Characterization and Degradation of Viton Fuel Hose Exposed to Blended Diesel and Waste Cooking Oil Biodiesel | Journal of Engineering Sciences

Characterization and Degradation of Viton Fuel Hose Exposed to Blended Diesel and Waste Cooking Oil Biodiesel

Author(s): Samuel O. D.1*, Emovon I.1, Idubor F. I.1, Adekomaya O.2

Affilation(s):
1 Federal University of Petroleum Resources, P.M.B. 1221, Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria;
2 Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria 0001, South Africa

*Corresponding Author’s Address: [email protected]

Issue: Volume 5; Issue 2 (2018)

Dates:
Paper received: July 7, 2018
The final version of the paper received: October 1, 2018
Paper accepted online: October 5, 2018

Citation:
Samuel O. D. Characterization and Degradation of Viton Fuel Hose Exposed to Blended Diesel and Waste Cooking Oil Biodiesel / O. D. Samuel, I. Emovon, F. I. Idubor, O. Adekomaya O. // Journal of Engineering Sciences. – Sumy : Sumy State University, 2018. – Volume 5, Issue 2. – P. G1-G8.

DOI: 10.21272/jes.2018.5(2).g1

Research Area: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING: Advanced Energy Efficient Technologies

Abstract. Degradation and material incompatibility between biodiesel and fuel system are the major concern associated with the adoption of biodiesel. In this research, effects of different mixture of waste cooking oil biodiesel/diesel blends (B10, B20 and B40) were investigated on the basic fuel properties such as density, kinematic viscosity (KV), flash point (FP), pour point (PP), cloud point (PP), freezing point (FRP) and sulphur content (SC). Viton fuel hose exposed to different fuel of types and their degradation characteristics, total acid number and change in the surface morphology were studied. It was found that density, KV, FP, FRP, CP and PP increased while SC decreased with increasing biodiesel content in the blends. The biodiesel concentration was noticed to affect the properties of elastomers, causing swelling of Viton fuel hose. The exposure of Viton fuel hose to fuel types of increasing biodiesel content led to reductions in tensile strength, harness and compressive strength.

Keywords: degradation, Viton hose, biodiesel, hardness, compressive strength, swelling.

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