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Experimental Investigations of Performance and Emissions Characteristics of Kusum (Schleichera Oleosa) Biodiesel in a Multi-Cylinder Transportation Diesel Engine

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In the present work, an underutilized and promising feedstock, Kusum seed oil (KSO) is converted into biodiesel through transesterification process. The physico-chemical properties of Kusum biodiesel (Kusum oilmethyl ester; KOME), measured via standard methods, were well within the ASTM D6751/EN14214 standard limits. After that, experiments were conducted using various blends (B5, B10, B15, and B20) of methyl ester of KSO with diesel in a multi cylinder diesel engine at varying engine speeds, ranging from 1000 to 4000 rpm under full load conditions. Engine performance (brake power, brake specific fuel consumption, brake specific energy consumption and brake thermal efficiency) and emissions (CO, HC, NOx and smoke opacity) were measured to analyse the behavior of the diesel engine running on biodiesel. The test results showed that with the increase of biodiesel in the blends CO, HC and smoke opacity reduces significantly while fuel consumption and NOx emission of biodiesel increases slightly compared with diesel. Brake specific energy consumption decreases and thermal efficiency of engine slightly increases when operating on 10 % biodiesel than that operating on diesel. It may be concluded from the experimental investigations that Kusum biodiesel is a potential alternative to diesel fuel.

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Abbreviations

KOME:

Kusum oil methyl ester

B100:

Neat biodiesel

B0:

Neat diesel

B05:

Blend of 05 % KOME and 95 % diesel

B10:

Blend of 10 % KOME and 90 % diesel

B15:

Blend of 15 % KOME and 85 % diesel

B20:

Blend of 20 % KOME and 80 % diesel

CO:

Carbon monoxide

UHC:

Unburnt hydrocarbons

NOx :

Oxides of nitrogen

BTE:

Brake thermal efficiency

BSFC:

Brake specific fuel consumption

BSEC:

Brake specific Energy consumption

Ppm:

Parts per million

cSt:

Centi-Stoke

kWh:

Kilo-watt-hour

RPM:

Rotations per minute

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    Ashok Kumar Yadav & Alok Manas Dubey

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India

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  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, 110042, India

    Amit Pal

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Yadav, A.K., Khan, M.E., Pal, A. et al. Experimental Investigations of Performance and Emissions Characteristics of Kusum (Schleichera Oleosa) Biodiesel in a Multi-Cylinder Transportation Diesel Engine. Waste Biomass Valor 8, 1331–1341 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-016-9658-2

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