performance and emissions characteristics of single cylinder 4 stroke water cooled diesel engine from jatropha methyl ester and diesel blends

This paper deals with the study of the potential substitution of jatropha methyl ester blends for diesel as fuel for automobiles and other industrial purposes. The objective of this study is the analysis of the performance and emission characteristics of the jatropha methyl esters and comparing with petroleum diesel. The tests were carried out on a 3.7 KW, single cylinder, direct injection, water-cooled diesel engine. The fuels used were neat jatropha methyl ester, diesel and different blends of the methyl ester with diesel. The experimental result shows that 20% of blend shows better performance with reduced pollution. This analysis shows that jatropha methyl ester and its blends are a potential substitute for diesel.