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World is absolutely dependable on petroleum products from decades for getting everyday vitality needs. Manageable properties and eco-obliging nature of biodiesel has made it most surely understood among various different choices to oil based commodities. Scientists and specialists have reached the resolution that biodiesel can be a proper substitute for this circumstance. In the present examination blends of diesel and castor oil biodiesel were contemplated for considering their consequences for execution and outflow attributes. Blends of diesel-biodiesel were set up as D90/B10 and D80/B20. Then these blends were tested in a single cylinder, small utility diesel engine. It was concluded from the experimentation that blends of diesel and castor oil biodiesel results in increasing the BSFC and BSEC, and decreasing BTE of the engine. CO, HC and smoke discharges were observed to be diminished for fuel mixes having diesel and biodiesel, while NOx outflows enhanced as compared to diesel.

Keywords

Castor oil biodiesel; Performance; Emissions; Diesel engine.

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