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Experimental Assessment on Performance and Emission Characteristics of Calophyllum inophyllum (Tamanu) Seed Oil in Direct Injection Diesel Engines

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Rapid depletion of fossil fuels biodiesel comes into play in satisfying the current energy demands. Biodiesel extracted from the non-edible source gains an attention due to food scarcity issues faced by current increasing world population. In the present work an oil is extracted from the source of tamanu seed and tested in diesel engine. Initially biooil is extracted from tamanu seed and it is converted into biodiesel by transesterification process. The corresponding physical properties for biodiesel and its blends are tested and it is well matched with ASTM standards. Experiment is performed in a diesel engine. Then the oxygen enrichment is done at the inlet with the percentage variation from 21 to 27%. Test result shows efficiency is improved by 7 to 9% for B20 blends with the increased oxygen concentration. For both biodiesel and its blends the brake specific fuel consumption reduces with the rise in inlet oxygen levels. Regarding emission parameters the gradual reduction in CO and smoke opacity is achieved at higher load conditions for biodiesel blends (B20). On the other hand, due to more oxygen concentration and rise in cylinder temperature NOx emissions increases for biodiesel and its blends.

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  2. Department of Automobile Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641049, India

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Solomon, J.M. et al. (2022). Experimental Assessment on Performance and Emission Characteristics of Calophyllum inophyllum (Tamanu) Seed Oil in Direct Injection Diesel Engines. In: Chaurasiya, P.K., Singh, A., Verma, T.N., Rajak, U. (eds) Technology Innovation in Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7909-4_25

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