Abstract: The oil from jatropha is used as a diesel substitute studied from work. The esterification process is used on jatropha oil before mixing with pure diesel in the ratio of 10:90, 20:80 and 30:70 by volume. The properties, like physical and chemical, can be enhanced using plant oil. Compressed ignition engine was run at different Brake power (1, 2, 3,4kw) at a constant speed (1500 rpm) separately on each blend and also on pure diesel with injection pressure (198 bars). From experimental results, it is observed that 20% blend of oil used in engine for combustion shows closer performance to pure diesel. However jatropha oil at 20% blend with diesel gave best performance as compared to 10% blend and 30% blend in terms of emission of HC and CO. All the parameter tested viz., specific fuel consumption, brake thermal efficiency improved. It can be revealed that 20% blend of jatropha oil with diesel can be used as a diesel substitute.
Keywords: Bio-diesel, Methyl Esters, Transestrification, engine performance, combustion characteristics.
Title: Experimental Analysis of Engine Performance & Emission Characteristics of Bio-Diesel
Author: Dilip Verma, Mohit Juneja, Akash M. Pillai, Aman Gupta, Anil Tyagi, Dilip Gautam, Diwakar Gaur
International Journal of Engineering Research and Reviews
ISSN 2348-697X (Online)
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