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- Title
Experimental analysis on neat mustard oil methyl ester subjected to ultrasonication and microwave irradiation in four stroke single cylinder Diesel engine.
- Authors
Yuvarajan, D.; Venkata Ramanan, M.
- Abstract
Transesterification of fatty acid using the application of ultrasound stirring and microwave irradiation has been used of late for biodiesel production from various vegetable oil and animal fats. However analysis on influence of these techniques on performance, combustion and emission aspects has received little attention. In this work, transesterification of mustard oil with methanol was performed using ultra sound stirring (42 kHz /170 W, 80 W) and microwave irradiation (230v AC, 50 Hz, 900 W). Reaction time, conversion rate, fuel properties, performance, emission and combustion characteristics were compared with conventional transesetrification. Results indicated that Mustard oil methyl ester subjected to ultrasonication and microwave irradiation (MOMESUM) has 5.71% more yield than conventional transesterification process. It was also observed that BTE for MOMESUM is improved by 5.84% with 5.14% reduction in BSFC when compared to MOME. CO, HC, NOx and Smoke emission was found to decrease by 11.39%, 3.81%, 7.99% and 5.3% respectively for MOMESUM.
- Subjects
FOUR-stroke cycle engines; METHYL formate; MUSTARD oils; BIODIESEL fuel manufacturing; SONICATION; MICROWAVE heating; TRANSESTERIFICATION
- Publication
Journal of Mechanical Science & Technology, 2016, Vol 30, Issue 1, p437
- ISSN
1738-494X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12206-015-1248-x