• V. Shyam Sundar
• T. Mruthyum Jay
• V. Durga Prasad
• N. Srinivasa Rao
• Dr. K. Prasada Rao

The constant increase in the consumption of fossil fuels is consequent upon the ever-increasing population in the present days. The greenhouse gas emissions from these fossil fuels are constantly degrading the planet and causing global warming and other pollutant emission-related problems. As such, the situation demands an alternate source of energy that can be used to overcome the forecasted future energy crisis. In addition, if the energy source is clean and renewable, it will also reduce environmental issues. In this quest for an alternate and renewable energy resource, scientists have come up with a variety of options among which biodiesel-diesel blends as alternative fuels have become a popular option and have the attention of many researchers. In this work biodiesel production from palmyra seeds oil has been synthesized by a transesterification process with the influence of catalyst concentration, methanol is used to produce the palmyra oil methyl ester (POME) from the palmyra crude oil which is extracted from the palmyra seeds by the application of mechanical pressing operation. The extracted palmyra oil methyl ester is then blended with diesel and preliminary tests are conducted with palmyra oil methyl ester blends (POME10, POME20, POME30, POME40) on a 4-stroke single-cylinder diesel engine at constant speed by varying loads from no load to full load conditions and observe the engine parameter i.e. brake power (BP), indicated power (IP), brake thermal efficiency, indicated thermal efficiency, brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC), indicated specific fuel consumption (IFSC) and engine effects on emission of carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), hydrocarbons (HC), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and plotted different graphs.

Biodiesel, Palmyra oil methyl ester (POME), Palmyra seeds, Fossil fuels, Energy.

"Experimental Investigation on Performance and Emission Characteristics of Diesel Engine Fueled with Palmyra Biodiesel", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 1, page no.e696-e707, January-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2301492.pdf

"Experimental Investigation on Performance and Emission Characteristics of Diesel Engine Fueled with Palmyra Biodiesel", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 1, page no. ppe696-e707, January-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2301492.pdf