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Using the Gladstone-Dale mixing method, the objective of this study is to evaluate and contrast the viscosity of diesel fuel, biodiesel, and a combination consisting of diesel, butanol, and sunflower oil that has been mixed together. Materials and Methods of Procedure: The samples of the biodiesel blend were created through the application of the Gladstone Dale mixing procedure. Obtaining the biodiesel, which is a mixture of butanol, diesel, and sunflower oil, is accomplished by first putting the mixture into the beaker and then dipping it into the hydrometer using the hydrometer. This variety is included in the first group. In Group II, diesel is classified. This technique is repeated multiple times, each time with a different temperature and a different proportion of mixing. The two groups each received twenty out of the forty samples that were collected. Setting the G power to 80 percent and the confidence level to 95 percent were the two decisions that were made in order to calculate the sample size. We utilised SPSS version 26 to analyse the data and assess the significance of the results. This allowed us to calculate the viscosity value by comparing diesel and biodiesel. Findings: Although conventional diesel has a viscosity of 3.9545 mm2/s, biodiesel has a viscosity of 4.2645 mm2/s, which is significantly greater. There was a substantial difference between the two groups, with the most significant values for biodiesel being 0.004 (p<0.05). The two groups were determined to be considerably different from each other. Blend ratios demonstrate that the fuels typically act in a manner that is comparable, even when the temperatures are low. In conclusion, the findings demonstrated that the viscosity of diesel and biodiesel produced from sunflower oil and butanol was identical. When compared to diesel, it was found that biodiesel had a viscosity value that was significantly higher. Biodiesel has the ability to reduce the negative impact that transportation has on the environment and to reduce the amount of reliance that is placed on crude oil that is imported. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
