Experimental study of combustion and performance efficiency of diesel engine fuelled with various blends of waste plastic oil

Abstract

To find the alternatives to the non renewable energy sources are futures demand and disposal of plastic waste is today’s need. Recovery of fuel oil from waste plastic gives the best option on both problems facing all over the world. The present experimental study deals with to analyze the performance and combustion parameters of oil synthesized by catalytic pyrolysis of waste polyethene; as it can be an alternative to diesel which is non renewable energy resource. Commercial diesel blend with condensed plastic oil as well as with residual plastic oil in the ratio of 10% (diesel 90% and plastic oil 10%), 20% (diesel 80% and plastic oil 20), 30% (diesel 70% and plastic oil 30%) and 50% (diesel 50% and plastic oil 50%) in volume. Combustion analysis and performance studies was carried out at 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% load condition in internal combustion engine set up under test is Kirloskar TV1 to understand the feasibility of utilizing plastic oil as substitute fuel to commercial diesel. This study proved that 50% blending gives satisfactory results for performance and combustion parameters than 100% use of commercial diesel.