Effects of Lemongrass Oil as Fuel in Diesel Engine
The rapid increase of diesel engines and diminishing of diesel fuel creates a challenge for researchers to find alternative fuel. The present experiment is performed on a 3.5 kW diesel engine. Here, diesel is replaced with pure lemongrass oil (LGO) of10%, 20%, and 30% by volume with diesel. The obta...
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| description | The rapid increase of diesel engines and diminishing of diesel fuel creates a challenge for researchers to find alternative fuel. The present experiment is performed on a 3.5 kW diesel engine. Here, diesel is replaced with pure lemongrass oil (LGO) of10%, 20%, and 30% by volume with diesel. The obtained data from the experimental work may exhibit the Brake Thermal Efficiency (BTE) of LG20 equivalent to pure diesel. The specific fuel consumption (SFC) of LGO blends shows an increase compared to diesel, due to the lower heating value for LGO blends. On the other hand, LGO blends show lower emissions of NOX, due to the lower peak flame temperature. When compared to the other samples, the LG30 gives a maximum reduction in NOX emissions; of 10.33%. When compared to biodiesel blends, diesel fuel shows a significant increase in the Net Heat Release rate (NHR). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-65c935ea63d8423abea8ed2454d5da452022-12-21T22:11:00ZengNational Institute for Aerospace Research “Elie Carafoli” - INCASINCAS Bulletin2066-82012247-45282020-12-01124637010.13111/2066-8201.2020.12.4.6Effects of Lemongrass Oil as Fuel in Diesel EngineNageswara Rao GANGOLU0Radha Krishna GOPIDESI1Immadi Mehar ANUDEEP2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vignan’s Lara Institute of Technology and Science, Vadlamudi, Andhra Pradesh, India 522213, gnraophd@gmail.comDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Vignan’s Lara Institute of Technology and Science, Vadlamudi, Andhra Pradesh, India 522213, krishnaab4u@gmail.comDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Vignan’s Lara Institute of Technology and Science, Vadlamudi, Andhra Pradesh, India 522213, meharanudeep321@gmail.comThe rapid increase of diesel engines and diminishing of diesel fuel creates a challenge for researchers to find alternative fuel. The present experiment is performed on a 3.5 kW diesel engine. Here, diesel is replaced with pure lemongrass oil (LGO) of10%, 20%, and 30% by volume with diesel. The obtained data from the experimental work may exhibit the Brake Thermal Efficiency (BTE) of LG20 equivalent to pure diesel. The specific fuel consumption (SFC) of LGO blends shows an increase compared to diesel, due to the lower heating value for LGO blends. On the other hand, LGO blends show lower emissions of NOX, due to the lower peak flame temperature. When compared to the other samples, the LG30 gives a maximum reduction in NOX emissions; of 10.33%. When compared to biodiesel blends, diesel fuel shows a significant increase in the Net Heat Release rate (NHR).https://bulletin.incas.ro/files/gangolu__gopidesi__anudeep__vol_12_iss_4.pdflemongrass oilperformanceemissioncombustiondiesel enginespecific fuel consumption |
| spellingShingle | Nageswara Rao GANGOLU Radha Krishna GOPIDESI Immadi Mehar ANUDEEP Effects of Lemongrass Oil as Fuel in Diesel Engine INCAS Bulletin lemongrass oil performance emission combustion diesel engine specific fuel consumption |
| title | Effects of Lemongrass Oil as Fuel in Diesel Engine |
| title_full | Effects of Lemongrass Oil as Fuel in Diesel Engine |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Lemongrass Oil as Fuel in Diesel Engine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Lemongrass Oil as Fuel in Diesel Engine |
| title_short | Effects of Lemongrass Oil as Fuel in Diesel Engine |
| title_sort | effects of lemongrass oil as fuel in diesel engine |
| topic | lemongrass oil performance emission combustion diesel engine specific fuel consumption |
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