Performance assessment of a compression ignition engine propelled with rice bran biodiesel/propanol mixtures. Issue 1 (31st December 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ganesh, R.; Chandran, Jishu; Manikandan, K.; Raja, T.
• Is Part Of: International journal of ambient energy. Volume 43:Issue 1(2022)
• Page Start: 830
• Page End: 833
• Publication Date: 2022-12-31
• Subjects: Propanol -- rice bran biodiesel -- nitrogen oxide -- carbon dioxide -- engine; Power resources -- Periodicals; Renewable energy sources -- Periodicals; 621.04205
• DOI: 10.1080/01430750.2019.1670734
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0143-0750

Abstract

Abstract : This work examines the effect of propanol as an oxygenated additive to improve the performance aspects of rice bran biodiesel. The single-cylinder, oil-cooled compression ignition engines are employed in this work. Neat rice bran biodiesel (R100) is blended with two proportion of propanol at 10% and 20% volume and mentioned as P10R90 and P20R80, respectively. Methanol and alkaline catalyst (KOH) was used for transesterification process for biodiesel production. The transesterification technique yielded 88% of biodiesel from raw rice bran oil. BSFC (Fuel consumption) lowered and BTE (efficiency) increased with the inclusion of propanol blends (P10 and P20) to neat rice bran biodiesel.