Niger seed oil biodiesel as an emulsifier in diesel-ethanol blends for compression ignition engine

Rice Bran Oil Biodiesel as an Additive in Diesel- Ethanol Blends for Diesel Engines

A number of studies currently focus on the renewable fuels to reduce the reliance on petroleum fuels. Biofuels such as biodiesel and bioethanol have been studied and tested in many countries including India. One of the methods to reduce the use of fossil fuel is blending ethanol with fossil diesel. However, an emulsifier or a co-solvent is needed to homogenize the diesel-ethanol blends. The ric...

Utilization of Biodiesel-Diesel-Ethanol Blends in CI Engine

Performance of Pre-heated Cottonseed Oil and Diesel Fuel Blends in a Compression Ignition Engine

Viscosity of vegetable oil is considered a constraint for its use as an alternate fuel for Internal Combustion(IC) engines. In this experimental investigation, the viscosity of cottonseed oil (CSO), which is considered a potential alternate fuel, is reduced by blending it in different proportions with diesel, and its viscosity at various temperatures was analyzed and used as a fuel in a compres...

An investigation of the acoustic characteristics of a compression ignition engine operating with biodiesel blends

In this paper, an experimental investigation has been carried out on the acoustic characteristics of a compression ignition (CI) engine running with biodiesel blends under steady state operating conditions. The experiment was conducted on a four-cylinder, fourstroke, direct in jection and turbocharged diesel engine which runs with biodiesel (B50 and B100) and pure diesel. The signals of acousti...

Characteristics of fish oil biodiesel with the impact of diesel fuel addition on a CI engine

The present study focuses on the optimization in the use of non-petroleum fuel derived from waste fish oil fuels, as a replacement for petroleum diesel fuel for compression ignition engine. The study comprises of comparison between results of fish oil biodiesel-diesel blends on a compression ignition engine. Fuel properties such as viscosity, density, heat value of fuel, cetane number and a fla...