The present research investigates raw oil (Jatropha and coconut oil Fuel), which lies in the edible and non-edible vegetable oils category. We have a set opinion to be taken as potential alternative fuels for C.I. engines and are choosing to search out their quality being employed as a future fuel. The most effective distinction between these two varieties of oils and diesel fuel is viscosity. The blends of the above oils prepared along with pure diesel. Each oil was separately blended in variable proportion (20%–50%) with pure diesel. We have experimented to monitor and analyze the performance of pure diesel fuel against various blends (B20 to B50) of Jatropha-biodiesel & Coconut-biodiesel at a fixed compression ratio i.e. eighteen. The performance limits that were under study and compared are the variation of brake specific fuel consumption & brake thermal efficiency with various loads for many fuel blends.
The sports industry predominantly makes use of wood for manufacturing equipment such as cricket bats. However, the equipment has to be replaced often as it gets worn out and damaged. This has led to increased wood consumption, which is rapidly becoming scarce, contributing to environmental issues. The objective of this work is to provide a protective composite layer on the face of the bat to enhance its life without affecting its performance. This work also aims to find a solution to reduce the wood consumption in the cricket industry in the form of a protective composite layer. The layers on the bats are prepared using two different resins, namely HSC 7600 and General Purpose resin with 400 GSM glass fibers as the reinforcement. The specimens are prepared using the hand-layup process and then cured in the oven. The composite materials are then subjected to tensile tests and impact tests. Properties such as Young’s modulus and impact stress are obtained. When compared with willow wood, the specimens prepared using HSC 7600 exhibit similar properties and can be used in practical applications. The layer once applied on the bat, is subsequently tested under traditional match-like conditions wherein more than 2000 shots are played with a standard leather ball. Regular willow bats are tested similarly, and cracks begin to appear after approximately 1700 shots. Testing of the bats that are reinforced with the composite layer shows that the layer is intact with negligible damages. It is concluded that this material is more resistant to the impact of the ball and also does not provide the batsman with an unfair advantage. With proper implementation, the application of such a layer is a promising solution to be put to use in the cricket industry that tackles the challenge of excess wood consumption.
In this paper raw oil (jatropha, soybean and waste cooking fuel) is taken as potential alternative fuel for C.I. engines. The best distinction between these 3 kinds of oils and diesel fuel is viciousness. Every vegetable oil is blended with diesel in variable proportion (20% - 50%). Two sets of experiments are conducted for every fuel blend. First experiment is focussed on a performance check for pure diesel fuel. Second experiment is focussed on a performance check using many blends for each of Jatropha-diesel, soybean-diesel and waste cooking oil-diesel at fixed compression ratio of 18. The results of performance characteristics such as brake specific fuel consumption and brake thermal efficiency for every vegetable oil-diesel blends are compared with that using diesel fuel alone.
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