Abstract
This article intends to determine the available work and various losses of a diesel engine fuelled with diesel and SB20 (20 % Simarouba biodiesel by volume blended with 80 % diesel by volume). The energy and exergy analysis were carried out by using first law and second law of thermodynamics respectively. The experiments were carried out on a 3.5 kW compression ignition engine. The analysis was conducted on per mole of fuel basis. The energy analysis indicates that about 37.23 and 37.79 % of input energy is converted into the capacity to do work for diesel and SB20 respectively. The exergetic efficiency was 34.8 and 35 % for diesel and Simarouba respectively. Comparative study indicates that the energetic and exergetic performance of SB20 resembles with that of diesel fuel.
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Abbreviations
- BTE:
-
Brake thermal efficiency
- BSFC:
-
Brake specific fuel consumption
- SOME:
-
Simarouba oil methyl ester
- SB20:
-
20 % Simarouba biodiesel by volume blended with 80 % diesel by volume
- POME:
-
Palm oil methyl ester
- JME:
-
Jathropha methyl ester
- OUAT:
-
Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology
- CVRCE:
-
C. V. Raman College of Engineering
- kW:
-
Kilowatt
- H/C:
-
Mass fraction ratio of hydrogen and carbon
- O/C:
-
Mass fraction ratio of oxygen and carbon
- S/C:
-
Mass fraction ratio of sulphur and carbon
- CR:
-
Compression ratio
- IT:
-
Injection timing
- BTDC:
-
Before top dead centre
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Authors are thankful to the DS&T, Government of India for financial help and for experimental setup at OUAT, Bhubaneswar, India. Authors also acknowledge the support from C.V.R.C.E, Bhubaneswar for conducting the engine performance tests.
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Panigrahi, N., Mohanty, M.K., Mishra, S.R. et al. Energy and Exergy Analysis of a Diesel Engine Fuelled with Diesel and Simarouba Biodiesel Blends. J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. C 99, 9–17 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40032-016-0335-9
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