jatropha and karanja bio-dieselperformanceona diesel engine

The bio-diesel was produced from non-edible oils by using bio-diesel processor and the diesel engine performance for water lifting was tested on bio-diesel and bio-diesel blended with diesel. The newly developed bio-diesel processor was capable of preparing the oil esters sufficient in quantity for running the commonly used farm engines. The fuel properties of bio-diesel such as kinematic viscosity and specific gravity were found within limited of BIS standard. Operational efficiency of diesel pump set for various blends of bio-diesel was found nearer to the expected efficiency of 20 percent. Bio-diesel can be used as an alternative and non-conventional fuel to run all type of C.I. engine.