INVESTIGATIONS ON BIODIESEL FROM WASTE COOKING OIL AS DIESEL FUEL SUBSTITUTE

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  • Jagannath Balasaheb Hirkude Padre.Concecao College of Engineering Verna, Goa, 403722, India
  • Atul S. Padalkar Sinhgad College of Engineering, 41, Pune, India

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Waste Cooking oil, Biodiesel, Diesel engine

Abstract

The waste cooking oil (WCO) as alternative fuel for diesel engines is the aim of this investigation. The high viscosity and poor volatility are the major limitations of waste cooking oil for their utilization in diesel engine. The most convenient method to use waste cooking oil as fuel is to convert it into biodiesel through transesterfication. The properties of waste cooking oil methyl ester such as viscosity, specific gravity, calorific value and flash point temperature were determined and compared with mineral diesel. This paper presents the results of investigations carried out on a brand new (Laxmi Industries, India made), single-cylinder, four-stroke, direct-injection, diesel engine operated with biodiesel of waste cooking oil blended with mineral diesel. Performance parameters like brake thermal efficiency, brake specific fuel consumption, exhaust gas temperature have been discussed. Present study is also carried out to investigate emission characteristics (particulate matter, SOx, NOx, CO2, and CO) of blended biodiesel with mineral diesel in different composition. The performance parameters for different WCO biodiesel blends were found to be very close to diesel and the emission characteristics of engine improved significantly. It is possible to save  21606 by running the engine on B50 mode (Daily 6 hour's operation for 300 days).The experimental results proved that use of biodiesel (produced from waste cooking oil) is viable option to diesel in diesel engine. Keywords: Waste Cooking oil, Biodiesel, Diesel engine 

Biografie autore

  • Jagannath Balasaheb Hirkude, Padre.Concecao College of Engineering Verna, Goa, 403722, India
    Mechanical Engineering DepartmentAssistant Professor
  • Atul S. Padalkar, Sinhgad College of Engineering, 41, Pune, India
    Department of Mechanical Engineering Principal and Professor

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2010-12-01

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V. 1 N. 1 (2010)

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Research Articles

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