I n t e r n a t i o n a l J o u r n a l o f Me c h a n i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g R e s e a r ... more I n t e r n a t i o n a l J o u r n a l o f Me c h a n i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g R e s e a r c h a n d T e c h n o l o g y 34 This article can be downloaded from http://www.ijmert.net/Current-Issue.php Energy conservation is important for most of the developing countries, including rest of the world. The rapid depletion in world petroleum reserves and uncertainty in petroleum supply due to political and economic reasons, as well as the sharp escalations in the petroleum prices have stimulated the search for alternatives to petroleum fuels. The situation is very grave in developing countries like India which imports 70% of the required fuel, spending 30% of her total foreign exchange earnings on oil imports. Petroleum fuels are being consumed by agriculture and transport sector for which diesel engine happens to be the prime mover. For the developing countries of the world, fuels of bio-origin can provide a feasible solution of the crises. The fuels of bio-origin may be alcohol, vegetable oils, biomass and biogas. Some of these fuels can be used directly while others need to be formulated to bring the relevant properties close to conventional fuels. The power used in the agricultural and transportation sector is essentially based on diesel fuels and it is therefore, essential that alternatives to diesel fuels be developed. Non-edible oils have capability to solve this problem because they are renewable and lead to reduction in environmental pollution. The direct use of non-edible oils as a diesel engine fuel is possible but not preferable because of their extremely higher viscosity. Transesterified non-edible oils are promising alternative fuel for diesel engines. Studies have been carried out on the performance and emission characteristics of Honge oil Methyl Ester and its blends with diesel oil are analyzed in a direct injection CI Engine. The properties of Honge oil Methyl Ester thus obtained are comparable with ASTM bio diesel standards.
I n t e r n a t i o n a l J o u r n a l o f Me c h a n i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g R e s e a r ... more I n t e r n a t i o n a l J o u r n a l o f Me c h a n i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g R e s e a r c h a n d T e c h n o l o g y 34 This article can be downloaded from http://www.ijmert.net/Current-Issue.php Energy conservation is important for most of the developing countries, including rest of the world. The rapid depletion in world petroleum reserves and uncertainty in petroleum supply due to political and economic reasons, as well as the sharp escalations in the petroleum prices have stimulated the search for alternatives to petroleum fuels. The situation is very grave in developing countries like India which imports 70% of the required fuel, spending 30% of her total foreign exchange earnings on oil imports. Petroleum fuels are being consumed by agriculture and transport sector for which diesel engine happens to be the prime mover. For the developing countries of the world, fuels of bio-origin can provide a feasible solution of the crises. The fuels of bio-origin may be alcohol, vegetable oils, biomass and biogas. Some of these fuels can be used directly while others need to be formulated to bring the relevant properties close to conventional fuels. The power used in the agricultural and transportation sector is essentially based on diesel fuels and it is therefore, essential that alternatives to diesel fuels be developed. Non-edible oils have capability to solve this problem because they are renewable and lead to reduction in environmental pollution. The direct use of non-edible oils as a diesel engine fuel is possible but not preferable because of their extremely higher viscosity. Transesterified non-edible oils are promising alternative fuel for diesel engines. Studies have been carried out on the performance and emission characteristics of Honge oil Methyl Ester and its blends with diesel oil are analyzed in a direct injection CI Engine. The properties of Honge oil Methyl Ester thus obtained are comparable with ASTM bio diesel standards.
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