of 384 vehicles was surveyed from each region. Thus, data for a total of 1,152 public transport vehicles were taken from all three regions namely North, South, and Central Kerala. From this sample, the variations in violations, errors and lapses among drivers are noted based on various causative factors. Analyses of these behavioral factors are done to study the influence on aberrant behavior and accident occurrence in public transport vehicle plying in Kerala. A linear regression model is developed to state the importance of causative factors in the occurrence of crashes.
{"title":"Study on Driving Behavior of Public Transport Drivers in Kerala","authors":"R. Sanjai","doi":"10.18052/WWW.SCIPRESS.COM/IJET.19.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18052/WWW.SCIPRESS.COM/IJET.19.1","url":null,"abstract":"A lot of crashes involving heavy vehicles have been reported over the years in Kerala. Faulty driving behavior is widely regarded as the major cause of such crashes. This study considers the drivers’ perceptions and their socio-demographic background to understand the behavioral variations. The study is done based on a questionnaire survey on public transport operators from which their behavioral characteristics are noted. The study area is divided into three parts namely, North, Central and South Kerala with a fixed sample at each of these regions. The sample size is fixed based on Bill Godden’s method for infinite population. Accordingly, a sample of 384 vehicles was surveyed from each region. Thus, data for a total of 1,152 public transport vehicles were taken from all three regions namely North, South, and Central Kerala. From this sample, the variations in violations, errors and lapses among drivers are noted based on various causative factors. Analyses of these behavioral factors are done to study the influence on aberrant behavior and accident occurrence in public transport vehicle plying in Kerala. A linear regression model is developed to state the importance of causative factors in the occurrence of crashes.","PeriodicalId":13841,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Automotive Engineering and Technologies","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82832194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-12-01DOI: 10.18052/WWW.SCIPRESS.COM/IJET.19.23
O. Obiukwu, J. Igboekwe
The effects of fibre content (5–30 wt%) and fibre treatment on abrasion, water absorption, specific gravity, and density properties of epoxy/rattan cane fibre composites were studied. Epoxy resin reinforced with the alkaline treated rattan cane fibre fibres was produced by compression technique in predetermined proportions. Abrasion and physical properties tests were carried out on the developed composites. The results showed that the reinforced composite samples have better enhancement in all the properties tested than the unreinforced control sample. Least Water Absorption (WA) value of 1.4 % were obtained within the 1 week and 2 week for the reinforced samples. Samples reinforced with 10 wt. % rattan fibres had the highest abrasion resistance, while the sample with 5 wt.% rattan fibre addition had the best water absorption resistance. The products of this research could find applications in automotive fields where exposure to moisture and wear are encountered.
{"title":"Abrasion and Physical Properties of Rattan Cane (Calamus deeratus) Fibre Based Epoxy Composites","authors":"O. Obiukwu, J. Igboekwe","doi":"10.18052/WWW.SCIPRESS.COM/IJET.19.23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18052/WWW.SCIPRESS.COM/IJET.19.23","url":null,"abstract":"The effects of fibre content (5–30 wt%) and fibre treatment on abrasion, water absorption, specific gravity, and density properties of epoxy/rattan cane fibre composites were studied. Epoxy resin reinforced with the alkaline treated rattan cane fibre fibres was produced by compression technique in predetermined proportions. Abrasion and physical properties tests were carried out on the developed composites. The results showed that the reinforced composite samples have better enhancement in all the properties tested than the unreinforced control sample. Least Water Absorption (WA) value of 1.4 % were obtained within the 1 week and 2 week for the reinforced samples. Samples reinforced with 10 wt. % rattan fibres had the highest abrasion resistance, while the sample with 5 wt.% rattan fibre addition had the best water absorption resistance. The products of this research could find applications in automotive fields where exposure to moisture and wear are encountered.","PeriodicalId":13841,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Automotive Engineering and Technologies","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79061644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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