%0 Journal Article %A Dash, Santosh Kumar %A Lingfa, Pradip %A Chavan, Supriya B. %D 2018 %T An experimental investigation on the application potential of heterogeneous catalyzed Nahar biodiesel and its diesel blends as diesel engine fuels %U https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/An_experimental_investigation_on_the_application_potential_of_heterogeneous_catalyzed_Nahar_biodiesel_and_its_diesel_blends_as_diesel_engine_fuels/7050326 %R 10.6084/m9.figshare.7050326.v1 %2 https://tandf.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/12963140 %K Diesel engine %K emission %K esterification %K Nahar biodiesel %K performance %X

From the inception of commercialization of biodiesel, feedstock scarcity is a major issue to be pondered upon in developing countries. In this study, an attempt has been made to use an abundantly available underutilized high oil content (67% of Nahar seed kernel) feedstock derived biodiesel in a compression ignition engine. The experimental investigation on diesel engine reveals slightly reduced brake thermal efficiency and excellent exhaust emissions up to 40% blending of Nahar biodiesel with conventional diesel fuel. At full load, compared to diesel fuel, the BTE dropped by 1.64% and 1.83%, whereas the BSFC increased by 5.07% and 6.76% for B30 and B40 blends, respectively. The tested emission parameters such as CO, HC, NOx, and smoke were decreased by 12.66%, 17.99%, 8.31%, and 10.61% for B30 and 4.87%, 12.76%, 7.98%, and 11.78% for B40, respectively, compared to diesel fuel.

Abbreviation: BD: Biodiesel; DF: Diesel fuel

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