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Impact of Indian Geranium Grass Biodiesel Blends on Performance, Combustion and Emission Characteristics

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Indian Geranium Grass popularly known as palmarosa is widely grown in many parts of Indian Sub-continent and used for its aromatic flavor in South American and Middle East countries. In this current study, Indian Geranium Grass oil is blended with diesel in different proportions from 0 % to 100 % by volume and its impact on performance, combustion and emission characteristics is investigated in a single-cylinder diesel engine without any modification. The experimental results projected that the performance characteristics of Biodiesel blend IGG20 were better as it consumes 12 % lesser fuel of 0.39 kg·kWh−1 and 5 % higher brake thermal efficiency compared to other blends and also exhibited peak cylinder pressure of 75.31 bar and shorter ignition delay of 17.08-degree crank angle compared to diesel. Biodiesel blend IGG20 has a significant reduction in carbon monoxide of 23 %, smoke emission of 17.2 % emission. However, there is a slight increase in total hydrocarbon, oxides of nitrogen and carbon dioxide emissions of 2 %, 15.67 % and 14 % respectively compared to diesel which may be due to poor vaporization, incomplete combustion and reduced in-cylinder temperature.

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Abbreviations

BSU:

Bosch smoke unit

BSFC:

Brake specific fuel consumption

BSU:

Bosch smoke unit

CO:

Carbon monoxide

DAS:

Data acquisition system

EGR:

Exhaust gas recirculation

EGT:

Exhaust gas temperature

HC:

Hydrocarbon

HRR:

Heat release rate

IGG:

Indian geranium grass

IGG10:

10 % IGG + 90 % diesel fuel

IGG20:

20 % IGG+ 80 % diesel fuel

IGG30:

30 % IGG+ 70 % diesel fuel

IGG40:

40 % IGG+ 60 % diesel fuel

IGG100:

100 % IGG

THC:

Total hydro carbon

CO:

Carbon monoxide

CO2 :

Carbon dioxide

NOx :

Oxides of nitrogen

HRR:

Heat release rate

SOC:

Start of combustion

CD:

Combustion duration

IC:

Internal compression

H2SO4 :

Sulfuric acid

ID:

Ignition delay

EGT:

Exhaust gas temperature

THC:

Total hydrocarbon

BTE:

Brake thermal efficiency

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Ganapathi, A., Muralidharan, K. Impact of Indian Geranium Grass Biodiesel Blends on Performance, Combustion and Emission Characteristics. Int J Thermophys 41, 137 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10765-020-02706-8

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