Authors : P. Ravi Kumar , K. Rajagopal , R. Hari Prakash and B. Durga Prasad
Abstract: The study of the alternating fuels is necessitated due to increase of particulate emissions and depleting fossil fuel reserves. In this study, the performance and emission characteristics of single cylinder, 4-stroke, naturally aspirated compression ignition engine using alternating fuel like methyl esters of palm oil. The comparison of various properties like viscosity, density, flash point, fire point, cloud point etc. of different mixtures of diesel and methyl esters of palm oil etc. are been examined in this study. Briefly, the suitability of alternating fuels to diesel engines and the problems associated using these is the major study of this project. In the present study, the vegetable oil i.e., methyl esters of palm oil is chosen as alternative to diesel, which is due to its agricultural origin, is able to reduce net carbon dioxide emissions which is the major contributor to global warming along with import substitution of fuel for CI Engine. But the biggest hindrance to the easily adaptation of these vegetable oils is high viscosity and low volatility. In the performance analysis, the acquired data will be useful to predict the thermal efficiency, brake specific fuel consumption, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon and smoke emissions.
P. Ravi Kumar , K. Rajagopal , R. Hari Prakash and B. Durga Prasad , 2008. Performance of C.I. Engine Using Blends of Methyl Esters of Palm Oil with Diesel. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 3: 217-220.