Title: Performance and emission characteristics of calophyllum inophyllum linn oil (blends and preheated) in an agricultural diesel engine

Authors: B.K. Venkanna, C. Venkataramana Reddy

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Basaveshwar Engineering College, Bagalkot 587 102, Karnataka, India. ' Guru Nanak Institute of Technology, Ibrahimpatnam, R.R. District-501506, Andra Pradesh, India

Abstract: The present work examines the use of a non-edible oil namely honne oil, a new possible source of alternative fuel for diesel engine. The uses of honne oil either in neat form or blended (unheated or preheated) with diesel fuel in diesel engine has not been reported in the literature. The viscosity of honne oil can be reduced by blending it with diesel fuel. Even after blending, viscosity is high as compared to neat diesel. The high viscosity of honne oil blends can be reduced by preheating. The effect of temperature on the viscosity, density, flash point and lower heating of honne oil and its blends has also been investigated. The performance and emission characteristics of unheated honne oil blend (20% honne oil and 80% diesel fuel by volume) are found to be close to neat diesel. The performance and emission characteristics of preheated honne oil blends (10% to 50%) are better than unheated honne oil blends.

Keywords: vegetable oil; diesel engines; blending; preheated oil; performance; emissions; calophyllum inophyllum linn oil; agricultural engines; honne oil; biofuels; bioenergy; alternative fuel; viscosity.

DOI: 10.1504/IJRET.2011.040862

International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology, 2011 Vol.2 No.3, pp.240 - 258

Received: 25 Aug 2009
Accepted: 26 Apr 2010
Published online: 21 Feb 2015 *

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