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标题：Performance evaluation of a diesel engine fueled with methyl ester of pongamia oil
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作者：A. Haiter Lenin ; K. Thyagarajan
期刊名称：International Journal of Energy and Environment
印刷版ISSN：2076-2895
电子版ISSN：2076-2909
出版年度：2012
卷号：3
期号：6
页码：939-948
出版社：International Energy and Environment Foundation (IEEF)
摘要：In this study pongamia methyl ester was prepared by transesterification using potassium hydroxide (KOH) as catalyst and was used as fuel in a four stroke, water cooled, single cylinder, direct injection diesel engine. Pongamia methyl ester fuel blends (75% and 100%) were used for conducting the engine performance tests at varying loads (20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100%). Tests were carried out over entire range of engine operation at varying conditions of load. The performance, combustion and emission characteristics were determined. Based on these, the parameters such as brake thermal efficiency, specific fuel consumption, exhaust gas temperature, emissions in exhaust such as CO, CO₂, O₂, HC and NOx were recorded. The results show that the blend of pongamia oil with diesel fuel can be used as an alternative fuel successfully in a diesel engine without any modification.