Investigation of Pongamia Pinnata with Nano Additives on Performance Characteristics of Diesel Engine

Worldwide researches are being done to find an alternate fuel as fossil fuels are depleted at a faster rate. Bio diesel is a substitute to diesel in diesel engine and blending of nano additives with them would enhance performance of an IC engine .There exists a lot of opportunity for future enhancement in the performance and emission control , compared to further modifications in engine and exhaust system. This paper analysis the possibility of using biodiesel as an emulsion fuel by blending them with cerium oxide (CeO2) and aluminium oxide (Al2O3) nano particles. Relative study on properties of diesel and biodiesel fuels with/without existence of water and nanoparticle additives have been made. Experimental testing was done on an IC engine by using diesel and biodiesel fuels with/without presence of water and nanoparticle additives. It was seen that blending nanoparticles with these type of emulsion fuel would improve performance of an IC engine.