In the present work an attempt was made to reduce the NOx emission of crude rice bran oil methyl ester (CRBOME) with a marginal increase in smoke density and decrease in brake thermal efficiency in a stationary CI engine. Three factors namely fuel injection timing, quantity of exhaust gases recycled and fuel injection pressure were chosen. Experiments were designed by employing design of experiments method and tests were conducted with combination of factors as per Taguchi’s L9 orthogonal array. Percentage contribution of each factor and the most influencing factor in controlling the response variables (NOx emission, smoke density and brake thermal efficiency) were obtained through ANOVA. Multi-response signal-to-noise (MRSN) ratio was calculated and the optimum combination level of factors was obtained simultaneously using Taguchi’s parametric design. Among the three, the most influencing factor for the chosen objective was found out by analyzing the MRSN ratio through ANOVA. The optimum combination obtained shows a lower NOx emission with less influence on smoke density and brake thermal efficiency.
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Optimization of a Stationary Diesel Engine Fuelled With Crude Rice Bran Oil Methyl Ester Using the Taguchi Method
S. Saravanan,
S. Saravanan
Assistant Professor
, Department of Automobile Engineering,
Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering
, Post Bag No. 3, Pennalur, Sriperumbudur, 602105, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
saran@svce.ac.in
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G. Nagarajan,
G. Nagarajan
Professor
, ICE Division, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
e-mail: nagarajan1963@annauniv.edu
College of Engineering, Anna University
, Chennai, 600025, Tamilnadu, India
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S. Sampath
S. Sampath
Director (R & D)
,
e-mail: ssampath_44@yahoo.com
Rajalakshmi Engineering College
, Thandalam, 602105, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
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S. Saravanan
Assistant Professor
, Department of Automobile Engineering,
Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering
, Post Bag No. 3, Pennalur, Sriperumbudur, 602105, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
saran@svce.ac.in
G. Nagarajan
Professor
, ICE Division, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
College of Engineering, Anna University
, Chennai, 600025, Tamilnadu, India
e-mail: nagarajan1963@annauniv.edu
S. Sampath
Director (R & D)
,
Rajalakshmi Engineering College
, Thandalam, 602105, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
e-mail: ssampath_44@yahoo.com
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Dec 2011, 133(12): 124501 (4 pages)
Published Online: August 26, 2011
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July 17, 2010
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January 16, 2011
Online:
August 26, 2011
Published:
August 26, 2011
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Saravanan, S., Nagarajan, G., and Sampath, S. (August 26, 2011). "Optimization of a Stationary Diesel Engine Fuelled With Crude Rice Bran Oil Methyl Ester Using the Taguchi Method." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. December 2011; 133(12): 124501. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4004111
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