Performance study of a single cylinder diesel engine using diesel with Pongamia pinnata and Camelina sativa seed oil blends

The aim of current research effort is to evaluate the performance of much less utilized Argemone Mexicana seed oil methyl ester in single cylinder, water-cooled, 4-S diesel engine. The Argemone Mexicana is an agricultural weed, a plant of wasteland; its use led to the resource conservation. The methyl ester or biodiesel obtained by Argemone Mexicana seed oil is produced by the course of transesterification process. This process consists of pretreatment of vegetable oil with acid catalyst due to high FFA content followed by base catalyzed transesterification. The essential properties of transesterified Argemone Mexicana seed oil are tested and compared with natural diesel. The biodiesel blends with diesel in the combination of B10, B20, B30, B40 and B50 are utilized in a compression-ignition engine, its performance parameters are examined and compared with natural diesel. The lower blends of biodiesel exhibits similar characteristics to diesel without any modification in the design of engine. This experimental work testified that the blending of diesel with biodiesel obtained from Argemone Mexicana oil in diesel engine is a feasible alternative for depletion of petroleum diesel.

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Experimental Investigation on 4-Stroke Single Cylinder Diesel Engine by Using Roselle Seed Oil as Bio-Diesel

International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology ◽

10.14445/22315381/ijett-v43p229 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 43 (3) ◽

pp. 173-178

Author(s):

CH.Naveen kumar ◽

G.S.R.Naga Malleswar Rao

Keyword(s):

Experimental Investigation ◽

Diesel Engine ◽

Seed Oil ◽

Single Cylinder

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Experimental Studies of Diesel Engine Performance, Combustion and Emission Characteristics with Diesel and Pumpkin Seed Oil Blends

International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering - Special Issue ◽

10.35940/ijitee.l3916.1081219 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (12) ◽

pp. 1294-1299

Keyword(s):

Diesel Engine ◽

Diesel Fuel ◽

Seed Oil ◽

Experimental Studies ◽

Engine Performance ◽

Heat Emission ◽

Biodiesel Fuel ◽

Pumpkin Seed ◽

Oil Blends ◽

Pumpkin Seed Oil

In the current study, the primary components used are pumpkin seed oil biodiesel with diesel was tested in diesel engine and its performance, exhaust emissions, and its effects were observed. The pumpkin seed oil that is used to produce biodiesel undergoes transesterification process along with ethanol, sulphuricacid ,andNaOH catalysts . With blends like B0,B20,B40,B60,B80,and B100, the test on engine performance is obtained, and the reports exposed that, B40 is overlying blend among the other biodiesel blends. In addition, to enhance the performance characteristics of B20,B60,B80 by volume was combined with B40 blend. Due to lower heating characteristics of biodiesel, the observations of BTE for B40 is 4.6% lower than diesel. But the observations of BSFC for B40 is 7.3% higher than diesel. The heat emission rate ofB20,B40,andB60 are almost identical to diesel fuel ,apace with ,at higher loads B40 emitted37.5%less CO and NOx emission was raised at the rate of 95% when correlated to diesel fuel. However, It is observed that there is no major difference not much difference in the emissions (HC, NO, andCO) and characteristics of the engine when using the diesel fuel and Pumpkin seed biodiesel fuel blends

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