Emission analysis on compression ignition engine fueled with lower concentrations of Pithecellobium dulce biodiesel-diesel blends

Sriharikota Chandra Sekhar, Karuppasamy Karuppasamy, Ravishankar Sathyamurthy*, Medhat Elkelawy, Hagar Alm El Din Bastawissi, Paulraj Paramasivan, Karuppiah Sathiyamoorthy, Pandian Edison

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Abstract

The present study investigates the effect of Pithecellobium dulce biodiesel (PDBD) blends with diesel fuel on compression ignition (CI) engine emissions. Initially, PDBD was prepared by using a base transesterification process. The GC-MS, 1H NMR, and Fourier transform infrared characterization of PDBD was carried out, and fuel properties were determined. The experiments were conducted on a single cylinder, CI engine using three blended fuels: PDBD5 (5% biodiesel and 95% diesel), PDBD10 (10% biodiesel and 90% diesel), and PDBD20 (20% biodiesel and 80% diesel). The experimental outcomes revealed that 20% of PDBD reduces 19.64% carbon monoxide, 17.64% hydrocarbon, and 6.73% oxides of nitrogen emissions. Furthermore, from this study, it was inferred that the PDBD20 blend could be used as an alternative fuel for CI engines with no modifications in engine design.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)254-269
Number of pages16
JournalHeat Transfer - Asian Research
Volume48
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2019
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • biodiesel
  • characterization
  • diesel engine
  • emission

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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