A comparative study of Performance and Emission Characteristics of a CRDe SUV fueled with Biodiesel blends & Diesel fuel Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd,. Nashik, INDIA

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Bhardwaj, Omprakash, author.

Conference Name:

Fifth International SAE India Mobility Conference on Emerging Automotive Technologies Global and Indian Perspective (2008-01-09 : New Delhi, India)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Pune, MH The Automotive Research Association of India 2008

Summary:

The methyl esters of vegetable oils known as biodiesel, are receiving increasing interests because of their potential for low environmental impact as an alternative fuel to diesel vehicles. There is not much data collected on engine and vehicles using biodiesel from non-edible oils, particularly on new generation Common Rail Diesel Engines (CRDe).The present experimental study reports the performance and exhaust emissions of a CRDe engine using 10% and 20% (by volume) blends of Jatropha and Karanja oil methyl ester (JCME and KOME) with conventional diesel fuel. To begin with studies were conducted on a SUV, powered by Euro III / BSIII optimized ECU controlled 2.6 l Common Rail Diesel engine (CRDe) configured with a diesel oxidation catcon and exhaust gas recirculation system. The impact of using biodiesel blends was studied in terms of cold startability, drivability, acceleration, max speed, gradeability, fuel economy and exhaust emissions. Compared to conventional diesel fuel, biodiesel operation shows lower emissions of CO, UBHC, PM and FAS but slightly higher NOx. The overall noise level of the vehicle was also touched upon during the studies.The study was also extended to evaluate relative vehicle performance at high altitude and cold conditions. The highlights of this study are the performance evaluation at world's highest motorable pass

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Publisher Number:

2008-28-0075

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