Performance of Palm Oil-Based Biodiesel Fuels in a Single Cylinder Direct Injection Engine

摘要: Direct injection diesel engines are fuel-efficient power plants forautomotive applications because of their superior fuel economy overspark ignition and indirect engines. However, the rising cost ofdiesel, stringent emission regulations depletion petroleum reservesare forcing us to search for new sources energy. In quest toreduce greenhouse gas emissions, biodiesel is a consider.Biodiesel refers methyl orethyl esters derived fromvegetable oils (Reed, 1993). Itcan also refer pyrolysisproducts, diesel-vegetable oilblends, microemulsions alcoholsand water in vegetable andfermentation butanol. Vegetableoil was fact first dieselwhen Dr Rudolf Diesel ran histhen newly developed engine onit 1895. He successfullydemonstrated his at theWorld Exhibition Paris 1900using peanut oil.Biodiesel an alternative fuelthat may help reduce world’sdependence on fossil fuels withvery significant environmentalbenefits. It oxygenate,sulphur-free biodegradablefuel. Its content oxygen helpsimprove its combustion efficiency.Biodiesel has gained muchattention recent years due tothe increasing environmentalawareness. produced fromrenewable resources and, moreimportantly, clean burningfuel that does not contribute net increase carbondioxide.Malaysia embarked anextensive palm oil-basedalternative programme since1982 (Choo