TY - JOUR
TI - Investigation on performance and emissions of a biodiesel engine through optimization techniques
AU - Kaliyamoorthy Sivaramakrishnan
AU - Paramasivam Ravikumar
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2013
VL - 17
IS - 1
SP - 179
EP - 193
PT - Article
AB - The study is aimed at investigating the effects of engine parameters on the  performance and emission characteristics of a single cylinder 5.2 kW diesel  engine. The experiments were designed using a statistical tool known as  design of experiments based on taguchi. Five parameters, namely ,Power (P),  Static injection pressure (IP), Injection timing (IT), Fuel Fraction (B) and  compression ratio (CR) were varied at four levels and the responses brake  power, fuel economy and emissions were investigated. The optimum n values of  the response could be predicted using Signal - Noise ratio(S/N ratio) and  optimum combination of control parameters were specified. Results of  confirmation tests showed good agreement with predicted quantities. A  compression ratio of 17.7, blend of 20% karanja biodiesel (B20), an injection  pressure of 230 bar, injection timing of 27° bTDC and at 70% Load were found  to be optimal values for the karanja biodiesel blended diesel fuel operation  in the test engine.