Study on Emission and Performance of Diesel Engine Using Castor Biodiesel

Table 2

Diesel engine testing results for different blends of castor biodiesel.

Biodiesel blends	Fuel consumption rate (mL/s)	Brake horse power, BHP (KW)	Engine power output (KW)	Specific fuel consumption, SFC (mL/KW)	Mechanical efficiency, 𝜂 (%)
B0	0.247	8.156	1.358	14.728	14.111
B10	0.241	8.149	1.311	15.256	14.099
B20	0.242	8.149	1.306	15.311	14.099
B30	0.249	8.143	1.288	15.418	14.088
B40	0.242	8.137	1.278	15.645	14.077