Title :
Alternative Fuels for a Single Cylinder Direct Injection Diesel Engine
Author :
Radha, Kalyani K. ; Kumari, Aruna A. ; Sarada, Naga S. ; Nagesh, E.L. ; Rajagopal, K.
Author_Institution :
JNTU, Hyderabad
Abstract :
This paper presents the results of investigations carried out on a single cylinder, direct injection, water cooled diesel engine operating on diesel, straight vegetable oils (Thumba oil and Neem) and 20% biodiesel blend of Thumba oil. The experiment covered a range of loads. Results show that Thumba oil can be used as an alternative fuel with better performance and lower emissions compared to Neem oil. The most significant conclusion is that 20% biodiesel blend of Thumba oil shows maximum brake power, reduced BSFC, emissions, smoke opacity and NOx than straight vegetable oils.
Keywords :
biofuel; diesel engines; oils; Neem oil; Thumba oil; alternative fuels; biodiesel blend; single cylinder direct injection diesel engine; smoke opacity; vegetable oils; Biofuels; Costs; Diesel engines; Educational institutions; Engine cylinders; Fuels; Internal combustion engines; Petroleum; Testing; Vegetable oils; Neem oil; Thumba oil; alternate fuels; diesel engine; exhaust emissions; performance;
Conference_Titel :
Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology, 2008. ICETET '08. First International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nagpur, Maharashtra
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3267-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3267-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICETET.2008.261
