The Performance Analysis of Single Cylinder Engine Fueled Using Kerosene-Diesel Blend

Abstract

The Fast depletion of fossil fuel, swift increase in the price of petroleum products and harmful exhaust emission from he engine collectively created renewed interest among researchers to find out suitable blend. The effects of kerosenediesel blends on the operation of a diesel engine were investigated in this study when fuelled with neat diesel and Kerosene-Diesel blend in various proportions. Standard experimental procedures were adopted. An Experimental study was conducted to evaluate the haracteristics of blending kerosene with diesel fuel on the performance characteristics of a kirloskar made single cylinder 4-stroke diesel engine. Three levels of blend 10%, 20% and 30% of kerosene blending by volume with diesel fuel and they were designated as K10, K20 and K30 respectively, while pure diesel was considered as a baseline and named D. Performance parameters that were studied involve mechanical efficiency, brake thermal efficiency, exhaust temperature and specific fuel consumption.