Using Analytic Hierarchy Process for Evaluating Different Biodiesels as an Alternative Fuel

The industrialization that develops with the increasing population causes an increase in demand for fossil fuels in the world, which affects the supply-demand balance. This imbalance also causes a rise in prices. Therefore, increased oil prices and oil dependency lead the countries to the production and use of new energy resources. At this point, countries are evaluating biomass for biofuel production to generate energy, thus increasing the share of biofuels in total energy consumption. In this study, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is used to structure the decision problem and to attribute weights to criteria. Among the evaluated physicochemical fuel properties, the most important one is calculated as heating value and also the Cottonseed Fame is determined as the most suitable biodiesel in terms of fuel properties among the evaluated biodiesels.

Analitik Hiyerarşi Proses Kullanarak Farklı Biyodizellerin Alternatif Yakıt Olarak Değerlendirilmesi

Artan nüfusla birlikte gelişen sanayileşme, dünyadaki fosil yakıtlara olan talebin artmasına neden olarak arz talep dengesini etkilemektedir. Bu dengesizlik fiyatlarda da artışa neden olmaktadır. Bu nedenle, artan petrol fiyatları ve petrol bağımlılığı, ülkeleri yeni enerji kaynaklarının üretimine ve kullanımına yönlendirmektedir. Bu noktada, ülkeler, biyoyakıt üretimi için biyokütleyi enerji üretecek şekilde değerlendirmekte ve böylece biyoyakıtların toplam enerji tüketimindeki payını arttırmaktadır. Bu çalışmada Analitik Hiyerarşi Süreci (AHP) karar problemini yapılandırmak ve ağırlıkları kriterlere atfetmek için kullanılmıştır. Değerlendirilen fizikokimyasal yakıt özellikleri arasında en önemlisi ısıl değer olarak hesaplanmış ve aynı zamanda pamuk yağı metil esterinin değerlendirilen biyodizeller arasında yakıt özellikleri açısından en uygun biyodizel olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

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