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Assessment of performance and emission behavior of novel annona 395

Table 14.1 Properties of diesel and AME diesel blends

Property Diesel A20 A40 A60 A80 A100
Kinematic viscosity 3.1 3.516 3.932 4.348 4.764 5.18
in cst at 40°C
Calorific value in 43,200 42,475 41,750 41,025 40,300 39,575
kJ/kg
Density at 15°Cin 830 838.4 846.8 855.2 863.2 872
kg/mm 3
Cetane no. 46.4 47.52 48.64 49.76 50.88 52
Flash point (°C) 56 60 64 68 72 76
Fire point (°C) 64 69.6 75.2 80.8 86.4 92

Fuel tank
AVL Exhaust gas
smoke meter analyser
Fuel injector Fuel filter
Fuel pump
Fuel injection controller

Exhaust line Intake line
Pressure pickup

Air flow meter Data acquisition
system
Data acquisition system

Electrical
dynamometer
Single cylinder diesel engine

Fig. 14.1 Schematic diagram of engine setup.

The exhaust gas was made to pass through the probe of the exhaust gas analyzer to
measure the level of emissions of CO, HC, and NOx and then passed through the probe
of the smoke meter to measure the smoke density. The AVL indimeter software, along
with the necessary instruments and sensors, was used to measure the in-cylinder pres-
sure and crank angle of the combustion. The specifications of the test engine are
shown in Table 14.2.
A number of tests were carried out a constant speed of 1500rpm and variable loads.
It is vary from no load to full load varying of 25%. The various blends of different
proportions such as A20, A40, A60, A80, A100, and diesel were used as test fuel.
The test was repeated three times and averaged to engine the reproducibility of data.