Environmental effects of biodiesel engines fuelled by waste cooking Oil and Metal Nano additives

Sekhar K Ch; Ramya Pakalapati; Balaji Mugada; Anusha Kalluri; Raviteja Surakasi; Iván Leandro Rodríguez Rico

doi:10.5935/jetia.v10i48.1172

Authors

Sekhar K Ch Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lendi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jonnada, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India – 535005 http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5603-1453 (unauthenticated)
Ramya Pakalapati Department of Mechanical Engineering, Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology and Sciences (ANITS), Sangivalasa, Bheemunipatn am, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh – 531162, India http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9159-673X (unauthenticated)
Balaji Mugada Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lendi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jonnada, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India – 535005Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lendi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jonnada, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India – 535005
Anusha Kalluri Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lendi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jonnada, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India – 535005 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7046-9600 (unauthenticated)
Raviteja Surakasi Lendi Institute of Engineering and Technology http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0786-0105 (unauthenticated)
Iván Leandro Rodríguez Rico Central University "Marta Abreu" of Las Villas, Cuba http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1295-5368 (unauthenticated)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5935/jetia.v10i48.1172

Abstract

The experiment yielded significant findings. Transesterification was used to turn waste cooking oil into biodiesel, a renewable energy source. The fuel mixture ratios were adjusted to measure engine performance and lower fossil fuel emissions. The study examined power generation, torque, consumption per hour, and emissions of unburnt hydrocarbons and carbon dioxide. The diesel engine's power output was 5.2 kilowatts. Biodiesel, derived from discarded leftover cooking oil, was synthesized by blending it with diesel fuel at a concentration of 20%. Engine performance tests revealed no statistically significant variations in power or torque across the various commercial diesel mixes. Notably, the consumption of diesel petroleum for commercial purposes increased by 15% and 20% per hour, respectively. The main advantage was the reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, which was 20% for all combinations of commercial fuel and biodiesel, compared to only commercial diesel.