PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS STUDY OF BIODIESEL DERIVED FROM NON EDIBLE OILS ON C. I. ENGINES

Abstract

The increasing industrialization and motorization of the world has led to a steep rise for the demand of petroleum products. Petroleum based fuels are obtained from limited reserves. These finite reserves are highly concentrated in certain regions of the world. Therefore, those countries not having these resources are facing a foreign exchange crisis, mainly due to the import of crude oil. Hence, it is necessary to look for alternative fuels, which can be produced from materials available within the country. In this project biodiesel performance testing is done in C.I. engine. For this project biodiesel has been prepared from WCO oil and Thumba oil by mechanical stirring method and comparison also has been made with diesel. The performances of this biodiesels have been tested by the performance parameters like torque, brake power, brake thermal efficiency and brake specific fuel consumption, brake specific energy consumption, exhaust gas temperature, air fuel ratio and emission charact...