Effect of Kariba Weed Biodiesel Blended with n-Pentane on the Chosen Parameters of a Ceramic-Coated Thermal Barrier Direct Injection Diesel Engine

Elumalai Perumal Venkatesan; Parthasarathy Murugesan; Sivakumar Ellappan; Silambarasan Rajendran; Abdul Aabid; Mohamed Abbas; Chanduveetil Ahamed Saleel; Pradeepkumar Arockiasamy Remigious; Sreenivasa Reddy Medapati

doi:10.1021/acsomega.2c04937

Effect of Kariba Weed Biodiesel Blended with n-Pentane on the Chosen Parameters of a Ceramic-Coated Thermal Barrier Direct Injection Diesel Engine

ACS Omega. 2022 Dec 6;7(50):46337-46346. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.2c04937. eCollection 2022 Dec 20.

Authors

Elumalai Perumal Venkatesan¹, Parthasarathy Murugesan², Sivakumar Ellappan³, Silambarasan Rajendran⁴, Abdul Aabid⁵, Mohamed Abbas^{6

7}, Chanduveetil Ahamed Saleel⁸, Pradeepkumar Arockiasamy Remigious⁹, Sreenivasa Reddy Medapati¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aditya Engineering College, Surampalem, 533437, India.
² Department of Automobile Engineering, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr.Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai600062, India.
³ Department of Mechanical Engineering, TJS Engineering College, Chennai601206, Tamil Nadu, India.
⁴ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Annapoorna Engineering College, Salem636308, Tamil Nadu, India.
⁵ Department of Engineering Management, College of Engineering, Prince Sultan University, P.O. Box 66833, Riyadh11586, Saudi Arabia.
⁶ Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha61421, Saudi Arabia.
⁷ Electronics and Communications Department, College of Engineering, Delta University for Science and Technology, Gamasa35712, Egypt.
⁸ Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 394, Abha61421, Saudi Arabia.
⁹ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering, Erumaiyur601301, Tamil Nadu, India.

Abstract

In this experimental investigation, Kariba weed biodiesel (KSB) blended with n-pentane has been tested in conventional and ceramic-coated thermal barrier engines, and the results have been compiled and presented. A single-cylinder, four-stroke, direct injection diesel engine has been used as the test engine with eddy current dynamometer loading as used in the experimental setup. The tests were repeated in various ambient conditions to get an optimal value. Ceramic coating has been done with partially stabilized zirconia by the plasma arc spraying process. Among the quantum of tests conducted, 90% KSB blended with 10% n-pentane showed appreciable results when it was compared with the test fuel (neat diesel). The brake thermal efficiency and brake-specific fuel consumption were found to be better when compared with neat diesel. At increasing load, unburnt hydrocarbon, carbon monoxide, and smoke opacity emissions were appreciably reduced.