Vol. 2 (4) : July-August 2011 issue
Green Farming Vol. 2 (4) : 469-471 (July-August, 2011) (New Series)
Performance evaluation of IC engine on pongamia ethyl ester blends with diesel
VEERAPRASAD GODUGULA1*, I. SRINIVAS2 and ATUL R DANGE3
Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (ICAR), Santoshnagar, Hyderabad - 500 059 (Andhra Pradesh)
Designation : 1Research Associate *(veeraprasad18@gmail.com), 2Sr. Scientist, 3Sr. Research Associate
Subject : Agriculture Engineering, Farm Machinery, Energy & Power and Process Engineering
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VEERAPRASAD GODUGULA, I. SRINIVAS and ATUL R DANGE. 2011. Performance evaluation of IC engine on pongamia ethyl ester blends with diesel. Green Farming Vol. 2 (4) : 469-471 (July-August, 2011) (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 and brake thermal efficiency. The results revealed that blends of pongamia ethyl ester with diesel up to 20% by volume gave better engine performance with minimum fuel consumption.
Key words :
Brake thermal efficiency, diesel, pongamia oil, pongamia ethyl ester blend, specific fuel consumption.
