In the present study, the high viscosity of the jatropha curcas oil was decreased by preheating. The effect of fuel inlet temperature on performance of diesel engine is evaluated. A single cylinder, four stroke, constant speed, air cooled, direct injection diesel engine developing a power output of 3.7 kW at 1500 rev/min typically used in agricultural sector was tested using neat jatropha oil a...

Diesel emissions have resulted in air pollution, which is harmful to the sustaining of life. The concerns energy security and poor quality propelled researchers seek alternate environment-friendly fuels for transport sector, keeping diesel engines at core. Thus, a quaternary blend (diesel-biodiesel-vegetable oil-alcohol) proves be promising key address above problems. This experimental work foc...

In this present investigation, emittance and performance attributes of a diesel engine using micro-algae spirulina blended biodiesel mixtures various concentrations (20%, 35%, 50%, 65%, 80%, 100%) were evaluated. An optimization model was also developed an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) to characterize the experimental parameters. Experimental findings demonstrated significant improvement in b...

Abstract In this study, a biodiesel blend was developed from the waste cooking oil methyl ester (WCOME) and soya bean (SBME), namely, optimum of WCOME-SBME (BM100) biodiesel. This biodiesel-biodiesel mixture (hybrid biodiesel) in turn blended with 15 % ethanol to give mixture-ethanol (BME15). The has better density than individual biodiesels, SBME had lower viscosity compared BM100 WCOME. prese...

Alternative fuels are intensively investigated for the replacement of the diesel fuel. Today the diesel power generators are mostly used in the various industrial companies in Iran. Therefore, it is necessary to estimate the level of performance of the diesel power generators fueled with biofuels. For the first time, in this study, the prediction of the performance of a diesel power generator m...

Alcohols have been used as a fuel for engines since 19th century. Among the various alcohols, ethanol and methanol are known as the most suited renewable, bio-based and ecofriendly fuel for spark-ignition (SI) engines. The most attractive properties of ethanol and methanol as an SI engine fuel are that it can be produced from renewable energy sources such as sugar, cane, cassava, many types ...

In the current research, engine performance, combustion, and emission parameters of biodiesel mixture 20% Tamarind oil methyl ester 80% Diesel (B20) with inclusion titanium dioxide (TiO2) in different concentrations (25.50 75 ppm) 10% v/v dimethyl carbonate (DMC) as fuel additive investigated using a single-cylinder, 4-stroke, direct injection (DI), compression ignition (CI) engine. The nano bl...

The present work deals with the optimization of process parameters in situ transesterification dry spirogyra Algae–Jatropha powder along engine efficiency and combustion analysis prepared biofuel. Three operational parameters, namely catalyst concentration (0–5 wt.%), methanol to algae–Jatropha curcas (v/v) (20–60%), reaction time (60–180 min) at a constant temperature 50 °C, were selected. Res...

Reserves of fossil fuel are being depleted, and its use to generate energy also affects the environment. Sustainable clean sources, therefore, need be produced meet demands. In this research, combined blended fuels were from cottonseed palm oil methyl esters with petroleum diesel fuel. To achieve benefits biodiesel (high calorific value) (low kinematic viscosity acid value), blend (C05P15, C10P...