International Journal of Advanced Computing and Communication Systems

Investigation of Emissions and Performance Characteristics of a CI Engine with Pongamia Pinnataoil Methyl Ester and Diesel Blends

Thirunavukkarasua R, Tamilselvanb R, Karthickmunisamy T, Veeramanikandan M and Sathish D, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Technology, Coimbatore - 641010, TamilNadu, India.

International Journal of Advanced Computing and Communication Systems

ISSN (Online) : 2347 - 9299

ISSN (Print) : 2347 - 9280

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Volume 04, Issue 01

Page No : 031-036

Abstract

Biodiesel has been recognized as a possible alternative fuel for CI engines because use of biodiesel can reduce petroleum diesel consumption as well as engine out emissions. Out of many biodiesel derived from various resources, this biodiesel derived fromPongamiapinnata Oil (PPO) can be prepared economically using usual transesterification process. In the present study, in-depth research and comparative study of blends of biodiesel made from PPO and diesel is carried out to bring out the benefits of its extensive usage in CI engines. The experimental results of the study reveal that the PPO biodiesel has similar characteristics to that of diesel. The brake thermal efficiency, carbon monoxide, unburned hydrocarbon are observed to be lower in the case of PPO biodiesel blends than diesel. On the other hand specific fuel energy consumption and oxides of nitrogen of PPO biodiesel blends are found to be higher than diesel.

Keywords

Bio diesel, ic engine, pongamia pinnata.

Cite this Article

Thirunavukkarasua R, Tamilselvanb R, Karthickmunisamy T, Veeramanikandan M and Sathish D, “Investigation of Emissions and Performance Characteristics of a CI Engine with Pongamia Pinnataoil Methyl Ester and Diesel Blends, ”International Journal of Advanced Computing and Communication Systems, pp. 031-036, March, 2017.

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© 2017 Thirunavukkarasua R, Tamilselvanb R, Karthickmunisamy T, Veeramanikandan M and Sathish D.This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.