Author/Authors :
Farooq, M. University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, KSK Campus - Mechanical Engineering Department, Pakistan , Amjad, M. University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, KSK Campus - Mechanical Engineering Department, Pakistan , Qamar, A. University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, KSK Campus - Mechanical Engineering Department, Pakistan , Noor, F. University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, KSK Campus - Mechanical Engineering Department, Pakistan , Yousaf, A. University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore - Mechanical Engineering Department, Pakistan
Abstract :
The present day energy crisis and increasing prices of the fossil fuels in view of global pollution scenario challenged to look for economical and sustainable fuels keeping in mind the GHG technologies. A lot of research has been reported about the solution to the given problem which includes the use of sustainable alternative fuels as biofuels than the fossil fuels. Bio fuels, also known as renewable fuels are based on carbon neutral cycle. These have a different chemical and thermo-physical behavior as compared to fossil fuels so that can be used directly into the engines. Biodiesel, an alternative to diesel fuel, produced by the transesterification of vegetal oil is suitable to use in diesel based engines without their modifications. In this research biodiesel has been produced with density similar to that of the gasoline because ethanol is used instead of methanol. A series of experiments were conducted using blends of the prepared biodiesel and the pure diesel oil. The performance characteristics of the Perkins Engine were analyzed at 1500 rpm where load was increased gradually from 50 to 100%. As a result specific fuel consumption of biodiesel has decreased by 7.0% as compared to the conventional diesel fuel. It was also investigated that the brake thermal efficiency of the engine is increased by 6.0% when ordinary diesel is replaced with the mixture of biodiesel and diesel.
Keywords :
Biodiesel , Canola Oil , Ethanol , Perkin Engine , Renewable Fuels , Transesterification
