Abstract: Diesel engine plays a vital and indispensable role in human life. At the same time, they contribute to atmospheric pollution substantially. This is a very tentative situation where in both the environment comfort is inter-related. One cannot reduce the usage of diesel. If the current scenario continues, there might come a day when there would be no more diesel left. Hence, this is the correct time to produce an alternate fuel which can perform like diesel. In this present work, Nerium oil is extracted and it is converted into bio-diesel as an alternative fuel for diesel engine. The testing is done by running a diesel engine with the biodiesel blends with base fuel in various proportions to find out the optimum blend ratio. Our present work is of 3 phases. The first phase is the manufacture of bio-diesel from Nerium oil. In the second phase, bio-diesel is tested and some important fundamental characteristics such as Calorific Value, Flash and Fire point and Viscosity of the bio-diesel were intended. The third phase is the most vital phase. Here, the performance characteristics of bio diesel are compared with base fuel. From the, it is found that the bio-diesel produced from Nerium oil can be successfully used as an alternate fuel for diesel in a diesel engine. It is also seen that the performance of the diesel engine has been increased.
Keywords: Soxhlet apparatus, Nerium oil, Biodiesel, Transesterification
Title: PREPARATION AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF NERIUM OIL BLENDED WITH DIESEL
Author: Suresh Kumar.S, Allen Jeffrey.J, Prabhu.A, Vijaya sharathi .N
International Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Technology
ISSN 2348-7593 (Online)
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