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Combustion, performance and emissions of Acacia concinna biodiesel blends in a diesel engine with variable specific heat ratio

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An experimental assessment based on combustion, heat transfer, performance and emission behavior of a 3.5 kW light duty commercial diesel engine have been executed to explore the viability of Acacia Concinna biodiesel (ACBD) (unexplored and produced from new non-edible forest feedstock) as surrogate to mineral diesel in the prevailing CI engines. The result enumerates that effect of variation in specific heat ratio as a function of in-cylinder gas temperature, on combustion heat release rate, cumulative heat release and power output is significant. Higher fraction of diffusion combustion phase with extended overall combustion duration and slightly higher heat loss per cycle was recorded for AC biodiesel fuel blends than that of diesel. The engine operation was smooth with no negative effect (except NOx emission) when fueled up to B30 (AC30D70) fuel blend compared to those of diesel.

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Abbreviations

AC :

Acacia Concinna

ASTM:

American Society for Testing and Materials

A s :

Cylinder surface area (m2)

BDD:

Blend of biodiesel and diesel

BTE:

Brake thermal efficiency

BSEC:

Brake specific energy consumption

BSFC:

Brake specific fuel consumption

bTDC:

Before top dead center

CD:

Combustion duration

CHR:

Cumulative heat release

CI:

Compression ignition

CN:

Cetane number

CO:

Carbon monoxide

N :

Rotational speed

NOx :

Nitrogen oxide

Pmax:

Maximum cylinder pressure

PM:

Particulate matter

ROPR:

Rate of pressure rise

SMD:

Sauter mean diameter

SOC:

Start of combustion

SOI:

Start of injection

S p :

Mean piston speed

Texh:

Exhaust gas temperature

THR:

Total heat release

°CA:

Degree crank angle

α s :

Calibration constant

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Saxena, V., Kumar, N. & Saxena, V.K. Combustion, performance and emissions of Acacia concinna biodiesel blends in a diesel engine with variable specific heat ratio. J Therm Anal Calorim 147, 1281–1298 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-020-10483-7

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