Comparative experimental investigation of preheated thumba oil for its performance testing on a CI engine. Issue 4 (June 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kumar, Shashi; Yadav, Apurv
• Is Part Of: Energy & environment. Volume 29:Issue 4(2018)
• Page Start: 533
• Page End: 542
• Publication Date: 2018-06
• Subjects: Thumba oil -- biodiesel -- specific fuel consumption -- brake power -- brake-specific fuel consumption; Power resources -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Power resources -- Periodicals; Renewable energy sources -- Periodicals; Energy policy -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Ressources énergétiques; Politique énergétique; Energy policy -- Environmental aspects; Power resources; Power resources -- Environmental aspects; Renewable energy sources; Periodicals; 333.7
• DOI: 10.1177/0958305X17753834
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0958-305X

Abstract

Petroleum-based fuels are continuously depleting and will vanish in the coming years. Among the biomass sources, vegetable oils and animal fats have attracted much attention as a potential renewable resource for production of an alternative for petroleum-based diesel fuel. In the present work, preheated thumba oil is used to prepare three different concentration blends with diesel, B20, B40, and B60 to run a single cylinder CI engine. The results of the engine parameters when blends are used as a fuel are compared to the results with pure diesel. The brake thermal efficiency of B20 blend was found to be higher than diesel and other blends. Brake-specific fuel consumption and brake-specific energy consumption of B20 were less than other blends but slightly more than diesel. By combining the effect of all the parameters, B20 blend was found to be a suitable alternative for diesel fuel.