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COMBINED EFFECT OF CYLINDRICAL COMBUSTION CHAMBER

SHAPE AND NOZZLE GEOMETRY ON THE PERFORMANCE AND ISME-
EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF C.I. ENGINE OPERATED ON TE-014
PONGEMIA
Mahantesh.M. Shivashimpi Dr. S.A. Alur Prof. S.N. Topannavar Prof. B.M. Dodamani
Research scholar Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department Mechanical Engineering Department, Mechanical Engineering Department, Mechanical Engineering Department,
Hirasugar Institute of Technology Hirasugar Institute of Technology Hirasugar Institute of Technology Hirasugar Institute of Technology
Nidasoshi Nidasoshi Nidasoshi Nidasoshi
Belagavi, Karnataka, India Belagavi, Karnataka, India Belagavi, Karnataka, India Belagavi, Karnataka, India
shivashimpi@gmail.com saalur.mech@hsit.ac.in sntopannavar.mech@hsit.ac.in bmdodamani.mech@hsit.ac.in

Abstract The use of biodiesel in the diesel engine decreases the exhaust emissions but the performance of the engine
is found to decrease. This is due improper mixing of air and inadequate turbulence. The performance of the engine can
be improved by improving the mixing quality of biodiesel spray with air which can be achieved by modifying the
combustion chamber shape and nozzle geometries. The present work investigates the combined effect of cylindrical
combustion chamber (CCC) shape and 5 Hole nozzle geometry on the performance and emission characteristics of
biodiesel operated diesel engine with base line diesel fuel. Engine tests were carried out on a single cylinder 4 stroke
DI diesel engines using various blends of Pongamia oil methyl esters (POME) with standard diesel as a fuel and
compared with modified combined cylindrical combustion chamber shape and 5 Hole nozzle geometry. For comparison,
the compression ratio of the engine is kept constant. The experimental results depict that BTE (Brake thermal efficiency)
increases up to B60 blend of POME in both base line diesel engine and modified diesel engine geometry. A drastic
reduction in unburnt hydrocarbons (UHC) and oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) emissions were observed with modified diesel
engine geometry as compared to base line diesel engine. The percentage of carbon monoxide (CO) emissions decreases
more with increasing the percentage of POME in modified diesel engine geometry up to B40 blend, thereafter increase
in carbon monoxide emissions as increases in blend in modified diesel engine geometry compared with base line diesel
engine. However the percentage of carbon dioxide emission (CO2) is more in modified diesel engine geometry as
compare with base line diesel engine for injection pressure 205 bars, the experiment is repeated with increase in
injection pressure.
Keywords: Combustion chamber Shapes, Emission, Pongamia, Biodiesel, Diesel Engine

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF A NOVEL BURNER ISME-TE-

DESIGN WITH CHEVRONS
Abinav Sunder
Graduate Student
Department of Mechanical
Engineering
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Arjun S. R.
Graduate Student
Department of Mechanical
Engineering
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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AravindanR Arul T. S. Soma Sundaram S.
Graduate Student Intern, Associate Professor,
Department of Mechanical Department of Mechanical Department of Mechanical
Engineering Engineering Engineering
North Carolina State University SSN College of Engineering SSN College of
Engineering
Rayleigh, North Carolina, USA Kalavakkam, Tamil Nadu, India Kalavakkam, Tamil Nadu,
India.
somasundarams@ssn.edu.i
n

Abstract With the context of how early humans started making advances in the field of mechanical engineering,
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chevrons are a relatively new invention, tested for the first time within the last twenty years. These saw tooth shaped
structures were initially implemented as a means of reducing the noise levels in jet engine nozzles. Chevrons accomplish
this by enabling the smooth mixing of hot air from the engine core and cold air from the engine fan exhaust, by forcing
the air through the saw-tooth shaped edges, and hence decreasing noise-creating turbulence. In a burner, better mixing of
air and fuel is an important criterion which facilitates complete combustion of fuel and air leading to higher flame
temperature. Hence a novel burner design with chevrons at burner exit has been designed in this project. The effects of
varying the number of chevrons (n = 0, 3 and 4) on the outlet of a burner nozzle are studied experimentally, with the
intention of improving the mixing of fuel and air at the outlet. The type of flame under study for all the cases is a
diffusion flame and the fuel used in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). The parameters under study include the height of
the flame, the flame spread and the area of premixed region in the combustion. These quantities of interest are studied
for varying flow rates of fuel. Flame parameters are calculated for the mean flame contour observed for different flow
rates, in combination with varying chevron numbers. It has been observed that while the flame height and area of
premixed region increases with the usage of chevron, the flame spread is mostly unaffected.
Keywords: Combustion, chevron, diffusion flame, burner.

PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF AIR WATER HEATER BY USING ISME-TE-

HFC REFRIGERANTS 032
Ashok Bharati Jagdeep Kshirsagar
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department,
Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Maharashtra Institute of Technology,
Aurangabad 431010, Maharashtra, India. Aurangabad 431010, Maharashtra, India.
ashokbharati14@gmail.com jagdeep.kshirsagar@mit.asia

Abstract To meet the need of quality of hot water supply and to reduce the power consumption for generating a hot
water. Highly efficient, energy-saving and eco-friendly water heaters in our daily life are required to use. Again
refrigerant plays the important role in thermal cycle of heat pump. So that it is necessary to choose exact type of
refrigerant according to application. It depends on various factors such as working condition, operating pressure and
temperature, mass flow rate of refrigerant etc. Also the properties of that particular refrigerant must be coinciding with
the requirement. In this paper three refrigerants are considered R22, R134a and R410A to evaluate the performance of
Air Water Heater (AWH) system works on standard vapour compression cycle. The performance of the refrigerant R22
and non-ozone depleting R134a, R410A for high temperature heat pump application is compared. While most reported
works were conducted on residential heat pump with evaporating temperature below zero degree Celsius, this study
considers higher evaporating temperature from 5 to 24 degree Celsius. The COP of heat pump at condenser temperature
60C and 65C is evaluated and compared for refrigerants R22, R134a and R410A at different evaporating temperature
with different compressor. It is observed that the heating capacity of R410A is 16 % higher than that of R134a and 5 %
lower than that of R22. Also it is analyzed that the COP increases with increase in evaporator temperature and decreases
with increase in condenser temperature for all the three refrigerants.
Keywords: Refrigerants, COP, condenser temperature, evaporator temperature, energy efficiency, heat pump

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Dr. Sushant S. Shubham Burde Shubham M. Dr. D. B. Zodpe Dr. N. V. Deshpande
Satputaley Tatpalliwar
Asstt. Prof., Student, Student, Associate Professor, Professor,
Dept. of Mechanical Engg. Dept. of Mechanical Engg Dept. of Mechanical Engg VNIT, VNIT,
SVPCET, SVPCET, SVPCET, Nagpur, Nagpur,
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India Nagpur, Maharashtra, India Nagpur, Maharashtra, India Maharashtra, India Maharashtra, India
satputaley@gmail.com shubhamburde18@gmail.com shubhamtatpalliwar@gmail.com zodpedb@rediffmail.com nishu1952@yahoo.com

Abstract In todays scenario, most of the transport vehicles and stationary engines in India utilizes diesel engines
rather than petrol engines for power generation. From past many years, usage of diesel engines was rapid which can be
addressed from the sales report of many automobile companies and diesel engine suppliers. The reason behind this could
be cost of diesel fuel and efficiency of the diesel engine as compared to petrol engine. But when we look on the worse
side of diesel engine, emissions from diesel engine are high especially Nitrogen oxides (NOX). Regulations to reduce
NOX emissions continue to become more and more stringent year after year, so there is a need for a technique which
could reduce the emissions without affecting the performance of engine. One of the effective techniques to reduce NOX
is Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR). Present paper deals with design, development and installation of EGR system for
stationary CI engine. Design is done by standard design procedure of different components which are used for further
experimentation with engine. The simplicity of design leads to ease of fabrication and low cost of establishment. This
work also presents the experimental investigations carried out on a single cylinder four stroke naturally aspirated direct
injection water cooled diesel engine with EGR. The effect of EGR on Brake Thermal Efficiency (BTHE), Brake Specific
Fuel Consumption (BSFC) and exhaust emissions is studied. From experimental results it is found that an EGR rate of
10% results in 20.6% reduction of NOX emission with marginal reduction in BTHE and slight increase in BSFC, Carbon
Monoxide (CO), Hydro Carbon (HC) and smoke opacity.

A NOBLE EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE PERFORMANCE AND

EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS ON A DIRECT INJECTION CI ISME-
ENGINE UNDER DIFFERENT BIODIESEL AND DIESEL ADDITIVE TE-040
FUEL BLENDS
Jibitesh Kumar Panda Rabisankar Debnath Dr. G. Ravi Kiran Sastry Dr. Ram Naresh Rai
Dept. of Production Engineering Dept. of Production Engineering Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Dept. of Production Engineering
National Institute of Technology, National Institute of Technology, National Institute of Technology, National Institute of Technology,
Agartala Agartala Agartala Agartala
Agartala, Tripura, India Agartala, Tripura, India Agartala, Tripura, India Agartala, Tripura, India
jibiteshpanda90@gmail.com rabi101991@gmail.com grksastry1@rediffmail.com nareshray@yahoo.co.in

Abstract The direct injection diesel engines used for commercial and transport applications lead to crisis of fossil fuel
depletion and environmental degradation due to exhaust emissions. In order to address these problems, in this study
Mahua methyl ester (MME) and Ethanol, a renewable biodiesel has been considered to be used as an alternate fuel in
light of greener emissions compared to diesel. The engine performance parameters studied were brake specific fuel
consumption (BSFC), brake thermal efficiency (BThE) and NOx by using diesel fuel alone and the different blend fuels.
The performance of engine with blend fuel was found to be better than the pure diesel. The unburnt hydrocarbon (UHC)
emission was reduced significantly and the oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emission decreased at different load condition.
Keywords: Mahua oil, Ethanol, Emissions, Biodiesel blends Performance

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STUDIES ON PERFORMANCE EMISSION AND TRIBOLOGICAL
ISME-TE-
CHARACTERISTICS OF DI CI ENGINE WITH SURFACE
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TEXTURING IN PISTON COMPRESSION RING
Prakash S Lawrence Xavier M Sivakumar K Nagarajan G
Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Automobile Engineering Department of Mechanical Department of Mechanical Engineering
Engineering
Bannari amman Institute of Technology Bannari amman Institute of Technology Bannari amman Institute of College of Engineering, Guindy
Technology
Sathyamangalam, Tamilnadu, Sathyamangalam, Tamilnadu, India Sathyamangalam, Tamilnadu, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
India India
prakash@bitsathy.ac.in lawrencexavier@bitsathy.ac.in sivakumark@bitsathy.ac.in nagarajan1963@annauniv.edu

Abstract In order to reduce fuel consumption, automotive engineers are concerned with the reduction of friction in
internal combustion engines. As one of the option when it comes to reducing engine friction power losses, piston ring
cylinder liner (PRCL) assembly offers great potential. The surface texturing has a significant impact on the lubricating
performance of the PRCL. The present work involves experimental investigation Direct injection (DI) Compression
ignition (CI) engine with surface texturing in piston ring. A single cylinder, air cooled, Diesel engine with a rated output
of 4.4 kW at 1500 rpm was used for conducting the experiments. Surface texturing was done on a piston compression
ring according to the optimised surface texturing parameters. Experiments were carried out using both untextured piston
ring and textured piston ring. The results showed marginal improvements in tribological properties of the textured
piston ring. Marginal differences were observed in the fuel consumption records. There were traceable changes in the
exhaust gas composition and smoke levels were observed. The topographies analysis results showed that there were
significant differences in the tribological properties of the rubbing pairs in different wear surface texture features. Based
on the topographies analysis on the piston ring surface textures, it was observed that the piston ring with surface texture
could effectively reduce the wear.

FABRICATION OF UPDRAFT GASIFIER FOR FUELING OF A ISME-TE-

DIESEL ENGINE 051
G.Venkatesh K.Jayasimha Reddy M.Surendra Reddy
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering
G. Pulla Reddy Engineering College G. Pulla Reddy Engineering College G. Pulla Reddy Engineering College
Kurnool, A.P, India. Kurnool, A.P, India. Kurnool, A.P, India.
Venkateshmech5118@gmail.com jayasimha.reddy17@gmail.com surinandan@gmail.com

Abstract Now-a-days diesel engines plays a prominent role .But due to lack of oil reserves and harmful emissions
many alternative fuels like Bio diesel, alcohol were used and these are liquid fuels. Generally gaseous fuels are better
than liquid fuels. So in this study a gasifier is fabricated which is having a capacity of 10kg biomass material and
different biomass materials like sugar cane bagasse, coconut shells are used to generate producer gas. The main feed
stock for gasifier in this experiment is sugar cane bagasse and coconut shells. In this experiment a 5 hp diesel engine (4
stroke single cylinder, water cooled) is used to perform the test. And the producer gas coming out from the gasifier is
passed through the condenser and further it is passed to the diesel engine along with the air at the inlet of air in the diesel
engine. So by performing this experiment we observe that diesel consumption is decreased and also the thermal
efficiency is increased and also various performance characteristics are studied. Further a comparison is made between
the performance characteristics of diesel engine with diesel as fuel and diesel along with producer gas as fuel.

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EFFECTS OF VELOCITY SLIP AND TEMPERATURE JUMP ON HEAT

ISME-
TRANSFER PHENOMENA OF SPHERICAL PARTICLES IN
TE-057
NEWTONIAN FLUIDS
Rahul Ramdas Ramteke Nanda Kishore
Department of Chemical Engineering Department of Chemical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Indian Institute of Technology
Guwahati 781039, Assam, India Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
r.ramteke@iitg.ernet.in nkishore@iitg.ernet.in

Abstract Velocity slip along the solid surface can arise in the several applications such as aerosols, flow through
porous materials, suspension, capillary flows, polymer flow through extruders, flow along smooth solid surfaces, etc.
Thus, in this paper, the effects of velocity slip and temperature jump on force convective heat transfer from spherical
particles to Newtonian liquids have been numerically investigated. The governing dimensionless continuity, momentum
and energy equations are solved using semi-implicit marker and cell algorithm implemented on a staggered grid
arrangement in spherical coordinates. The present numerical results obtained in the range of dimensionless slip
parameter (0.01 v 100), temperature jump (0.01 T 10), Prandtl number (1 Pr 100) at Reynolds number, Re
= 20. The isotherm contours are presented for better understanding of heat transfer phenomena around spherical
particles. Furthermore, the effects of dimensionless parameters on the local Nusselt and average Nusselt numbers are
thoroughly discussed. The effect of slip parameter and temperature jump on heat transfer affect in opposite manner, i.e.,
large slip on solid surface increases convection along the solid surface, while large temperature jump decreases the heat
transfer due to reducing the magnitude of the temperature gradient in the fluids.

STATUS OF REDUCED INDOOR AIR EMISSION USING IMPROVED ISME-

COOKSTOVES BY INDIAN RURAL HOUSEHOLDS TE-110
Aarsh A. Patwa Devarshi Y. Bhatt Mr. Jignesh P. Makwana Prof. Darshit S. Upadhyay
Mechanical Engineering Department Mechanical Engineering Department Thermochemical Conversion Division Mechanical Engineering Department

Institute of Technology, Nirma
University
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
14bme001@nirmauni.ac.in
Institute of Technology, Nirma Sardar Patel Renewable Energy
University Research Institute (SPRERI)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Post Box No.:2,
VallabhVidhyanagar, Gujarat, India
14bme001@nirmauni.ac.in jigspm1010@gmail.com
Institute of Technology, Nirma
University
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
darshit.upadhay@nirmauni.ac.in

Abstract Air pollution in urban is perceived by problem associated with motor vehicles and industries. However, in
developing countries, it tends to be highest indoors, where biomass fuels, such as wood, animal dung are burnt daily.
The progress of any developing country is proportional to the upliftment of its rural population and thus to their health.
52% of people globally use solid fuel while in India the same is 67%. This comes to 400 million people of which 90%
are women. This population is highly vulnerable to adverse health outcomes including premature deaths as well as
economic depletion. Hence the quest for a cook stove which takes care of issue is always on demand. Improved cook
stoves are remarkable as they reduced fuel needs by 50%, toxic smoke by 95% and black carbon emission by 91%.
Various attachments along with the cook stove can recover the heat generated in the combustion process. Government
has taken initiative and met with some successes at a state level (i.e., Gujarat) but faced challenges nationally. With the
program like National Biomass Cooking Initiative, National Clean Energy Fund, Make in India government is doing

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its part too.

NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF ISOTHERMAL ICE SLURRY ISME-TE-

FLOW IN VERTICAL PIPE 119
K.S. Rawat A.K. Pratihar
Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering
G.B. Pant University of Ag. & Tech. G.B. Pant University of Ag. & Tech.
Pantnagar, Uttarakhand-263145 Pantnagar, Uttarakhand-263145
1kamalrawat273@gmail.com

Abstract In the last decade, ice slurry gains much attention as a two-phase secondary loop refrigerant due to its high
cooling capacity and environmentally friendly nature. However the flow of ice slurry in the pipe during transportation, is
a complex phenomenon as it affected by many parameters, i.e. mean velocity, ice particle size, ice concentration and
type of flow etc.. In the present work, computational investigation of ice slurry flow the isothermal ice slurry flow in a
vertical pipe has been carried out, in order to develop the basic idea of the ice slurry flow in the vertical pipe. Euler-
Euler CFD model with the kinetic theory of granular flow has been used to predict the velocity and the ice particle
distribution during the flow. Firstly the present model is validated with existing experiment results in literature, then
model is applied to the present problem. Results show that, the ice slurry velocity profile is almost symmetric due to
uniform ice fraction distribution on the horizontal cross-section. At higher velocity ice particles concentration near the
wall decreases due to repletion forces from the pipe wall, however, at the center ice particle concentration remains
uniform.

Numerical Analysis of Free Convection in Square Enclosure ISME-

with Inclined Heated Finned Plate
Praveen Choudhary
Department of Mechanical Engineering
School of Engineering, Gautam Buddha University,
Greater Noida, UP-201312, India
chsmech@gmail.com
Dr. Harishchandra Thakur
Department of Mechanical Engineering
School of Engineering, Gautam Buddha University,
Department of Mechanical Engineering
harish@gbu.ac.in
TE-124
Satyendra Kumar Pankaj
Department of Mechanical Engineering
School of Engineering, Gautam Buddha University,
Department of Mechanical Engineering
satymech92@gmail.com

Abstract Numerical analysis of free convection in the air filled the square enclosure with an inclined finned plate at
an angle of 45 & 75 is performed using ANSYS FLUENT 15. Temperature contours and flow visualization were
investigated. The finned wall is at a higher temperature than the vertical walls while horizontal walls are adiabatic.
Different scenarios were investigated for Rayleigh No 10 4 to 106 and value of Prandtl number is 0.71. Study shows the
effect of several parameters Rayleigh number, aspect ratio A, H a and La on streamlines, temperature contours and
Nusselt number. The flow within the cavity takes place by thermal buoyancy which is represented by Rayleigh number.
Complete domain has been investigated for analysis purpose. Investigation shows the enhancement of heat transfer from
the finned plate to the surrounding cavity walls.
Various engineering applications such as building heating, cooling and ventilation and electronic cooling devices etc
require an in-depth understanding of convection flow and heat transfer. Therefore, free convection has been extensively
used to transfer residual heat from the fins attached at low cost, high durability, and reliability purpose.

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with Inclined Heated Finned Plate TE-140
Satyendra Kumar Pankaj Dr. Harishchandra Thakur Praveen Choudhary
Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering
School of Engineering, Gautam Buddha University, School of Engineering, Gautam Buddha University, School of Engineering, Gautam Buddha University,
Greater Noida, UP-201312, India Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering
satymech92@gmail.com harish@gbu.ac.in chsmech@gmail.com

Abstract This paper investigates natural convection around a hot horizontal cylinder placed eccentrically in a cold
square enclosure. To attend eccentricity in all possible direction, the cylinder position is changed along a circle inside
the enclosure around its center. The effects of changing position on the phenomena of natural convection are shown by
corresponding flow and thermal field developments and finally in terms of Nusselt number. Effect of various convection
strength has also been included in the analysis by varying Rayleigh number (10 4 to 106). The value of a Nusselt number
is observed to be the maximum when the cylinder is positioned on the vertical axis below from the center.

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FLOW IN VERTICAL PIPE 141
S.VISHNU PRASAD, BALU G, GOPAL KRISHNA V Dr. K. MURALEEDHARAN NAIR
Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering
Mar Baselios College of Engineering & Technology Mar Baselios College of Engineering & Technology
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
balug295@gmail.com murarode@gmail.com

Abstract Cavity flows are characterized by complex mechanism. At the fore wall of the cavity, the approaching flow
separates due to the presence of high velocity gradient exist between the high speed free stream and the low speed flow
inside the cavity. The disturbance near the fore wall is amplified through KelvinHelmholtz (KH) Instability. The small
scale structures thus formed grows during its convection towards the downstream of the cavity and finally strikes
violently on the aft edge generating pressure waves. These pressure waves move upstream and supplement energy to the
forming structures near the fore wall and closing the feedback. In the present work flow past a round cavity has been
analyzed to understand the flow instability and influence of pressure pulses in sustaining oscillations in a subsonic flow
of Mach Number of 0.6.A comparison between the flow features around a round and rectangular cavity has been made
keeping inlet/ geometric parameters same. The flow past a round cavity has got great importance due to fundamental
physics involved in it apart from having a wide range of practical applications, such as aviation and aerospace
industries. The presence of such cavity underneath of commercial aero plane wings produces huge airframe noise which
induce structural vibration results in human discomfort and reduction in stealth capabilities etc. The simulations were
done using ANSYS FLUENT package. The present study elucidates shear layer formation, its rollup, pressure wave
shear layer interactions as the cavity geometry changes from round to rectangular. It is observed that hydrodynamic
instability become the source of flow oscillation for subsonic speed for both cases. The generation of sound pressure
level and its propagation are also resolved. Switching of oscillation modes also observed as the flow geometry changes.
Keywords: Cavity Oscillations, Sound pressure level, Mach Number, Strouhal Number

IMPORTANCE OF CATALYSTS FOR TAR ELIMINATION IN ISME-

GASIFICATION PROCESSES: A REVIEW TE-156
Mr. Aakash K. Khosla Prof. Darshit S. Upadhyay Dr. Rajesh N. Patel
Research Scholar, M.Tech Thermal Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Institute of Technology, Nirma University Institute of Technology, Nirma University Institute of Technology, Nirma University
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
15mmet09@nirmauni.ac.in darshit.upadhyay@nirmauni.ac.in rnp@nirmauni.ac.in

Abstract Gasification lays emphasis on gasifying solid feedstocks to medium calorific value gas with partial amount
of oxygen. Inspite of being a century-old technology has not been utilized to its maximum potential. Pollutants such as
tar, particulate matter, dust, etc. are unwanted elements which are carried along with the producer gas and hence can
cause problems in downstream of the gasifier. There are various techniques such as physical, catalytic and noncatalytic
methods which can lead to destruction of these pollutants. Among these ways, catalytic techniques possess a greater
potential to destroy pollutants and at the same time is capable of increasing the conversion efficiency significantly.
Catalysts used with steam offers higher catalytic activities. This paper highlights the effect of various catalysts on tar
accumulation and tar reforming efficiency. It was found that the addition of catalysts leads to an increment in molecular
polarity. Water is not appropriate for removal of tar and can only remove hydrophobic tar, thus causing fouling and
condensing because of the presence of the leftover tar in the system. Tar Conversion rate was found to increase with the
temperature (600C -1200C), by decreasing the size of particles at a low temperature, but that too had its influence to a
limited value of temperature, by improving the reaction time. The size of catalytic particles was a significant factor in
explaining the phenomenon of resistance of coking; larger the size of the catalytic particles, the greater was the extent of
coke formation. The tar reforming efficiency increased with the increase in the catalyst/biomass ratio and the
temperature of reforming. Higher catalytic steam reforming of tar resulted in higher H 2 and CO2 ratio. While an
increment in steam/biomass ratio had a positive effect on H 2 concentration, char gasification and tar reforming; however
increment in steam/biomass ratio (range from 1-2) gave only limited improvement.
Keywords: tar, biomass gasification, catalyst, producer gas

Numerical Simulation of Shell and Tube type condenser for ISME-

Rankine power cycle using hybrid nanofluids TE-162

Sumit Kumar Singh Jahar Sarkar

Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
UP, India-221005 UP, India-221005
sumitkrs.rs.mec15@itbhu.ac.in jsarkar.mec@itbhu.ac.in

Abstract Thermal performance of Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger condenser of Rankine power cycle, the
thermodynamic cycle of electricity generation plants using steam turbines, operated with hybrid nanofluids (Al 2O3-
Cu/water) (50%-50%) has been analytically investigated. Hybrid nanofluid thermophysical properties (density, specific
heat, viscosity, and thermal conductivity) and the mass flow rate, in addition to the condenser's heat exchange surface
area are studied over different nanoparticles volumetric concentrations (0.01-1) %. Also heat transfer coefficient of
Al2O3-Cu/Water hybrid nanofluids with different volume fractions has been analytically calculated. The simulation
results indicate that the area of the heat exchanger decreases linearly with nanoparticles volumetric concentration at
concentrations of 0.1% and onward and also it is found that the heat transfer coefficient of the hybrid nanofluid were
higher compared to pure water. Therefore, Hybrid nanofluids can be used as a coolant to improve the performance of the

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condenser and most favorable result of employing hybrid nanofluid is the heat exchanger area reduction, which
increases almost linearly with nanoparticles volumetric concentration.
Keywords: Hybrid nanofluids, Shell and tube heat exchanger, Heat transfer coefficient

Nanofluid as a Coolant for next Generation heat ISME-TE-

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Amjad khan, Abdul Razak. Kaladgi, Farooq Faheem Akhtar AbdulRazak Buradi
Indiakar, Balal Hassan
P.A. College of Engg , Channabasaveshwara Institute of Technology, National Institute of Technology ,Karnataka
Naduapadav, Mangalore, Gubbi, Karnataka, Mangalore, Karnataka,
Karnataka, India India India.
amjad_ece@pace.edu.in, abdulkaladgi@gmail.com, faheemnadi@gmail.com aminburadi@gmail.com
indikar.farooq@gmail.com, abdulmatinhublikar@gamil.com

Abstract The development of integrated electronic devices with increase level of miniaturization, higher performance
and output has increased the cooling requirement of chips considerably .So the use of Nanofluids to cool these electronic
components is inevitable. In this work, an experimental investigation of heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of
circular Minichannel arrays cooled with cooper Nanofluids is carried out. The study was conducted under steady forced,
turbulent flow conditions keeping heat flux as a constant and varying the flow rates. For all investigated flow rates, it
was observed that with increase in Reynolds number, both the Nusselt number and pressure drop increases which further
lead to increase in pumping power. The Brownian motion, interaction of nanoparticles and the resulting disturbance in
the boundary layer can be the possible reasons for the observed increments.

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Gurrala Srinivasa Rao A shaija
Mechanical Engineering Department Mechanical Engineering Department
NIT, Calicut NIT, Calicut
Kerala, India 673601 Kerala, India 673601
raosgurrala@gmail.com shaija@nitc.ac.in

Abstract Gas turbine afterburner is used at a specific period of time when it is required such as take-off, combat,
maneuvers and emergencies. The afterburner consisting of diffuser with struts, fuel manifold, a hollow V-gutter, liner,
nozzle and casing; consisting bypass flow, essential for mitigation of screech and liner cooling requirements, to achieve
the satisfactory performance needs proper analysis for cooling as well as antiscreech requirements. A 60 o sector of full
scaled afterburner, which has been modeled using Solidworks, is used for hot flow or reacting flow analysis as the
geometry is symmetrical. The numerical calculations are performed using SIMPLE algorithm and k- model has been
used for turbulence. Kerosene (C12H23) is taken as fuel and virtual injectors are specified for fuel injection. Energy
equation has been used for temperature calculations and species transport with the Discrete Phase model is selected for
computations. The results like temperature, pressure, turbulent kinetic energy etc, obtained using mass and pressure inlet
and pressure outlet boundary conditions for isentropic compressible flow, are presented at the mid-plane of the
afterburner. A recirculation zone has been observed behind the V-gutters and the nozzle performance is as per the
requirements. The obtained results are compared with earlier results obtained through CFD analysis, which had been

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Keywords: Afterburner, Screech, Thrust, V-Gutter And Fuel Manifold

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON SI ENGINE USING ETHANOL

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BLENDS AND PERFORMANCE PREDICTION BY USING
TE-200
ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK
S. P. Chincholkar, S. Tiwari, A. Sakore, A. Gupta, R. Deshmukh and H. Dhawale
Mechanical Engineering Department
KITS, Ramtek,
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
harshaddhawale95@gmail.com

Abstract Depletion of fossil fuels and environmental consideration has let the engineers and scientists to anticipate
the need to develop a clean, renewable and sustainable energy. The energy crisis has created an interest in the study and
evaluation of different alternative fuels like alcohols. These fuels can be easily produced by the process of fermentation
and distillation from biomass.
This experimental study investigates the effect of ethanol for off-road SI engine applications. The effect of ethanol-
gasoline blends (E0, E10, E20 and E30) were studied and compared for different Loads and Compression Ratios (6, 8
and 10). The study was carried out on gasoline engine generator setup using electric dynamometer. It was found that
Brake Specific Fuel Consumption (BFSC) increases with increase in ethanol content and varies inversely with an
increase in compression ratio. Apart from BSFC, One of the major parameters on which inspection of fuels can be done
is Brake Specific Energy Consumption (BSEC). Volumetric Efficiency improves and exhaust gas temperature reduces
with increase in ethanol percentage. Similar trends were observed for different compression ratios. Artificial Neural
Network (ANN) modeling was prepared and found that the modeling is able to predict the engine performance closely.
It was also found that the developed ANN model was a powerful tool in predicting Brake Specific Fuel Consumption.

Comparative Heat Transfer Analysis of Rectangular ISME-TE-

Minichannel using CNT Nanofluid 209
Abdul Razak. Kaladgi Mohammed Sami Ramis M.K
Mechanical Engineering Department, Mechanical Engineering Department, Mechanical Engineering Department,
P.A. College of Engg , P.A. College of Engg , P.A. College of Engg ,
Naduapadav, Mangalore, Karnataka, India Naduapadav, Mangalore, Karnataka, India Naduapadav, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
abdulkaladgi@gmail.com

Abstract The development of integrated electronic devices with increase level of miniaturization, higher performance
and output has increased the cooling requirement of chips considerably. So the problem of heat dissipation has become a
bottleneck for the development of chips in the electronic industry. This article presents an experimental comparative
thermal analysis of Multi Walled Carbon Nano Tube (MWCNT) nanofluid and water in rectangular minichannels.
0.01% volume concentration of MWCNT nanoparticles are suspended in water as base fluid to obtain MWCNT-water
nanofluid. The experiment was conducted under turbulent, steady and forced flow conditions by varying the flow rates
and keeping heat flux as constant. The important parameters of interest like Reynolds number, Nusselt number, friction
factor, and pressure drop were calculated. It was seen that a significant increment in heat transfer does occur using CNT
nanofluid as compared to water.

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MATHEMATICAL PREDICTION OF THERMAL PERFORMANCE AND

ISME-
FRICTIONAL LOSSES IN A TWO PASS SOLAR AIR HEATER WITH
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ARTIFICIAL ROUGHNESS
Tarun Singh Samant, Neeraj Bisht, Pradeep Kumar Vishnoi, Lokesh Varshney
Mechanical Engineering Department
G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology
Pantnagar, Uttrakhand, India
tarun.samant@gmail.com

Abstract The artificial roughness has been used on the underside of the absorber plate in numerous studies and found
to be effective in improving the thermal performance of a single pass solar air heater. A two-pass solar air heater has
already been proved to be more efficient in comparison to single pass conventional collector. Nevertheless, some recent
studies are now beginning to see the effects of using artificial roughness on both sides of absorber plate. Before
experimenting, there is a need to successfully predict the effect of such arrangement mathematically with the previously
developed correlations and models. This paper presents a mathematical model to predict the effect of multiple V rib
roughness on the thermal performance of a two-pass solar air heater with accompanying frictional losses. Various
parameters are chosen according to the limiting conditions selected and observed by previous researchers for best
performance of the collector. The optimized multi V rib roughness increases the collector efficiency factor by 8 to 23%
under normal operating conditions.

A review on experimental investigations on CI engine fuelled ISME-

with Carbon Nano Tubes blended biofuels TE-215
M. Santhosha Kumari Dr. K. Vijaya Kumar Reddy Kranthi Kumar Guduru
Associate Professor Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department, Mechanical Engineering Department, Mechanical Engineering Department,
Christu Jyothi Institute of Technology & Science- Jangaon JNTU Hyderabad Christu Jyothi Institute of Technology & Science- Jangaon
Telangana, India Telangana, India Telangana, India
getsanthuhere@gmail.com

Abstract In the present energy scenario of increased energy demand and rapid depletion of high energy non-
renewable energy resources like petroleum products the search for new renewable and alternative fuels has gained
momentum. Increased pollution due to the excess use of such petroleum and diesel fuels for varied energy requirements
is another important issue to be addressed. Due to their low emission characteristics and equivalent energy density
biodiesel are becoming more useful in replacement for petroleum fuels. The increasing usage of this fossil based fuel
has a degrading effect on the environment and climate through its polluting combustion product. Biodiesel has
promising properties such as better cetane number, flash point and emissions compared to fossil fuels but biodiesels
suffer from metal corrosion as oxygen content is higher in the fuel.
Properties such viscosity, higher heating value and cold flow properties are also lower than conventional fossil fuel
which affects its performance on a diesel engine. CNT is a form of pure carbon arranged in a cylindrical shape in
nanoscale dimensions and the dispersion in the blended fuel may improve the fuel properties and the engine
performance to CNT mix ratio in fuels is to be performed. In this review biodiesel derived from honge oil called Honge
oil methyl ester (HOME) was used as an alternative fuel as it was locally and abundantly available. The study was

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carried out on different metal and metal oxide nano-particles when added to HOME to prepare novel hybrid fuel blends.
Biodiesel-nanoparticles blends were prepared with the aid of an ultra-sonicator and the nanoparticles used were varied
in the mass fraction of 25ppm and 50 ppm. The result analysis was shown considerable enhancement in the brake
thermal efficiency with reduced harmful exhaust emission from engine with addition of nano-particles to HOME.
Biodiesel fuels derived from vegetable oils comparatively have lower heating value compared to the diesel due to the
excess of oxygen in biodiesel fuels. This reduces the amount of power generated when biodiesel is used, and thus
increasing fuel consumption for the same power generation from a diesel engine. In order to improve the properties of
the biodiesel, CNT is prepared to be dispersed within the diesel biodiesel fuel mixture in order to produce better fuel
performance such as the higher heating value and cetane number. Dispersion of CNT will also increase the ratio of
carbon-oxygen in the fuel, thus improve the properties further.

PERFORMANCE, COMBUSTION AND EMISSION ANALYSIS OF

ISME-
COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE FUELLED WITH BLENDS OF
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FISH OIL BIODIESEL
Sanket Suhas Mulye Milankumar Ramakant Nandgaonkar
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
College of Engineering, Pune College of Engineering, Pune
Maharashtra, India-411005 Maharashtra, India-411005
mulyesanket@gmail.com mrn.mech@coep.ac.in

Abstract The conventional automotive fuels are depleting at an alarming rate. Biodiesel derived from vegetable and
animal resources is considered as a promising renewable alternative fuel for internal combustion engines. In this paper,
performance, combustion and emission characteristics of a compression ignition engine fuelled with blends of fish oil
biodiesel are studied. The study is carried out on a single cylinder, four stroke compression ignition engine. The waste
fish oil is sampled from fish meal industry. The quality of fish oil depends on the location and fishes used for making
fish meal. The fish oil is distilled, trans-esterified and blended into petroleum diesel in different proportions viz. 10, 20,
30, 40 and 50 percent by volume. The properties of the fuel samples are measured by standard methods. The fuel
samples are tested in engine and their performance is studied. The cylinder pressure and heat release rate as a function of
crank angle are measured for all samples. The brake specific fuel consumption increases and brake thermal efficiency
decreases with increasing blending percentage. The blends B10 and B20 produce lower smoke compared to diesel. The
performance and combustion characteristics are also studied using AVL BOOST software. The model is validated using
experimental results and emissions are obtained. The NOx emissions are found to be increased with increase in blending
percentage at all loads.

Effect of compression ratio on combustion characteristics of ISME-

an esterified linseed oil fuelled diesel engine TE-221

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Ganesh S. Warkhade A. Veeresh Babu
Department of Mechanical Department of Mechanical
Engineering, Engineering,
National Institute of National Institute of
Technology, Warangal Technology, Warangal
Warangal, Telangana, India- Warangal, Telangana, India-
506004 506004
ganeshwarkhade@gmail.com veereshbabu196@gmail.com
Gopi Gulivindala
Department of Mechanical
Engineering,
National Institute of Technology,
Warangal
Warangal, Telangana, India-
506004
gulivindala.gopi@gmail.com
Katam Ganesh Babu
Department of Mechanical
Engineering,
National Institute of Technology,
Warangal
Warangal, Telangana, India-
506004
katam.ganeshbabu@gmail.com
M. Vijay Kumar
Department of Mechanical
Engineering,
National Institute of
Technology, Warangal
Warangal, Telangana, India-
506004
vijaykumar.iitm37@gmail.com

Abstract In this paper, the esterified linseed oil (ELO) was used for investigating the combustion characteristics in a
single cylinder compression ignition engine. The various characteristics like combustion pressure, net heat release rate
and mean gas temperature were analyzed with compression ratio varying from 16 to 18. Experimental observations for
these characteristics show that cylinder combustion pressure was higher for linseed oil for compression ratio 16 and 18,
burning of ELO advanced for all compression ratios; cumulative heat release rate was higher for compression ratio 16
and 18 for linseed oil and net heat release rate more for diesel fuel. The maximum rate of pressure rise was more for
compression ratio 18 and also the maximum mean gas temperature for both the fuels, whereas maximum fuel line
pressure was observed higher for compression ratio 17 as compared to compression ratio 16 and 18 for the both fuels.

NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF NATURAL CONVECTION IN A

NORTH LIGHT ROOF UNDER WINTER DAY BOUNDARY
CONDITIONS
B M Preetham
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering
Bangalore, Karnataka India
Preeth.bm@gmail.com
ISME-
TE-224
Aswatha K N Seetharam
Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering
Bangalore Institute of Technology PES Institute of Technology
Bangalore, Karnataka, India Bangalore, Karnataka, India
dr.aswath999@gmail.com knseetharamu@yahoo.com

Abstract A numerical study to investigate the laminar natural convection flow in a north light roof under winter day
boundary conditions is carried out. The winter day boundary conditions like hot bottom wall due to room heating and
cold ceiling due to environmental temperature is adopted for the present study. The steady state solutions have been
obtained for a Rayleigh number ranging from 10 3to 106 and Pr = 0.7. In this paper, natural convection heat transfer in a
traditional north light roof is quantitatively investigated through isotherm pattern, stream line pattern, local and average
Nusselt number. The results indicate that magnitude of the stream function is low at lower Rayleigh number due to
conduction domination. However, it increases with increase in Rayleigh number due to transition from conduction
dominant to convection dominated mode. The heat transfer rate is very less at the central regime of the bottom wall and
it increases further at a greater rate in the right hand side of the cavity than left. This is because of large cooling area at
the right side. As the Rayleigh number increases multiple cell solution is developed between hot bottom and cold
inclined walls.

STUDIES ON NATURAL CONVECTION IN A TRAPEZOIDAL

ISME-
ENCLOSURE
TE-225
WITH DISCRETE TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY CONDITIONS
Krishne Gowda B. M M. S. Rajagopal Aswatha K N Seetharam
Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Mechanical
Engineering

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Sri Krishna Institute of Technology Global Academy of Technology Bangalore Institute of Technology PES Institute of Technology
Bengaluru, INDIA-560 090 Bengaluru, INDIA-560 098 Bangalore, Karnataka, India Bangalore, Karnataka, India
bmkrishnegowda@gmail.com msrajagopal@yahoo.com dr.aswath999@gmail.com knseetharamu@yahoo.com

The aim of present study to investigate laminar natural convection flow in a trapezoidal enclosure with discretely heated
bottom wall, adiabatic top wall and constant temperature of cold inclined walls has been preferred. The controlled
volume based procedure is used to investigate the influence of discrete heating on natural convection flows in a
trapezoidal cavity. The numerical solution of the problem covers various Raleigh number (Ra), (10 3 Ra 106), and
Prandtl number. The performance of the present numerical approach to obtain the solution in the form of stream
functions and temperature profile have been investigated. It is found that the local Nusselt number indicates reversal of
heat flow at the side walls. Heat transfer increased with increase of Rayleigh numbers at the corners of the cavity for
same heating length from centre of the bottom wall. However, the heat transfer rate is less and almost constant for the
irrespective of Rayleigh numbers, The average Nusselt shows that overall heat transfer rate increased with increase of
length of heat source. It is monotonically increased with increase of Rayleigh number. The variation of local and average
Nusselt numbers is more significant for larger length of heating then the smaller one.

Impact of various parameters on condensation and

ISME-
evaporation mechanism of a passive basin type solar still: A
TE-235
Comprehensive review
Amrit Kumar Thakur Deepak Agarwal, Bhushan Sharma,
Research Scholar Associate Professor Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Automobile Engineering Department
Apex institute of engineering and technology Apex institute of engineering and technology Arya College of engineering & IT
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
amritt1@gmail.com deepak_agarwal7@gmail.com bhushan.7707@gmail.com

Abstract Water is necessary for all living being. More than 66% of the earth is cover with water in which 97% of
accessible water sources are saline and 1% of the world's water is available for drinking and household. In this various
methods has been discussed to improve the rate of reaction of evaporation and condensation to help achieve higher
effectiveness and productivity of solar still. Result shows that glass cover angle must be equal to latitude angle and there
should be minimum depth of water with proper design selection and material for basin of solar still for increasing
productivity and effectiveness.

AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF TWO PHASE

ISME-
(AIR-WATER) FLOW CHARACTERISTICS ON PIPE VIBRATION AT
TE-236
ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS
Prof. S.R.Todkar Dr.Anil T.R. Dr.U.C.Kapale Dr.A.N.Chapgaon
Associate Professor, Professor, Professor, Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engg, Department of Mechanical Engg, Department of Mechanical Engg, Department of Mechanical Engg,
D.Y.Patil College of Engg. & Tech., Gogate Institute of Tech., S.G.Balekundri Institute of Technology, Ashokrao Mane Group of Institute,
Kolhapur-416006, India Belgaum-591236, India Belgaum-591236, India Vathar, Wadgaon, Kolhapur, India,
srtodkar@gmail.com aniltr@gmail.com uday_kapale@hotmail.com ashok.chapgaon@gmail.com

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Abstract Flow induced vibrations (FIV) due to the two-phase flow (air-water) has been largely investigated earlier by
many researchers. In this work, an experimental set up has been fabricated to study the effect of two phase flow(air-
water) characteristics on pipe vibration for the different support condition i.e. cantilever end condition and both end
fixed condition. To carry out the experiments, the test section is made of steel material of 0.0239 m in diameter and 1.2
m in length. Experiments are carried out for different flow patterns or flow characteristics and void fraction. The flow
characteristics are obtained by varying the quantity of air and water flowing through test section. At the same time, the
vibrations induced due to two phase flow (air-water) for each pattern are measured in terms of acceleration (rms) with
the help of an accelerometer from FFT analyzer. The results of experimental analysis are compared with those obtained
from CFD analysis (Fluent 15.0) software. And these results are found to be in good agreement and satisfactory with 4
to 10% error between experimental analysis and CFD analysis for different support end condition i.e. cantilever end and
both end fixed.
Keywords- Two Phase Flow, Flow Regimes, Void Fraction, Flow induced vibration (FIV), Computational Fluid
Dynamic (CFD)

DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE PARAMETER EVALUATION OF A ISME-

PILOT SCALE SOLAR UPDRAFT TOWER
Ramakrishna Balijepalli
Department of Mechanical Engineering
National Institute of Technology Warangal,
Warangal, Telangana State, India - 506 004.
rama301.ramakrishna@gmail.com.
Chandramohan V.P
Department of Mechanical Engineering
National Institute of Technology Warangal,
Warangal, Telangana State, India - 506 004.
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K. Kirankumar
Department of Mechanical Engineering
National Institute of Technology Warangal,
Warangal, Telangana State, India - 506 004.

Abstract Renewable energy sources are the best alternative for giving solution to the energy shortage and CO 2
emission problems. Solar updraft tower is a relative novel technology for electricity production from solar energy. It
consists of 3 main components; a solar air collector with absorber plate, central chimney and a turbine. The objective of
this work is to present complete design parameters of individual components of a small and less expensive prototype
solar updraft tower. The main contents of this study are; solar radiation calculations, chimney design, solar wind turbine
design calculations, heat loss and pressure loss estimations for collector. The pilot solar chimney power plant considered
in this work consists of an air collector diameter of 3.5 m, the chimney diameter and height are 0.6 and 6m respectively.
Theoretically the maximum velocity of air is achieved at chimney base is 4.08 m/s. The overall efficiency of the plant is
estimated as 8.66 %.

Performance Analysis of a CI engine using Palm Stearin and ISME-

Pongamia oil based biodiesel TE-240

A.R. Babu G. Amba Prasad Rao T. Karthikeya Sharma M.Vinod Babu4

Associate Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engg,
SVCET,
RVS Nagar,
Chittoor,Andhra Pradesh,
India-517127
arbabu.1973@gmail.com
Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engg,
National Institute of Technology
Warangal
Warangal-506004, Telangana State,
India
ambaprasadrao@gmail.com
Faculty, Research Scholar,
Department of Mechanical Engg Department of Mechanical Engg,,
National Institute of Technology National Institute of Technology,
Thadepalligudem Warangal
Thadepalligudem-534101, Andhra Pradesh, Warangal-506004, Telangana State,
India
India
karthikeya.sharma3@gmail.com mvbabu@gmail.com

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Abstract Palm Stearin is derived from fractionation of palm olien oil. The by-product of palm determined oils could
be investigated as a basis for producing biodiesel successfully with natural concern. The current work deals with trial
examinations led on a direct injection compression ignition getting a compression ratio of 16.5 with injection pressure of
fuel (210 bar) at a consistent speed of 1500 rpm utilizing methyl esters of Palm Stearin and Pongamia oil. The engine
was effectively keep running with Pongamia-oil and Palm stearin biodiesel. The outcomes were contrasted and the
benchmark information of diesel fuel acquired at an evaluated FIP of 190 bar and CR 16.5. The peak pressures and heat
release rates were additionally seen at 210 bar. The engine emanations as far as HC, CO and Smoke density were lesser
yet the NO were observed to be raised both biodiesel fuels.
Keywords-CI engine, Palm Stearin & Pongamia Methyl Esters, Fuel injection pressure, Compression ratio, Engine
performance, Exhaust emissions

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