Use of Thumba, Jatropha and Ambadi Biodiesel as CI Engine Fuel: A Review
Abstract
Biofuels are strongly emerging as partial substitutes for fossil fuel from the economic as well as environmental angle. It is known that most developed and developing countries spend a huge amount of foreign exchange on oil imports. Therefore, these countries would like to introduce the use of biofuels aggressively by cutting down the cost of production and subsidizing the same. It is established now that biofuels have the least adverse effects on the environment when used as a fuel in the CI engines. Biodiesel is basically mono-alkyl esters
of long-chain fatty acids and can be used successfully as a fuel in the compression ignition engines Many researchers have concluded that biodiesel holds promise as an alternative fuel for diesel engines, since its properties are very close to diesel fuel; therefore, biodiesel can be
used in diesel engines with few or no modifications. Diesel-fuel blends with biodiesel have superior lubricity, which reduces wear and tear on the diesel engine and makes the engine components last longer. Biodiesel can mix well with diesel fuel and stays blended. Biodiesel has a higher cetane number than petroleum diesel fuel, no aromatics, and contains 10-11% oxygen by weight. These characteristics of biodiesel reduce the emissions of Carbon Monoxide (CO), Hydrocarbons (HC) and Particulate Matter (PM) in the exhaust gas compared with diesel fuel. However, NOx emissions of biodiesel increase because of combustion and some fuel characteristics. Hence in this paper, a comprehensive review is presented on the performance, combustion and emission characteristics of three biodiesel fuel Thumba, Jatropha and Ambadi that are easily available in the western part of India. This review will be
helpful to the researchers to understand the behaviour of this biodiesel when used as a fuel in CI engines.
How to cite this article: Rai VR, Shringi D, Mathur YB. Use of Thumba, Jatropha and Ambadi Biodiesel as CI Engine Fuel: A Review. J Adv Res Mech Engi Tech 2020; 7(3): 26-36.
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