Investigations on the Performance Characteristics of DI Diesel Engine Fuelled with Datura Biodiesel

Authors: K Muni Raja, S Sunil Kumar Reddy, B Siddeswara Rao

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/7SEFJ

Short DOI: https://doi.org/ggnbs8

Country: India

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Abstract: The consumption and demand of petroleum products are increasing day by day with the increase of vehicles and urbanization. By using the petroleum products the emissions are also enormously increased .So to decrease the consumption and emissions of petroleum products, the researchers are in search of alternative fuels. Various types of biodiesel are reviewed and among them Datura biodiesel will plays a vital role in replacement of diesel, because the Datura plant will grow in any environmental conditions and also with minor changes in engine one can easily use Datura as a fuel in diesel engine. As India is an agricultural country, if the cultivation of Datura plants are made by our farmers it will be very useful to the farmers and also to our Indian economy .Many researches had tried on Datura as a replacement for diesel and confirmed that with minor changes in engine, the efficiency of diesel engine can be improved marginally. But due to the higher viscosity of Datura, the flow capacity of Datura is less which is the major drawback for increasing the efficiency of engine. To overcome this flow problem, in the present work it is planned to work with blending of diesel and biodiesel in different proportions. Among them B20( 20% Datura seed oil + 80% diesel) shows a better performance compare to other blends of biodiesel, but the performance is not desirable compare to diesel. The performance is investigated on DI Diesel engine. The observations are recorded and they are represented in the form of graphs for comparison with diesel.

Keywords: Datura Biodiesel blend, Emissions and Performance

Paper Id: 292

Published On: 2017-09-25

Published In: Volume 5, Issue 5, September-October 2017

Cite This: Investigations on the Performance Characteristics of DI Diesel Engine Fuelled with Datura Biodiesel - K Muni Raja, S Sunil Kumar Reddy, B Siddeswara Rao - IJIRMPS Volume 5, Issue 5, September-October 2017. DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/7SEFJ

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