Experimental investigations of performance and emissions of Karanja oil and its blends in a single cylinder agricultural diesel engine

• Published in: Applied energy Vol. 86; no. 1; pp. 106 - 112
• Main Authors: Agarwal, Avinash Kumar, Rajamanoharan, K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 2009; Elsevier Science; Elsevier
• Series: Applied Energy
• Subjects: Alternative fuels. Production and utilization; Applied sciences; Energy; Energy. Thermal use of fuels; Engines and turbines; Equipments for energy generation and conversion: thermal, electrical, mechanical energy, etc; Exact sciences and technology; Fuel pre-conditioning; Fuels; Heat exchanger; Indexing in process; Karanja oil; Q1; Single cylinder diesel engine; Vegetable oil; Vegetable oil Karanja oil Single cylinder diesel engine Heat exchanger Fuel pre-conditioning; Fuel pre-conditioning; Vegetable oil; Single cylinder diesel engine; Heat exchanger; Karanja oil; Performance evaluation; Viscosity; Energy consumption; Temperature; Diesel fuel; Fuel consumption; Diesel engine; Biodiesel; Exhaust; Fuel; Exhaust gas; Compression ignition engine; Thermal efficiency; Waste heat; Performance; Preheating

An experimental investigation has been carried out to analyze the performance and emission characteristics of a compression ignition engine fuelled with Karanja oil and its blends (10%, 20%, 50% and 75%) vis-a-vis mineral diesel. The effect of temperature on the viscosity of Karanja oil has also bee...