Investigation of emissions and combustion characteristics of a CI engine fueled with waste cooking oil methyl ester and diesel blends
Biodiesel has been identified as a potential 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, biodiesel from Waste Cooking Oil (WCO) can be prepared economically usi...
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doaj-f867d53091464c97946148cb09733d912021-06-02T02:49:10ZengElsevierAlexandria Engineering Journal1110-01682014-06-0153228128710.1016/j.aej.2014.02.003Investigation of emissions and combustion characteristics of a CI engine fueled with waste cooking oil methyl ester and diesel blendsK. Nantha Gopal0Arindam Pal1Sumit Sharma2Charan Samanchi3K. Sathyanarayanan4T. Elango5School of Mechanical and Building Sciences, VIT University, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSchool of Mechanical and Building Sciences, VIT University, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSchool of Mechanical and Building Sciences, VIT University, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSchool of Mechanical and Building Sciences, VIT University, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSchool of Mechanical and Building Sciences, VIT University, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Engineering, Thuraiyur Road, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, IndiaBiodiesel has been identified as a potential 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, biodiesel from Waste Cooking Oil (WCO) can be prepared economically using usual transesterification process. In the present study, in-depth research and comparative study of blends of biodiesel made from WCO 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 WCO biodiesel has similar characteristics to that of diesel. The brake thermal efficiency, carbon monoxide, unburned hydrocarbon and smoke opacity are observed to be lower in the case of WCO biodiesel blends than diesel. On the other hand specific energy consumption and oxides of nitrogen of WCO biodiesel blends are found to be higher than diesel. In addition combustion characteristics of all biodiesel blends showed similar trends when compared to that of conventional diesel.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016814000209TransesterificationWaste cooking oilWaste cooking methyl esterPerformanceExhaust emissionCombustionBiodiesel |
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K. Nantha Gopal Arindam Pal Sumit Sharma Charan Samanchi K. Sathyanarayanan T. Elango Investigation of emissions and combustion characteristics of a CI engine fueled with waste cooking oil methyl ester and diesel blends Alexandria Engineering Journal Transesterification Waste cooking oil Waste cooking methyl ester Performance Exhaust emission Combustion Biodiesel |
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K. Nantha Gopal Arindam Pal Sumit Sharma Charan Samanchi K. Sathyanarayanan T. Elango |
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K. Nantha Gopal |
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Investigation of emissions and combustion characteristics of a CI engine fueled with waste cooking oil methyl ester and diesel blends |
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Investigation of emissions and combustion characteristics of a CI engine fueled with waste cooking oil methyl ester and diesel blends |
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Investigation of emissions and combustion characteristics of a CI engine fueled with waste cooking oil methyl ester and diesel blends |
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Investigation of emissions and combustion characteristics of a CI engine fueled with waste cooking oil methyl ester and diesel blends |
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Investigation of emissions and combustion characteristics of a CI engine fueled with waste cooking oil methyl ester and diesel blends |
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investigation of emissions and combustion characteristics of a ci engine fueled with waste cooking oil methyl ester and diesel blends |
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Alexandria Engineering Journal |
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1110-0168 |
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2014-06-01 |
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Biodiesel has been identified as a potential 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, biodiesel from Waste Cooking Oil (WCO) can be prepared economically using usual transesterification process. In the present study, in-depth research and comparative study of blends of biodiesel made from WCO 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 WCO biodiesel has similar characteristics to that of diesel. The brake thermal efficiency, carbon monoxide, unburned hydrocarbon and smoke opacity are observed to be lower in the case of WCO biodiesel blends than diesel. On the other hand specific energy consumption and oxides of nitrogen of WCO biodiesel blends are found to be higher than diesel. In addition combustion characteristics of all biodiesel blends showed similar trends when compared to that of conventional diesel. |
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Transesterification Waste cooking oil Waste cooking methyl ester Performance Exhaust emission Combustion Biodiesel |
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