Experimental Investigations and Numerical Modelling of Compression Ignition Engine Fuelled With Diesel and Biodiesel Blend

In this study, diesel fuel and two hundredth by volume of synthesised biodiesel from waste coconut oil (WB20) were used as fuel in unmodified, naturally aspirated, single cylinder compression ignition engine to study their performance and combustion characteristics at full load condition. Numerical studies were carried out with the use of CFD and compiled with the experimental results. FORTE software was used for CFD simulation. Methyl-palmitate (MPA) and Dodecane (C12H26) were used as surrogate fuels for biodiesel and diesel fuel respectively. The variation of special parts for diesel fuel and WB20 with CI engine in-cylinder pressure, in- cylinder temperature and mass fraction of O2, CO and NO emission at 10p and 20p ATDC were analysed. The mass fraction contours of in-cylinder temperature, O2, CO and NO for diesel fuel and WB20 were found to be decreased with increase in crank angle from 10o to 20° ATDC. The maximum BTE, in-cylinder pressure, in-cylinder temperature, O2, CO2 and NO were obtained for WB20 at 10° ATDC.