Authors: Saravanan, S.¹; Nagarajan, G.²; Lakshmi Narayana Rao, G.³

Source: Journal of the Energy Institute, Volume 82, Number 4, December 2009 , pp. 244-246(3)

Publisher: Maney Publishing

Abstract:

In this study, an attempt was made to investigate the effect of blending a biodiesel derived from high free fatty acid crude rice bran oil (CRBO) with diesel on the properties as a fuel for compression ignition (CI) engine. Biodiesel [crude rice bran oil methyl ester (CRBME)] blend was prepared by mixing 20% CRBME with 80% diesel on a volume basis. As a result of blending CRBME, the flash point and viscosity of diesel increased by 14 and 3?4% respectively and calorific value decreased by 2%. The distillation curve of the CRBME blend was almost similar as that of diesel and an end point temperature of 337?C was obtained during the distillation of CRBME blend. Blending CRBME with diesel increases the specific gravity marginally and its cetane number increased by 2?3%. From this investigation, it was inferred that the properties of CRBME blend were comparable with that of diesel and it can be utilised as a CI engine fuel. As a renewable fuel its role as a partial substitution of diesel fuel can be vital.

Keywords: PROPERTIES; CRBME; BLEND; BIODIESEL; CI ENGINE

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/014426009X12448168550307

Affiliations: 1: Department of Automobile Engineering, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Post Bag No.3, Pennalur, Sriperumbudur, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India 2: ICE Division, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India 3: Department of Mechanical Engineering, QIS College of Engineering & Technology, Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, 523 272, India

Publication date: 2009-12-01

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