Performance and emission characteristics of a stationary direct injection compression ignition engine fuelled with diethyl ether–sapote seed oil methyl ester–diesel blends

Yashwanth Kutti PochareddyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Velammal Engineering College, Chennai, Tamilnadu, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]

Aditya Krishna GaneshramDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, R M K Engineering College, Kavaraipettai, Tamilnadu, India

Homeshwar Machgahe PyarelalDepartment of Automobile Engineering, Velammal Engineering College, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

Srinivasan SridharanDepartment of Aeronautical Engineering, Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India

Aravind AsokanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Velammal Engineering College, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

Gopinath DhamodaranDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Panimalar Institute of Technology, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

Premkumar DuraisamyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Velammal Engineering College, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

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With growing concerns about environmental pollution and depletion of fossil fuel resources, various biofuels have been assessed. In this paper, the performance and emission characteristics of sapote seed oil methyl ester blends were studied. Sapote seed oil methyl ester was blended with diesel in increments of 5%. Additionally, 5% diethyl ether was added to all blends with sapote seed oil methyl ester in order to reduce the overall viscosity of the blends. It was observed that with an increase in the proportion of sapote seed oil methyl ester in the blend, CO, HC emissions and smoke opacity decreased. Similarly, with an increase in sapote seed oil methyl ester content in the blend, brake thermal efficiency, exhaust gas temperature and NOx emissions also increased.

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