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Experimental investigation of performance and emission characteristics of Palm oil P. K. Chaudhary1, A. Pal2, Kunal Chauhan3, Shailendra Nath Tiwari4 1Associate
Prof., School of Mechanical Engineering, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, U. P., India
2Department 3,4M.Tech.
of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India
Scholar, School of Mechanical Engineering, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, U. P., India
-----------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract: Today the world is at the state of war of Keywords – Bio-diesel, Parameter Design, Taguchi Methodology, Trans-esterification consuming the fossil fuel. The developed countries are trying to capture the reservoirs of fossil fuel because they
1. INTRODUCTION
are nothing but zero without the fuel. Another problem
It is unanimously accepted truth that the fossil fuel
with the petro diesel fuel is that the level of pollution is
reservoir is depleting day by day and in coming
increasing day by day due to excess use in vehicle and
generation certainly this reservoir will not be able to
machinery. The fossil fuels are available in limited
supply our demand. In view of this, the researchers
amount to the world. The scientists are trying to find
have put their focus in search of the renewable energy
alternative sources of fossil fuel that are effective,
sources. Out of the list of plenty renewable sources of
environmental friendly and economically functional.This
energy, biodiesel is one of the important [1, 2].
experiment is basically testing the performance and
Biodiesel may be categorized under the heading of
emission characteristics of biodiesel. This paper deals
renewable energy sources arguing that as it is mostly
with the same thing. Basically this paper deals with
sourced from plants and the amount of carbon dioxide
finding of performance characteristics and emission
produced after burning of the biodiesel derived from a
characteristics of engine running with biodiesel and its
plant is almost less than that of the amount of the
various blends [B10, B20 and B30] at various conditions.
carbon dioxide required to nurture that plant from
Average brake thermal efficiency of the diesel is higher
where that amount of biodiesel has been produced
than biodiesel. There is an increase in brake thermal
[4,5]. In this light, the biodiesel is a renewable source of
efficiency (BTE) with increase in load. CO emission by
energy. Further, researchers have been reported that
blends of biodiesel is higher than diesel [7]. There is
the biodiesel can directly be used as fuel without any
relation between density and atomization. HC emission
major modification in the modern CI (compression
formed by the blends of biodiesel is greater than that of
Ignition) engines either in pure form (100 % biodiesel)
the diesel. There is less production of NOx from engine
or mixing it with the existing diesel. Furthermore, the
running with diesel and on the other hand the engine
pollutants resulting from biodiesel combustion in CI
produces higher NOx running with Palm biodiesel.
engines are comparatively less harmful to environment and human health [9, 10] than that of the traditional
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