Experimental Study of Mahua Oil-An Alternative for Diesel

Authors

  • Karthik A V Department of Automobile Engineering, New Horizon College of Engineering, B’lore
  • Mohan Kumar G R Department of Automobile Engineering, New Horizon College of Engineering, B’lore

Keywords:

Diesel, Engine, Emission, Mahua Oil, Performance, Transesterification

Abstract

With ever growing Stress on environmental pollution and future oil supplies, the global community is Abstract: In this work Mahua Oil was used as an alternative fuel for diesel engine. The properties of Mahua Oil were determined. The performance and emissions of a single cylinder, stationary diesel engine was evaluated using mahua oil and compared with standard diesel operation. In this paper, Mahua seed oil was transesterified with methanol using acid and alkaline catalyst process to obtain Mahua Methyl Ester. The physical properties of MME were tested. The performance and emission characteristics of various blends of Mahua oil is tested under different loads of an engine and it is concluded that Mahua Oil can be used as an alternative fuel.

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Published

2021-11-20

How to Cite

A V, K., & G R, M. K. (2021). Experimental Study of Mahua Oil-An Alternative for Diesel. International Journal of Technical Innovation in Modern Engineering & Science, 4(6), 1523–1528. Retrieved from https://ijtimes.com/index.php/ijtimes/article/view/2047

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 6 (2018): Vol. 4 No. 6: Volume 4 Issue 6 (June-2018)

Section

Articles