Venkateswara Rao P., Ramesh S., Anil Kumar S.
The depletion of fossil fuel reserves and the environmental concerns have made to search for new alternative source of energy. Biodiesel seems to be a solution for future because it is a naturally available, renewable and reduces environmental pollution. Biodiesel can be produced from edible/nonedible oils of plants by transesterification process and can be used to replace diesel fuel. In this study non edible oil of Sterculia foetida is used to make biodiesel (SFME) and tested for its properties like density, fire point, flash point and viscosity. Experiments were conducted on engine for performance with diesel, biodiesel and diesel-biodiesel blends (D95BD5, D90BD10, D85BD15 and D80BD20) at different percentages. The obtained performance results were compared with diesel fuel.
Engine, Biodiesel, Performance, Transesterification, Blend Fuel