Experimental Investigations on a Diesel Engine Fueled with Biodiesel Blends and Diethyl Ether as an Additive
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37628/jiegt.v4i1.618Abstract
Blends of bio-diesel (or diesel) are fueled for engines (diesel) though direct injection by a single cylinder at various (or multiple) propagations. The determination of the emissive power and the performance of the engine is done. The emission of the NOx is considerably high when compared to the diesel fuel operation (considering all the blends). Blends are added with the diethyl-ether at various proportions. Reduction of NOx emission at the low and medium loads is observed due to the addition of diethyl-ether with the blends. But at higher loads it cannot be altered, and NOx is high in comparison with the fuel and is observed to be low when comparison is done with the bio-diesel blends. Further reduction of NOx along with the emission of smoke is observed when diethyl-ether is added to the blends of bio-diesel.References
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