Performance and Emission Studies of Biodiesel Fuelled Diesel Engines: A Review

Abstract:

As the decreasing availability of the fossil fuel is rising day by day, the search of alternate fuel that can be used as a substitute to the conventional fuels is rising rapidly. Especially, the exhaust gas emission by using fossil fuel insists on exploring the available sources of biofuel to provide an eco-friendly environment compared to that of fossil fuels. India depends mainly on imported fuels due to lack of fossil fuel reserves and it has a great impact on the economy. Biodiesel is one of the best available resources that has come to the forefront recently. Recent studies and research have made it possible to extract biodiesel at economical costs and quantities. The blend of biodiesel with fossil diesel has many benefits like reduction in emissions, lower engine wear, reduction in engine oil consumption and comparable thermal efficiency with diesel. It is also found that low fuel consumption and increase in thermal efficiency of engines for biodiesel fuels having higher calorific values than diesel. This paper reviews the performance and emission characteristics of various biodiesel fuels used in CI engine as alternate fuel. This study is based on the reports of biodiesel fuel published by different researchers.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 787)
• Pages: 797-802
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.787.797
• Online since: August 2015
• Authors: P. Tamilselvan*, K. Vignesh, N. Nallusamy
• Keywords: Alternate Fuels, Biodiesel, Diesel Engines, Emissions, Performance, Properties

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