Experimental Investigation of Performance and Emission Characteristics of Mahua Biodiesel in Diesel Engine

Table 1

Comparison of properties between Mahua biodiesel and diesel.

Fuel properly	Unit	Diesel	Mahua biodiesel
Kinematic viscosity at 40°C	cSt.	4.56	5.58
Specific gravity at 15°C		0.8668	0.8812
Flash point	°C	72	174
Fire point	°C	80	185
Pour point	°C	−18	4
Cloud point	°C	−3	12
Diesel index		50.6	51.4
Calorific value	kJ/kg	42850	42293