期刊名称：International Journal of Energy and Environment
印刷版ISSN：2076-2895
电子版ISSN：2076-2909
出版年度：2011
卷号：2
期号：2
页码：383-390
出版社：International Energy and Environment Foundation (IEEF)
摘要：The world petroleum situation due to rapid depletion of fossil fuels and the degradation of the environment due to the combustion of fossil fuels have caused a resurgence of interest in finding alternative fuel. Vegetable oil based fuels are biodegradable, non-toxic and significantly reduce pollution. Cottonseed oil, which is considered, is not suitable as a fuel for diesel engines straight because of its high viscosity. Addition of a small quantity of another light vegetable oil, Orange Peel oil reduces the viscosity and improves the performance of the engine largely. Blends of varying proportions of cottonseed oil and orange peel oil were prepared, analyzed and their properties were calculated. The performance of the engine using diesel, the blends and cottonseed oil were evaluated using a single cylinder, four stroke, direct injection compression ignition engine. The results obtained were compared with baseline data generated with raw cottonseed oil and diesel. 15% of Orange peel oil by volume addition to cottonseed oil exhibited the best performance and smooth engine operation with out any problem.
