Title: Influence of performance and emission of diesel engine with alumina nano material-based catalyst biodiesel using IoT

Authors: B. Venkatesh; Mudassir Khan; J. Chinna Babu; C.H. Nagaraju; R. Madhan Mohan

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Annamacharya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Rajampet, Andhra Pradesh, India ' Department of Computer Science, College of Computer Science, Applied College Tanumah, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 960-61421, Abha, Saudi Arabia ' Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Annamacharya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Rajampet, Andhra Pradesh, India ' Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Annamacharya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Rajampet, Andhra Pradesh, India ' Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Annamacharya Institute of Technology and Sciences, India

Abstract: In this study, the performance and emissions of Al₂O₃ alkaline cottonseed biodiesel-powered compression ignition engines were predicted. An experiment was conducted using different biodiesel blends made from cottonseed oil under various loading conditions. Biodiesel was produced using ethanol and Cao-mg/Al₂O₃ as catalysts through the transesterification process and blended with diesel to produce CBDN10, CBDN20, CBDN30, and CBDN40. The CBDN20 blends showed an evident reduction in fuel consumption by 8% and a 12% improvement in thermal efficiency at high static thrust. The use of these blends resulted in minimal CO, CO₂, and NO_x emissions from engines. These emissions were monitored by an IoT system and analysed with gas analysers, which revealed CBDN20's ability to reduce nitrogen oxide and hydrocarbon emissions compared to diesel. Additionally, CBDN20 demonstrated improved thermal efficiency and reduced brake-specific fuel consumption compared to the other blends.

Keywords: compression ignition engine; cotton seed oil; emission; IoT; performance.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPEC.2024.141871

International Journal of Power and Energy Conversion, 2024 Vol.15 No.4, pp.338 - 351

Received: 25 Apr 2023
Accepted: 25 Mar 2024
Published online: 02 Oct 2024 *

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