Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://dr.ddn.upes.ac.in//xmlui/handle/123456789/1945
Title: Feasibility of blending karanja vegetable oil in petro-diesel and utilization in a direct injection diesel engine
Authors: Sahoo, P K
Bajpai, S
Das, L M
Keywords: Fuel
Diesel Engine
Issue Date: 2009
Citation: Fuel 88 (2009) pp.705–711
Abstract: Karanja (Pongamia pinnata) oil, a non-edible high viscosity (27.84 cSt at 40 C) straight vegetable oil, was blended with conventional diesel in various proportions to evaluate the performance and emission characteristics of a single cylinder direct injection constant speed diesel engine. Diesel and karanja oil fuel blends (5%, 10%, 15%, and 20%) were used to conduct short-term engine performance and emission tests at varying loads (0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100%). Tests were carried out over the entire range of engine operation and engine performance parameters such as fuel consumption, thermal efficiency, exhaust gas temperature, and exhaust emissions (smoke, CO, CO2, HC, NOx, and O2) were recorded. The brake specific energy consumption (BSEC), brake thermal efficiency (BTE), and exhaust emissions were evaluated to determine the optimum fuel blend. Higher BSEC was observed at full load for neat petro-diesel. A fuel blend of 10% karanja oil (KVO10) showed higher BTE at a 60% load. Similarly, the overall emission characteristics were found to be best for the case of KVO10 over the entire range of engine operation.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1945
Appears in Collections:Published papers

Files in This Item:
File Description SizeFormat 
2 fuel 2 P K Sahoo.pdf643.35 kBAdobe PDFView/Open


Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.