Performance and Emission Characteristics of an IC Engine Fuelled with Biodiesel Blend

Abstract

Biodiesel is a conventional coal,fossil fuel and alternative fuel. Straight vegetable oil, animal oil and fats, sugar and waste cooking oil can be produced with biodiesel. The process used in converting these oils into biodiesel is transesterification. The following is a further listing of this process. The biggest source of suitable oils are oil crops such as rapeseed, palm and soy. The majority of currently generated biodiesel consists of vegetable oil waste processed in restaurants, chip shops, industrial farmers like Birdseye etc. Although it is not merely produced commercially because the raw oil is too costly, it is the most potential oil source directly from agricultural industry. After it has been applied to biodiesel, it is simply too expensive to compete with fossil fuel. The goal of addressing biodiesel environmental concerns was to encourage a reduction in harmful emissions such as unburnt hydrocarbon, particulates and carbon monoxide. The biodiesel blender has a similar fuel properties to diesel and can be used in Diesel engines without modification to the engine: density, movable viscosity, warmth value, etc. Biodiesel mixtures minimize BP and improve BSFC than gasoline.The emissions of CO and HC are reduced as diesel because of the higher content of oxygen in biodiesel and thus the combustion improves..