Abstract
ABSTRACT The present study involves the investigation of the suitability of methyl esters of milk scum oil (MESO) as a substitute fuel for a compression ignition (CI) engine. The MESO was synthesized by transesterification procedure and the engine characteristics (performance, emission, and combustion) are studied at retard, standard, and advanced injection timings (IT) conditions with 20 (v/v%) biodiesel blend. The study revealed an improvement in brake thermal efficiency (BTE) and brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) for MESO fuel blend with an injection time of 21º bTDC (before top dead center) in comparison with fossil diesel. The emission characteristics such as HC, CO, and NOx were also showed improvement at 21º bTDC and were almost in line with the emissions of fossil diesel. This study infers that implementing the IT of 21º bTDC induces significant enhancement in the performance and emission characteristics of the CI engine when fueled with 20 (v/v %) of MESO.
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