Investigation of tribological performance of non-edible biodiesel under different load and temperature

Abstract

This research paper underscores the investigation and seeks to analyse how biodiesel fuels derived from kukui, kusum and flaxseed perform tribologically under various load and temperature conditions when compared to traditional diesel fuel. The effects of temperature and load on kukui, kusum and flaxseed biodiesel of B100 have been examined in this study. Tribological performance has also been examined experimentally using a four-ball tester. During the experiment investigation, three different operating loads and temperatures: 100-196-294 N and 25-40-55 °C were applied. Frictional torque was measured using data gathering on the system during the operation of the four-ball tester wear monitoring. A microscope was utilised to examine the scar geometry on the balls. Furthermore, a comparative analysis of wear scar geometry with mineral diesel along with kukui, kusum and flaxseed biodiesel has been reported. By examining the various wear scar geometries, the impact of kukui, kusum and flaxseed biodiesel on the rate and amount of wear was also discussed.

KEYWORDS:

• Biodiesel
• lubricating
• wear
• tribological
• load
• temperature

Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge the Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India for providing the Four-Ball Testing facilities available in the Tribology Laboratory.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Authors contribution

The proposed idea, as well as the experiments, calculations, and graphs, were all generated by Vishal Kumar. The outcomes were overseen by Debasish Das. Vishal Kumar and Debasish Das has contributed equally to the manuscript's creation.

Data availability statement

The authors state that the article contains the data that supported the findings.