TY - JOUR
TI - Performance and emission characteristics of double biodiesel blends with diesel
AU - Balasubramanian Arun K
AU - Guruprasath A
AU - Vivar M
AU - Skryabin I
AU - Srithar K
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2013
VL - 17
IS - 1
SP - 255
EP - 262
PT - Article
AB - Recent research on biodiesel focused on performance of single biodiesel and  its blends with diesel. The present work aims to investigate the  possibilities of the application of mixtures of two biodiesel and its blends  with diesel as a fuel for diesel engines. The combinations of Pongamia  pinnata biodiesel, Mustard oil biodiesel along with diesel (PMD) and  combinations of Cotton seed biodiesel, Pongamia pinnata biodiesel along with  diesel (CPD) are taken for the experimental analysis. Experiments are  conducted using a single cylinder direct-injection diesel engine with  different loads at rated 3000 rpm. The engine characteristics of the two  sets of double biodiesel blends are compared. For the maximum load, the  value of Specific Fuel consumption and thermal efficiency of CPD-1 blend  (10:10:80) is close to the diesel values. CPD blends give better engine  characteristics than PMD blends. The blends of CPD are suitable alternative  fuel for diesel in stationary/agricultural diesel engines.