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Combustion analysis of biodiesel blends with different piston geometries

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Shallow reentrant piston (SRP) and deep cylindrical piston (DCP) geometries were designed by modifying the compression ratio of an engine with baseline hemispherical pistons. Three-dimensional (3D) models of the pistons were created using CREO software, and made with the help of erosion and electrochemical deposition techniques. The pressure variations in the SRP cylinder with rice bran, soya bean, and Pongamia methyl ester blends at 40% and 80% loading revealed 2–4% enhancements. The SRP shape demonstrated an improvement in the heat release rate (HRRs) for the blends with 4–8% biodiesel, which could result in longer ignition delays and a concentrated premixed combustion stage. Soya bean, rice bran, and Pongamia methyl ester blends exhibited lower HRRs for the DCP. Such modification of piston dimensions could be utilized to improve the engine efficiency with suitable biodiesel blends of Pongamia methyl esters. Overall, the results indicate that Pongamia biodiesel blends meet the requirements of engines with certain piston shapes to improve their performance while achieving complete combustion and high power. The results demonstrate that addition of biodiesel blends could achieve earlier combustion compared with diesel, which will support the oxidation stability of the fuel particles.

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The authors acknowledge support from Dr. K. Lingadurai, Professor (Mechanical Engineering, University college of Engineering, Dindigul) and Dr. K. Raja, Associate Professor (Mechanical Engineering, University college of Engineering, Dindigul) for valuable scientific advice and support.

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  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, JCT College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

    I. J. Isaac Premkumar

  2. Automobile Engineering Department, SRM University, Kattankulathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    A. Prabhu

  3. Mechanical Engineering Department, K. Ramakrishnan College of Technology, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India

    V. Vijayan & A. Godwin Antony

  4. Mechanical Engineering Department, Kongunadu College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India

    R. Venkatesh

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Isaac Premkumar, I.J., Prabhu, A., Vijayan, V. et al. Combustion analysis of biodiesel blends with different piston geometries. J Therm Anal Calorim 142, 1457–1467 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-019-09144-1

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