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Influence of compression ratio on combustion characteristics of a VCR engine using Calophyllum inophyllum biodiesel and diesel blends

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The standard configuration parameters of a Variable compression ratio (VCR) engine neglect to give specific execution with biodiesel from distinctive origins. Alongside, a bunch of exploration of diversified biodiesel over performance and emission analysis, extremely constrained work has been taken out on combustion analysis with VCR. This survey was performed to identify the impact of compression ratio on the combustion characteristics of a diesel engine fueled with Calophyllum inophyllum oil methyl ester (COME) and its blends with diesel. Experiments were conducted at a fixed speed of 1500 RPM, full load and at different compression ratios of 16:1, 17:1 and 18:1. Results, revealed that combustion duration of Calophyllum inophyllum oil was more, while the ignition delay period was shorter than that of diesel.

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  1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Kaveri Campus, KIIT University, Patia, Bhubaneswar, 751024, Odisha, India

    Swarup Kumar Nayak, Santosh Kumar Nayak & Purna Chandra Mishra

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, ICFAI University, Kumhari, Durg, 490042, Chhattisgarh, India

    Srinibas Tripathy

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Swarup Kumar Nayak is working as an Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering, KIIT University, Patia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kakatiya University, Andhra Pradesh in the year 2012 and M. Tech in Thermal Engineering from KIIT University, Odisha in the year 2014. His research areas are Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy Sources, Internal Combustion Engines, Engine Combustion, Emission, Alternative Fuels and Engine Tribology and Heat Transfer. He has published more than 10 international refereed journals and 7 International conferences.

Santosh Kumar Nayak is currently working as an Asst. Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering, KIIT University, Patia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Institution of Engineers, India in the year 2007 and M. Tech in Thermal Engineering from S.O.A University, Odisha in the year 2009. He is pursuing his Ph.D. program in Thermal Engineering at KIIT University, Odisha since 2012. He is a member of the Institution of Engineers, India (IEI), Indian Science Congress. His research areas are Biofuel Production and Characterization, Impingement Heat Transfer and Control, Thermal Systems Design and Optimization and Computational fluid dynamics. He has published more than 08 international journals and 08 International and National conferences.

Purna Chandra Mishra is currently working as a Professor & (Associate Dean) in the School of Mechanical Engineerng, KIIT University, Patia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Berhampur university Odisha in the year 2001, M.Tech in Heat power Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata in the year 2006 and Ph.D. in Engineering and Technology from Jadavpur University, Kolkata in 2009. Reviewer Board, Int. Journal of Appl. Thermal Engineering, ELSEVERE, Reviewer of the Int. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Science Publ., Int. Journal of Thermal Technology. His research areas are Biofuel Production and Characterization, Impingement Heat Transfer and Control, Thermal Systems Design and Optimization. He has published more than 40 international journals, 100 refereed conference proceedings and 50 International and National conferences.

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Nayak, S.K., Nayak, S.K., Mishra, P.C. et al. Influence of compression ratio on combustion characteristics of a VCR engine using Calophyllum inophyllum biodiesel and diesel blends. J Mech Sci Technol 29, 4047–4052 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-015-0850-2

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