Performance Analysis of Single Cylinder 4s Diesel Engine Using Vegetable Oil Blended
Published: 2017
Author(s) Name: Kishore Kumar Shakya, Vivek Kumar Samadhiya, Yogendra Yadav, and Ashish Yadav |
Author(s) Affiliation: Dept of Mechanical Engg, Shri Ram College of Engg and Mgt., Banmore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Locked
Subscribed
Available for All
Abstract
Over the last two decades there has been a tremendous increase in the number of automobiles and a corresponding increase in the fuel price. In this regard, alternative fuels like vegetable oils play a major role. Use of pure vegetable oil in diesel engines causes some problems due to their high viscosity compared with diesel fuel. To solve the problems due to high viscosity various techniques are used. One such technique is fuel blending. This paper investigated the performance parameters of dual vegetable oil blends (mixture of Mustard oil and Palm oil) with diesel on a stationary single cylinder, four stroke direct injection compression ignition engine. The blends of BB 10 (combination of Diesel 90% by volume, Mustard oil 5% by volume and Palm oil 5% by volume) and blends of BB 20 (combination of Diesel 80% by volume, Mustard oil 10% by volume and Palm oil 10% by volume) gave better brake thermal efficiency, lower total fuel consumption and lower brake specific fuel consumption than other blends (BB 30, BB 40 and BB 50).
Keywords: Diesel engine, Flash point, Fire point, Mustard oil, Palm oil, Performance parameters, Specific gravity.
View PDF