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Biodiesel Optimization Using Taguchi Method

This document describes experiments conducted to optimize engine performance when operating on biodiesel blends using the Taguchi method. It includes 5 chapters that discuss the transesterification process used to produce biodiesel, a literature review on engine power, economy, and efficiency performance with biodiesel blends, the experimental setup using a Qualitek-4 software and test engine, analysis of the results to optimize brake thermal efficiency and volumetric efficiency, and conclusions. The experimental design used biodiesel-diesel blends, engine load, and temperature as control factors and evaluated their impact on performance metrics.

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Biodiesel Optimization Using Taguchi Method

This document describes experiments conducted to optimize engine performance when operating on biodiesel blends using the Taguchi method. It includes 5 chapters that discuss the transesterification process used to produce biodiesel, a literature review on engine power, economy, and efficiency performance with biodiesel blends, the experimental setup using a Qualitek-4 software and test engine, analysis of the results to optimize brake thermal efficiency and volumetric efficiency, and conclusions. The experimental design used biodiesel-diesel blends, engine load, and temperature as control factors and evaluated their impact on performance metrics.

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CONTENTS

Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Transesterification Process

1.2 Introduction to Taguchi Method

1.3 Design of Experiment

1.4 Taguchi Method Optimization

Chapter 2: LITERATURE REVIEW

11

2.1 Engine Power Performance

14

2.2 Economy Performance

15

2.3 Efficiency Performance

16

Chapter 3: EXPERIMENTAL SETUP

17

3.1 Design of Experiment

17

3.2 Qualitek- 4

18

3.3 Experiment Planning

18

3.4 Experiment Designing

19

3.5 Analysis

19

3.6 Qualitek- 4 Capabilities Over View

19

3.7 Preparation Of Biodiesel Blends

20

3.8 Properties of Biodiesel

21

3.9 Test Engine

21

3.10 Experimental Setup

23

3.11 Experimental Procedure

22

3.12 Formulae

26

Chapter 4: Analysis of Results inQualitek-4 software

32

4.1 Analysis of Brake Thermal Efficiency

32

4.2 Analysis of Volumetric efficiency

41

Chapter 5: RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

50

Chapter 6: CONCLUSION

52

REFERENCES

54

LIST OF FIGURES

Fig no

Caption

pg.no

1.1

Transesterification process

3.1

Qualitek-4

18

3.2

Blending process

20

3.3

IC Engine Setup

23

3.4

IC Engine

24

3.5

Experimental Setup

22

4.1

Experiment Results

32

4.2

Main Effects

33

4.3

ANOVA

34

4.4

Optimum conditions and performance

38

4.5

Confidence Interval

39

4.6

Significant Factor and Interaction influences

40

4.7

Experiment Results

41

4.8

Main Effects

42

4.9

ANOVA table

46

4.10

Optimum conditions and performance

47

4.11

Significant factor and influences

48

4.12

Confidence interval

49

LIST OF TABLES

Table.no

Caption

pg.no

1.1

Orthogonal array

3.1

Properties of Biodiesel

21

3.2

Engine specifications

22

3.3

Orthogonal array table

28

3.4

Factors combinations

28

3.5

Variables and Parameters

29

3.6

CV of diesel blends

29

3.7

Volumetric efficiency values (Tr-1)

30

3.8

Brake thermal efficiency values (Tr-1)

30

3.9

Volumetric efficiency values (Tr-2)

31

3.10

Brake thermal efficiency (Tr-2)

31

LIST OF GRAPHS

Graph.no

Caption

pg.no

4.1

Average effects of blends

35

4.2

Average effects of load

36

4.3

Average effects of temperature

37

4.4

Temperature effects

43

4.5

Load effects

44

4.6

Blends effects

45

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