Vol. 1 (2) : March-April 2010 issue
Green Farming Vol. 1 (2) : 202-205 (March-April, 2010) (New Series)
Exhaust emissions of CI engine on pongamia ethyl ester blends with diesel
VEERAPRASAD GODUGULAa1* and JAYANT SINGHb2
aCentral Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Santoshnagar, Hyderabad - 500 059 (A.P.),
bDeptt. of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, G.B. Pant Univ. of Agric. & Tech., Pantnagar - (Uttarakhand)
Designation : 1Research Associate *(Presently Engineer, ICRISAT, Patancheru) 2 Professor
Subject : Agriculture Engineering, Farm Machinery, Energy & Power and Process Engineering
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VEERAPRASAD GODUGULA and JAYANT SINGH. 2010. Exhaust emissions of CI engine on pongamia ethyl ester blends with diesel. Green Farming Vol. 1 (2) : 202-205 ; March-April, 2010 (New Series)
ABSTRACT
Studies were conducted to find out the suitability of pongamia ethyl ester (PEE) and its blends with diesel from 10% to 100% by volume as fuel in CI engine. Different blends are prepared and the fuel characteristics are determined using the standard procedures. Performance of a 3.73 KW constant speed diesel engine was evaluated in terms of specific fuel consumption, brake thermal efficiency and exhaust emissions such as CO, HC, smoke density and NOx. The results revealed that blends of pongamia ethyl ester with diesel up to 20% by volume gave better engine performance with reduction in exhaust emissions.
Key words :
Diesel, Engine performance, Exhaust emissions, Pongamia ethyl ester blend, Pongamia oil.
