Abstract:

Climate changes such as severe storms, increased drought, increase in sea level, acid rain etc are adversely affecting animal and plant life on the earth, caused due to global warming, which is the result of harmful emissions. Biodiesel is a vital alternative fuel to diesel in heavy vehicles. In spite of a number of advantages, more Nitrogen Oxide emission is a major issue reported with biodiesel. In this paper, an attempt is made for Optimization of Engine Operating parameters like Compression Ratio, Fuel injection Pressure, Fuel injection Timing and Exhaust Gas Recirculation using Xanthium strumarium L. Seed oil Biodiesel (B20) in Variable Compression Ratio Diesel engine using Taguchi Design L9 (34) Orthogonal array for maximum Brake Thermal Efficiency, minimum Brake Specific Fuel Consumption and minimum pollutants like CO, HC, smoke and NOx. The results are compared with diesel.

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