Performance Test on VCR Engine Working with Mustard Bio Diesel Blended with Diesel

The performance of the engine is considered to be as one of the most important factor for any automobile. Biodiesel as a renewable source of fuel for diesel engine application. In this work, biodiesel is fumigated and diesel fuel will be used as an ignition source. The comparable study of emission and performance characteristics of biodiesel and diesel fuel is carried out in this project. The performance characteristics like BMEP, IP, IMEP, BSFC, BTE, ITE, Mechanical Efficiency and Heat in exhaust are compared. In our project we use mustard oil to blend with diesel to produce biodiesel. Fuel properties of biodiesel obtained from mustard oil were determined in the laboratory using standard procedure and an experimental setup was constructed to study the performance of a diesel engine. We used different lower blends of biodiesel such as B20, B40, and B60.