PERFORMANCE AND EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF AL2O3 COATED LHR ENGINE OPERATED WITH MAHUA OIL BIODIESEL BLEND

S. Santhanakrishnan, K.Vijayaraj, N. Arumugam, G. Lakshmikanth, G. Arunkumar

Abstract: Biodiesel is a renewable and environmental friendly alternative fuel which can be used as a substitute for diesel in compression engine. Biodiesel can be prepared from vegetable oils and animal fats. But the application of biodiesel in diesel engine will decrease the engine’s efficiency and increase the specific fuel consumption. Application of ceramic coatings in engine will help to solve these problems. This paper presents the experimental results of mahua oil biodiesel blend in an Al2O3 ceramic coated compression ignition engine. The brake thermal efficiency, specific fuel consumption, carbon monoxide, unburned hydrocarbon and oxides of nitrogen emissions of both diesel and mahua oil biodiesel blend were measured before and after coating and the results are described in this paper.

Keywords: Mahua oil, biodiesel, ceramic coating, low heat rejection.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2013.0211004