EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON THE USE OF SIMAROUBA OIL IN DIESEL ENGINES

ABSTRACT

The world is facing crisis due to the dwindling sources of fossil fuels. Rapid depletion of conventional energy is a matter of serious concern for the mankind. There is a necessity to find alternate fuels for different industrial needs, automobiles and aircrafts.

Different researchers have conducted experiments on vegetables oils as alternative fuels for I.C engines .In the present work, simrouba oil , which can be produced from simarouba seeds  is tested for its suitability on a diesel engine. A single cylindered, vertical diesel engine selected for this purpose. Different performance curves TFC Vs BP, BTh Vs BP, with varying loads as well as  for  different blends are represented  in this paper .
           
Simarouba oil can be alternative for diesel run engines within the range of experimentation. The performance is expected to be as good as diesel. It is observed that apparently the engine ran smoothly with the simarouba oil some more rigorous tests are required to establish the suitability of the simarouba oil in diesel engines.