Effect of Preheating Temperature on Performance and Emission Behavior of a Diesel Engine

Mechanical

Small and medium sized industry and other manufacturing units in the India have vital contributed to the growth of our country. However, to run these units and for transportation of products more of petroleum fuels have been consumed. To replace the petroleum fuels many researches have been done and biodiesel derived from Jatropha oil has been found one of the suitable candidates. In this study fuel obtained by the pyrolysis of waste tire is blended with jatropha biodiesel and used as test fuel. The fuel B20 (80% Jatropha biodiesel+20% tire pyrolysis oil) has higher viscosity then diesel which restrict its good performance. It is well known fact that viscosity is directly proportional to temperature. In this regard test have been done with various preheating temperature to evaluate the behavior of the engine. The B20 was preheated at three temperature i.e. 50 ˚C, 60 ˚C and 70 ˚C and used as a diesel engine fuel. The test was conducted in a single cylinder diesel engine of model TAF1. The various performance and emission studies have been conducted, analyzed and presented in this research paper.

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