23 research outputs found
The use of Koroch seed oil methyl ester blends as fuel in a diesel engine
No full textAn experimental investigation was carried out on a small direct injection (DI) diesel engine, fuelling the engine with 10% (B10), 20% (B20), 30% (B30) and 40% (B40) blending of Koroch seed oil methyl ester (KSOME) with diesel. The performance and combustion characteristics of the engine at various loads are compared and analyzed. The results showed higher brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) and lower brake thermal efficiency (BTE) for the KSOME blends. The engine indicated power (IP) was more for the blends up to B30, but found to be reduced for the blend B40 when compared to that of diesel. The engine combustion parameters such as pressure crank angle diagram, peak pressure, time of occurrence of peak pressure, net heat-release rate, cumulative heat release, ignition delay and combustion duration were computed. The KSOME blends exhibited similar combustion trend with diesel. However, the blends showed an early start of combustion with shorter ignition delay period. The study reveals the suitability of KSOME blends up to B30 as fuel for a diesel engine mainly used in generating sets and the agricultural applications in India without any significant drop in engine performance.Bio-diesel Koroch seed oil Combustion Diesel engine
Comparative performance analysis of four different combined power and cooling systems integrated with a topping gas turbine plant
No full textOptical limiting and optical properties of water soluble CdTe quantum dots prepared through a colloidal chemical route
No full textOptimization of Combustion Performance of Bioethanol (Water Hyacinth) Diesel Blends on Diesel Engine Using Response Surface Methodology
No full textGrowth Parameters, Leaf Characteristics and Nutrient Status of Banana as Influenced by Organics, Biofertilizers and Bioagents
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No full textNot AvailableSustaining soil and land quality under intensive land
use and fast economic development is a major challenge
for improving crop productivity in the developing
world. Assessment of soil and land quality
indicators is necessary to evaluate the degradation
status and changing trends of different land use and
management interventions. During the last four decades,
the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) which covers an
area of about 52.01 m ha has been the major food producing
region of the country. However at present, the
yield of crops in IGP has stagnated; one of the major
reasons being deterioration of soil and land quality.
The present article deals with the estimation of soil
and land quality indicators of IGP, so that, proper soil
and land management measures can be taken up to
restore and improve the soil health. Use of principal
component analysis is detailed to derive the minimum
dataset or indicators for soil quality. The article also
describes spatial distribution of soil and land quality
with respect to major crops of IGP.Not Availabl
