Experimental investigation on the behavior of a direct injection diesel engine fueled with Karanja methyl ester-biogas dual fuel at different injection timings

• Published in: Energy (Oxford) Vol. 118; pp. 127 - 138
• Main Authors: Barik, Debabrata, Murugan, S., Sivaram, N.M., Baburaj, E., Shanmuga Sundaram, P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2017; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Biodiesel fuels; Biofuels; Biogas; Brakes; Combustion; Combustion chambers; Compression; Compression ratio; Diesel; Diesel engines; Dual fuel; Emission; Emissions; Energy efficiency; Fuel consumption; Full load; Injection; Karanja methyl ester; Smoke; Studies; Thermodynamic efficiency; Time measurement; Emission; Karanja methyl ester; Biogas; Combustion; Performance

The present investigation explores the possibility of using Karanja methyl ester (KME) as a pilot fuel in a biogas run direct injection (DI) diesel engine of rated power 4.4 kW at 1500 rpm, with compression ratio of 17.5:1. The biogas was inducted with the intake air, and KME was injected directly i...