EFFECTS OF COMBUSTION NANO PARTICLE CATALYST ON CASHEW NUT SHELL BIODIESEL (CARDANOL) OIL AND HABITUDE IN A COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE
| Author(s) | : | S.Vinodraj, Dr.R.Arularasan, S.Giridharan, C.Gnanaselvan, S.Gopinath |
| Institution | : | Associate Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering, IFETcollege of engineering, Villupuram |
| Published In | : | Vol. 5, Issue 4 β April 2018 |
| Page No. | : | 382-397 |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
An experimental study has been carried out to establish the effects of combustion catalyst cupric oxide andZirconium oxide nano particle on cashew nut shell biodiesel (cardanol) and habitude in diesel engine. The analysis includestwo parts. In the first part of the analysis cashew nut shell biodiesel is refined by renowned transesterification process andNano biodiesel fuels were prepared by adding cupric oxide and Zirconium oxide nanoparticles. These nanoparticles wereblended with cashew nut shell biodiesel (cardanol) in the mass fractions of 25 ppm, 50 ppm, 75 ppm and 100 ppm with helpof ultrasonicator. Physicochemical characteristics of Nano biodiesels were measured and correlated with diesel fuel. Enginetests have been conducted to get the equivalent measures of Specific Fuel Consumption (SFC), Brake Thermal Efficiency(Ξ·Th) and Emission components like CO, HC, NOx& O2 are evaluated to study the behavior of B20 added with 25ppm,50ppm, 75 ppm, 100 ppm Cupric oxide (CuO) nanoparticles and 25ppm, 50ppm, 75 ppm, 100 ppm Zirconium oxidenanoparticles at various loading conditions with standard diesel operation.It is noticed that there is slight rise in the specific fuel consumption for the fuel B20 with 100ppm cupric oxide(CuO) andZirconium oxide (ZrO2) at full load operation. The brake thermal efficiency is identical than that of diesel operation at fullload condition. A convincing improvement in Emission components CO, CO2& HC has been observed when the engine is fedwith B20 with 100ppm CuO and ZrO2 at both 3/4th Full Load and Full Load conditions. However, NOX emissions hadincreased. Reckon with performance and emission analysis the fuel blend 20 with 100 ppm CuOand Zirconium oxide Nanoparticles is the best combination
S.Vinodraj, Dr.R.Arularasan, S.Giridharan, C.Gnanaselvan, S.Gopinath, “EFFECTS OF COMBUSTION NANO PARTICLE CATALYST ON CASHEW NUT SHELL BIODIESEL (CARDANOL) OIL AND HABITUDE IN A COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 5, Issue 4, pp. 382-397, April 2018.
