Experimental Investigation of Performance Parameters of Single Cylinder IC Engine Using Mustard Oil

The conversion of biomass to energy (also called bio energy) encompasses a wide range of different types and sources of biomass, conversion options, end user applicationsand infrastructure requirements. Mustard oil biodiesel performed very well in vehicles. Fuel consumption increased compared to fossil diesel because biodiesel has slightly less energy per gallon than diesel fuel. The fuel filter had to be changed more often compared to what would normally be experienced with petroleum diesel. This may have been because the fuel filter material did not hold up well with biodiesel. This is due to the combined effects of the fuel density, viscosity and lower heating value of blends. It is observed that dual biodiesel blends BB 10 and BB 20 shows closer BSFC values with diesel than other dual biodiesel blends.