%0 Journal Article
%T PERFORMANCE, EMISSION AND COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS OF A METHYL ESTER SUNFLOWER OILEUCALYPTUS OIL IN A SINGLE CYLINDER AIR COOLED AND DIRECT INJECTION DIESEL ENGINE
%A TAMILVENDHAN.D
%A ILANGOVAN.V
%J International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology
%D 2011
%I Engg Journals Publication
%X Biomass derived fuels are preferred as alternative fuels for IC engine due to its abundant availability and renewable nature. In the present work the performance, emission and combustion characteristics of a single cylinder constant speed , direct injection diesel engine using methyl ester of sun flower oil ¨C eucalyptus oil blend as an alternative fuel were studied and the results are compared with thestandard diesel fuel operation. Result indicated that 50% reduction in smoke, 34% reduction in HC emission and a 37.5% reduction in CO emission for the MeS50Eu50 blend with 2.8 % increase in NOx emission at full load. Brake thermal efficiency was increased 2.7 % for eS50Eu50 blend.
%K diesel engine
%K sunflower oil
%K eucalyptus oil
%K combustion
%K emission
%K performance
%K blend
%K heat release.
%U http://www.ijest.info/docs/IJEST11-03-03-020.pdf