@article{V. S_Gonsalves_2022, title={Performance study of using preheated biodiesel in a diesel engine}, volume={16}, url={https://journal.ump.edu.my/jmes/article/view/6773}, DOI={10.15282/jmes.16.2.2022.01.0697}, abstractNote={<p>The use of biodiesel in blended mode is holding a more significant potential in making diesel engines environment-friendly. Published work specifies an optimum blend of biodiesel with diesel oil as B20. Further, the literature indicates that preheating biodiesel in the temperature range between 60°C to 120°C helps to increase the blend percentage up to 50%.In this experiment an effort has been made to use 100% Waste cooking oil methyl ester (WCME) biodieselby employing two stage heating in the temperature range from 100°C to 250°C. In the first stage the heater is immersed in fuel tank that heats biodiesel up to 70<sup>o</sup>C that lowers the viscosity and eases pumping. In the second syage, an electric preheater is installed along the high-pressure fuel line for achieving higher temperatures. The performance and emission results are encouraging and indicates that Brake Specific Fuel Consumption decreases by 5.4%, Brake Thermal Efficiency increases by 6.15%, Carbon Monoxide (CO) and unburnt hydrocarbon (HC) emissions fall by 38% and 25.5%, respectively. NOx has increased marginally by 4-6%<strong>.</strong></p>}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences}, author={V. S, Vijay and Gonsalves, Joseph}, year={2022}, month={Jun.}, pages={8820–8828} }