Experimental Investigation on Usage of Palm Oil as a Lubricant to Substitute Mineral Oil in CI Engines

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left"> Make</td><td align="center">Kirloskar</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Model </td><td align="center">AV1</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Cycle</td><td align="center">4 strokes</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Rated power</td><td align="center">3.75 kW (5HP)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Speed </td><td align="center">1500 rpm</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Bore diameter</td><td align="center">80 mm</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Stroke length</td><td align="center">110 mm</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Cooling system</td><td align="center">Water cooled</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Cubic capacity</td><td align="center">0.661 litres</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Ignition system</td><td align="center">Compression ignition</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Compression ratio</td><td align="center">17.5 : 1</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Lubricating oil specification</td><td align="center">K-oil DEO or SAE 20W40</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Lubricating oil capacity</td><td align="center">3.7 litres</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Chinese Journal of Engineering

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Table 1: Experimental Investigation on Usage of Palm Oil as a Lubricant to Substitute Mineral Oil in CI Engines 