Study on Emission and Performance of Diesel Engine Using Castor Biodiesel

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Biodiesel blends</td><td align="center">Engine power output (%)</td><td align="center">Specific fuel consumption, SFC (%)</td><td align="center">Mechanical efficiency (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">B10</td><td align="center">−0.03</td><td align="center">3.59</td><td align="center">−0.085</td></tr><tr><td align="left">B20</td><td align="center">−0.04</td><td align="center">3.96</td><td align="center">−0.085</td></tr><tr><td align="left">B30</td><td align="center">−0.05</td><td align="center">4.68</td><td align="center">−0.163</td></tr><tr><td align="left">B40</td><td align="center">−0.06</td><td align="center">6.23</td><td align="center">−0.241</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td>The negative sign for biodiesel blends in engine power output and mechanical efficiency is showing the decrement relative to the conventional diesel engine.<br/></td></tr></table>

The percentage difference for different biodiesel blends relative to conventional diesel, B0.

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Table 3: Study on Emission and Performance of Diesel Engine Using Castor Biodiesel 