Experiments were conducted to study the performance, emission and combustion characteristics of a DI diesel engine using sea lemon oil-based fuels. In the present work, sea lemon oil and sea lemon oil methyl ester are tested as diesel fuels in diesel engine in neat form. The reduction in NOx emission and an increase in smoke, hydrocarbon and CO emissions were observed for Neat sea lemon oil compared to those of standard diesel. From the combustion analysis it was found that ignition delay was slightly more for both the fuels tested compared to that of standard diesel. The combustion characteristics of sea lemon oil and its methyl ester closely followed those of standard diesel.
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Biofuel, Sea Lemon Oil, Diesel Engine, Energy
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