Emission and Performance analysis of hydrotreated refined sunflower oil as alternate fuel

• Main Authors: J. Hemanandh, K.V. Narayanan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
• Series: Alexandria Engineering Journal
• Subjects: Hydrotreatment; Refined sunflower oil; DI diesel engine; Emission and performance
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016815000526

The experiments were conducted by using the hydrotreated refined sunflower oil as alternative fuel in a 4-stroke, stationary DI diesel engine at a constant speed of 1500 rpm. The effects of hydrotreated vegetable oil blends on diesel engine emission and performance were studied. The emission and performance were studied for different proportions such as HTSF B25 and HTSF B100 and at different loading conditions and comparison was made with petrodiesel. The emission and performance results of HTSF B25 and HTSF B100 showed that decrease in CO by 9% and 37%, HC by 42% and 55%, NOx by 10% and 18.18%, BSFC by 25% and 12.5%. The increase in brake thermal efficiency was by 10% and 38%. It was observed from the study that hydrotreatment of refined sunflower oil could be one of the best alternative fuels for the diesel engine.