Effects of Different Mixtures of Biodiesel, Bioethanol, and Diesel on Tractor Engine Vibrations Using RSM and ANFIS

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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 27 July 2025   

Document Type: Research Article- En

DOI: 10.22067/jam.2024.90096.1291

Authors

A. Safrangian¹; H. Javadikia^{* 1}; L. Naderloo¹; M. Mostafaei^{1, 2}; S. S. Mohtasebi³

¹Department of Mechanical Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Science, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

²Biosystems Engineering Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

³Department of Mechanical Biosystems Engineering, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

Abstract

The vibrations generated by the use of different fuel mixtures in tractor engines can lead to accelerated wear of engine components, significant increases in maintenance costs, and reduced comfort and safety for operators. Nowadays, renewable fuels, namely biodiesel and bioethanol, have been of great interest to many researchers. In the present study, vibrations of the engine of MF285 tractor were measured in three directions, at speeds of 1000, 1600, and 2000 rpm for ten different fuel levels obtained from different compositions of biodiesel, bioethanol, and diesel fuels. To analyze the effects of the concerned parameters on engine vibrations, the response surface methodology (RSM) and artificial neural network fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) were applied. The obtained results demonstrated that increasing the engine speeds was in direct proportion to the vibrations increase. Furthermore, pure diesel fuel accounted for the major portion of vibrations, and B₅E₄D₉₁ had the highest vibrations among the fuel compositions. Moreover, vibrations were meaningfully reduced with the increase of biodiesel in fuel compositions. The optimization analysis revealed that the most effective fuels, exhibiting the lowest vibration levels, were identified as B₂₅E₆D₆₉ through RSM and B₂₅E₄D₇₁ via ANFIS.

Keywords

Bioethanol; Biofuel; Diesel; Vibration meter

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