Effect of Combustion Chamber Design on the Performance and Emission Characteristics of a Direct Injection (DI) Diesel Engine Fuelled With Refined Rice Bran Oil Blends

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Samuel Raja ◽  
G. Lakshmi Narayana Rao ◽  
N. Nallusamy ◽  
M. Selva Ganesh Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Combustion Chamber ◽  
Rice Bran ◽  
Rice Bran Oil ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Spherical Shape ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
Performance And Emission ◽  
Piston Bowl

The present work deals with the experimental investigations on the effect of refined rice bran oil and its blends with diesel on performance and emission characteristics of diesel engine with different combustion chamber geometry. The engine was tested with various neat vegetable oils and it was found that with refined rice bran oil the performance and emission characteristics were comparable with that of neat diesel. The K- factor of the combustion chamber geometry (ratio of the piston bowl volume to the clearance volume) was maintained at 0.74. The D/d ratio (ratio of piston crown diameter to piston bowl diameter) was altered to achieve re-entrant and torroidal shapes from spherical shape. Tests were carried out for each blend, with particular geometry of combustion chamber. Results with different combustion chamber geometry and different blends have been compared.

Biofuel (Cooking Oil) Blends Contribution in DI Diesel Engine – Performance & Emission Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 984-985 ◽  
pp. 839-844
Author(s):  
Natesan Kanthavelkumaran ◽  
P. Seenikannan
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Rice Bran ◽  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Rice Bran Oil ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Performance And Emission ◽  
Emission Study ◽  
Ci Engines

In present scenario researchers focusing the alternate sources of petroleum products. Based on this, current research work focused the emission study of its characteristics and potential as a substitute for Diesel fuel in CI engines. Current research biodiesel is produced by base catalyzed transesterification of rice bran oil is known as Rice Bran Oil Methyl Ester (Biofuel). In this research various proportions of Biofuel and Diesel are prepared on volume basis. It is used as fuels in a four stroke single cylinder direct injection Diesel engine to study the performance and emission characteristics of these fuels. Varieties of results obtained, that shows around 50% reduction in smoke, 33% reduction in HC and 38% reduction in CO emissions. In result discussion a different blends of the brake power and BTE are reduced nearly 2 to 3% and 3 to 4% respectively around 5% increase in the SFC. Therefore it is accomplished from the this experimental work that the blends of Biofuel and Diesel fuel can successfully be used in Diesel engines as an alternative fuel without any modification in the engine. It is also environment friendly blended fuel by the various emission standards.

Performance and Emission Characteristics of Low Heat Rejection Diesel Engine Fuelled with Rice Bran Oil Biodiesel

2013 ◽  
Vol 768 ◽  
pp. 245-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Arunkumar ◽  
A. Santhoshkumar ◽  
M. Vivek ◽  
L. Anantha Raman ◽  
G. Sankaranarayanan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Rice Bran ◽  
Rice Bran Oil ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Inlet Valve ◽  
Heat Rejection ◽  
Performance And Emission ◽  
Piston Cylinder ◽  
Spray Method ◽  
Test Engine

In this study, the performance and exhaust emissions of a biodiesel fuelled low heat rejection (LHR) direct injection Diesel engine have been investigated experimentally and compared with the results of standard diesel engine without any coatings. Piston, cylinder head, exhaust and inlet valve of test engine were coated with 0.5 mm thickness of zirconia through plasma spray method. Biodiesel used in the testing was prepared from rice bran oil through transesterification process.

Experimental Investigation on the Performance and Emission Characteristics of Direct Injection Medium Duty Transport Diesel Engine Using Rice-Bran Oil Biodiesel

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shailendra Sinha ◽  
Avinash Kumar Agarwal
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Rice Bran ◽  
Rice Bran Oil ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
Emission Data ◽  
Biodiesel Blends ◽  
Performance And Emission ◽  
Fuel Blends ◽  
Full Throttle

Over the past several years, there has been increased interest in alternative diesel fuels to control emissions and provide energy security. Biodiesel is a fuel that can be made from renewable biological sources such as vegetable oils and animal fats, has been recognized as an environment friendly alternative to mineral diesel. In present investigation, rice bran oil (non-edible) was transesterified to methyl ester and reaction conditions for transesterifcation process for rice bran oil were optimized. Various properties like viscosity, density, flash point, calorific value of the biodiesel thus prepared are characterized as per ASTM norms (ASTM D6751) and found comparable to diesel. Steady state engine dynamometer test at full throttle conditions have been carried out to evaluate the performance and emission characteristics of a medium duty transportation DI diesel engine. Engine was fuelled with various blends of rice-bran oil biodiesel (ROME) and mineral diesel ranging from 5% biodiesel to 100% biodiesel (5, 10, 20, 30, 50, and 100%). Performance and emission data were compared to the baseline data obtained using mineral diesel. Same engine without any hardware modification has been adopted for tests on all fuel blends. The results of this experimental investigation showed that biodiesel and biodiesel blends exhibited almost similar torque and power characteristics. Biodiesel blends up to 20% produced slightly higher torque and improved performance. Improvement in fuel conversion efficiency was found for lower concentration blends i.e. up to 20%. Lowest efficiency was found for 100% biodiesel blend. All the biodiesel blends emitted lower total hydrocarbon, carbon monoxide emissions and smoke opacity but slightly higher NOx emissions during the full throttle tests. Emission tests with all the fuel blends have also been carried out using European 13 MODE test (ECE R49) procedure. Drastic reduction in THC and CO and slight increase in NOx was observed.

Combustion Characteristics of Rice Bran Oil Derived Biodiesel in a Transportation Diesel Engine

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shailendra Sinha ◽  
Avinash Kumar Agarwal
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Heat Release ◽  
Rice Bran ◽  
Heat Release Rate ◽  
Release Rate ◽  
Rice Bran Oil ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Pressure Rise ◽  
Combustion Characteristics ◽  
Experimental Investigations

The methyl esters of vegetable oils, known as biodiesel are becoming increasingly popular because of their low environmental impact and potential as a green alternative fuel for diesel engines. They do not require significant modification in existing engine hardware. Methyl ester of rice bran oil (ROME) is prepared through the process of transesterification. Previous research has shown that ROME has comparable performance, lower bsfc in comparison to diesel. There was reduction in the emissions of CO, HC, and smoke but NOx emissions increased. In the present research, experimental investigations have been carried out to examine the combustion characteristics of a direct injection transportation diesel engine running with diesel, and 20% blend of ROME with diesel. A four-stroke, four-cylinder, direct-injection transportation diesel engine (MDI 3000) was fully instrumented for the measurement of combustion pressure, rate of pressure rise and other combustion parameters such as instantaneous heat release rate, cumulative heat release rate, mass fraction burned etc. Tests were performed at different loads ranging from no load to 100%, at constant engine speed. No engine hardware modification was carried out for the present study. A careful analysis of combustion and heat release parameters has been carried out, which gives precise information about the in-cylinder combustion of rice bran oil based biodiesel vis-a`-vis mineral diesel.

scholarly journals Emission Characteristics of Methyl Ester of Rice Bran Oil Blends with Ethanol in CI Engine

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Rajat Kumar Sharma ◽  
Jayant Singh ◽  
Ankit Negi ◽  
Deepshikha Azad
Keyword(s):  
Rice Bran ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Rice Bran Oil ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
Soot Concentration ◽  
Brake Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Performance And Emission ◽  
Oil Blends ◽  
Increasing Demand

Increasing demand and rapid depletion of fossil fuels have together prompted the researchers of many countries to look for alternate renewable fuels. This study is an attempt to test the feasibility of rice bran oil as fuel in C. I. engine in its original and in its refined form. It is generally produced from rice bran which is a by-product produced during paddy processing. Its viscosity though relatively higher than diesel can be reduced by natural sedimentation process. In this attempt, the performance and emission characteristics of rice bran oil and its refined form were studied and compared with diesel by employing them as a fuel in a single cylinder, direct injection, 4.4 KW, air cooled diesel engine. The performance characteristics revealed that the brake thermal efficiency of the rice bran oil was higher than its refined form and were marginally lower than that of diesel. Emission measurements were carried out using MRU Delta 1600L gas analyzer and the soot concentration was measured with AVL smoke meter. It was found that though blends of rice bran oil with ethanolexhibited greater soot concentration characteristics than rice bran oil and diesel at all loads, it exhibited desirable characteristics for other emissions such as lower CO, HC, NOx emissions and lower exhaust gas temperatures with increasing load.

Engine Analysis of Single Cylinder DI Diesel Engine Fuelled With Sunflower Oil, Sunflower Oil Methyl Ester and Its Blends

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Anandram ◽  
S. Ramakrishnan ◽  
J. Karthick ◽  
S. Saravanan ◽  
G. LakshmiNarayanaRao
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Methyl Ester ◽  
Sunflower Oil ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
Single Cylinder ◽  
Performance And Emission ◽  
Di Diesel Engine ◽  
Engine Emission ◽  
Oil Sunflower

In the present work, the combustion, performance and emission characteristics of sunflower oil, sunflower methyl ester and its blends were studied and compared with diesel by employing them as fuel in a single cylinder, direct injection, 4.4 KW, air cooled diesel engine. Emission measurements were carried out using five-gas exhaust gas analyzer and smoke meter. The performance characteristics of Sunflower oil, Sunflower methyl ester and its blends were comparable with those of diesel. The components of exhaust such as HC, CO, NOx and soot concentration of the fuels were measured and presented as a function of load and it was observed that the blends had similar performance and emission characteristics as those of diesel. NOx emissions of sunflower oil methyl ester were slightly higher than that of diesel but that of sunflower oil was slightly lower than that of diesel. With respect to the combustion characteristics it was found that the biofuels have lower ignition delay than diesel. The heat release rate was very high for diesel than for the biofuel.

scholarly journals Performance and Emission Characteristics of Dual Biofuel (CNSL and Rice Bran Oil) Blended with Diesel in CI Engine

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6S3) ◽  
pp. 2120-2122
Keyword(s):  
Rice Bran ◽  
Rice Bran Oil ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
Performance And Emission ◽  
Alternate Fuel ◽  
Cashew Nutshell Liquid ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Ci Engine ◽  
Different Characteristics

In recent trends due to the increase in rate of petrol and diesel prices biodiesel has been used as an alternate fuel in many of the fast developing countries. However in our country also many research work has been done using different oils. In this paper instead of using a single oil, two different oils was mixed with diesel in different blends and the emissions were calculated and the results were plotted. The two different oils used was the Cashew nutshell liquid (CNSL) and the Rice bran oil. Cashew oil is found to be a by-product which is available from the Cashew industry and after the transesterification process the cardanol obtained was used without any modifications. Rice bran oil is mostly found in the places where rice is grown in a huge quantity and more number of research works has not been done in this oil. By the transesterification process the rice bran oil was prepared and mixed with the CNSL in the different proportions, which was also mixed with diesel in some amounts and the different characteristics were evaluated and plotted.

scholarly journals Influence of Chemical Composite Additive on Combustion and Emission Characteristics of a Diesel Engine using Waste Plastic Oil as Fuel and Modified Piston Bowl

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 2806-2813
Author(s):  
Pappula Bridjesh ◽  
Pitchaipillai Periyasamy ◽  
Narayanan Kannaiyan Geetha
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Combustion Chamber ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
Soy Lecithin ◽  
Physiochemical Properties ◽  
Waste Plastic ◽  
Piston Bowl ◽  
Waste Plastic Oil ◽  
Engine Combustion

This experimental investigation is an endeavour to substitute diesel with WPO as fuel on a diesel engine. Enhancing the physiochemical properties of WPO or with hardware modifications on the engine, the performance of engine could not be improved up to the mark. The physiochemical properties of WPO are enhanced by the use of composite additive, which is a mixture of soy lecithin and 2-ethylhexyl nitrate and to improve the in-cylinder air motion; subsequently to increase the swirl and turbulence, standard hemispherical combustion chamber is modified to toroidal spherical grooves combustion chamber. The results of combined effect of modifying the combustion chamber and addition of composite additive suggest that improvements in engine-out emissions can be obtained from current diesel engines by enhancing physiochemical properties of fuel and matching geometry of combustion chamber. Engine combustion and emission characteristics under various loads for various fuels under test are as well studied.

Experimental Investigations of Performance and Emission Characteristics of Moringa Oil Methyl Ester and Its Diesel Blends in a Single Cylinder Direct Injection Diesel Engine

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shyamsundar Rajaraman ◽  
G. K. Yashwanth ◽  
T. Rajan ◽  
R. Siva Kumaran ◽  
P. Raghu
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
Methyl Esters ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Emission Analysis ◽  
Performance And Emission ◽  
Direct Injection Diesel Engine ◽  
Moringa Oil

World at present is confronted with the twin crisis of fossil fuel depletion and environmental pollution. Rapid escalation in prices and hydrocarbon resources depletion has led us to look for alternative fuels, which can satisfy ever increasing demands of energy as well as protect the environment from noxious pollutants. In this direction an attempt has been made to study a biodiesel, namely Moringa Oil Methyl Esters [MOME]. All the experiments were carried out on a 4.4 kW naturally aspirated stationary direct injection diesel engine coupled with a dynamometer to determine the engine performance and emission analysis for MOME. It was observed that there was a reduction in HC, CO and PM emissions along with a substantial increase in NOx. MOME and its blends had slightly lower thermal efficiency than diesel oil.

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