학술논문
Influence of nano catalyst on performance of DI diesel engine with blends of Citronella oil using Taguchi approach.
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Article
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*CATALYSTS
*BIODIESEL fuels
*TAGUCHI methods
*ORTHOGONAL arrays
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0094-243X
Abstract
India imported about 2/3rd of its petroleum requirements which involved a cost of approximately Rs. 80,000 crores in foreign exchange. Citronella oil is used as an input for biodiesel production via transesterification. Citronella biodiesel fuel properties are observed and tested in the fuel testing laboratory with standard procedure.Then an experimental set up is construct to study the performance VCR engine with different blends of Citronella Oil. L9 Orthogonal array was framed by Taguchi method. Green gasses emissions measured by AVL Gas analyzer. The optimum engine operating conditions were observed from response curve analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]