Experimentation on Emission Analysis of a Compression Ignition Engine Run With Biodiesel

Abstract

In this research esterified Rice Bran Oil (RBO) and non-esterified RBO was investigated for its performance as a diesel engine fuel. In this context experiments were conducted on a single cylinder water cooled diesel engine with diesel, RBO, preheated RBO and biodiesel (esterified RBO). Performance parameters like thermal efficiency, specific fuel consumption, and emissions such as smoke, particulate matter, unburned hydrocarbon, carbon monoxide and oxides of nitrogen have been measured. The performance of the engine with diesel has been used as the basis for comparison. In the existing work, it is detected that the NOX and unburned hydrocarbon emission reductions and carbon monoxide, particulate emission and smoke intensity upsurges utilizing biodiesel in a diesel engine.