ALTERNATE FUELS EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON THE USE OF SIMAROUBA OIL IN DIESEL ENGINES

ALTERNATE FUELS 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.

INTRODUCTION:

The rising prices and dwindling resources of conventional fuels have led intensive studies on the use of alternative fuels, especially one like vegetable oils .

The use of vegetable oil as diesel engine fuel is not a few concept. Infact early engines were demonstrated with vegetable oils .In a developing country like India where mass transportation plays a key role. The suitability of alternative fuels for a diesel fuel engine application, has to be thoroughly investigated. Vegetable oils have some important properties like cetane number and calorific value to diesel. They have heat contents approximately 80-90% of diesel .

Vegetable oils present a very promising substitute to diesel fuel, since they are renewable and are produced easily in rural areas They type of vegetable oils under investigation are simarouba oil, safflower oil, neem oil, Karangi oil etc.,


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