Abstract
ABSTRACT PHYSICAL properties of rice bran oil, peanut oil, soybean oil and their blends with #2 diesel fuel were studied experimentally and correlated with the performance of a precombustion chamber type, single cylinder, diesel engine. The cetane number of the vegetable oil was lower than that of #2 diesel fuel. While #2 diesel fuel didn't include any oxygen, 10% oxygen was found in the weight of the vegetable oils. The lower-heating value of the vegetable oils was less than that of #2 diesel fuel, and the viscosity was very high compared with #2 diesel fuel. The above mentioned major differences of physical properties were found to control combustion parameters and to affect the engine performance with respect to emissions and fuel consumption.
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