Title: Optimisation of biodiesel production and engine performance from Simarouba oil in compression ignition engine

Authors: Ashish Dewangan; Ashok Kumar Yadav; Ashis Mallick; Avdhesh Tyagi

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Galgotia's College of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida, 201306, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Raj Kumar Goel Institute of Technology, Ghaziabad, 201003, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, 826004, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, G.L. Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management, Greater Noida, 201306, India

Abstract: In present work, Simarouba seed oil has been evaluated as a feasible feedstock for biodiesel production. An optimum yield of 98.1% was achieved at a temperature of 55°C; methanol/oil molar ratio as 6:1; time duration of 60 min; and catalyst concentration of 1 wt. %. Then, the Simarouba biodiesel-diesel blends were tested to assess the performance of engine and its emission characteristic. The B10, B20, B30, and B50 blends of Simarouba methyl ester (SME) showed average reduction of 2.8, 6.5, 7.8, and 14.3% in BTE respectively and an average 3.18, 5.94, 7.18, and 15.54% higher energy consumption than mineral diesel. At higher load conditions UHC, CO, and smoke emissions were found lesser while CO2 and NOx emissions were found higher for all SME blends in comparison to diesel. [Received: August 4, 2017; Accepted: February 28, 2019]

Keywords: Simarouba oil; optimisation; Taguchi method; biodiesel; CI engine; transesterification; performance; emissions.

DOI: 10.1504/IJOGCT.2020.110385

International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology, 2020 Vol.25 No.3, pp.357 - 376

Accepted: 28 Feb 2019
Published online: 19 Oct 2020 *

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