Essay About Biodiesel Fuel Property Measurement And Determination Of Water Availability

Performance Analysis of a Diesel Engine Using Biodiesel from Waste Cooking Oil
JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGYDEPARTMENT OF BIOMECHANICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGBACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOMECHANICAL AND PROCESSING ENGINEERINGRESEARCH PROJECT IIITITLE:  PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF A DIESEL ENGINE USING BIODIESEL FROM WASTE COOKING OILVINCENT ROTICH AG211-0006/06SUPERVISORS: MR ANYANGU                               DR MUTWIWACOORDINATOR: MR WERUTable of Contents1.        INTRODUCTION        1.1 Background information        1.2 Problem Statement        1.3 Justification        1.4 Objectives        1.4.1 Main objective        1.4.2 Specific Objectives        2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW        2.1 Biodiesel        2.2 Biodiesel feedstock        2.3 Transesterification        2.3.1 Catalyst used in transesterification        2.3.2 Biodiesel production from used cooking oil        2.3.3 Characteristics of biodiesel as a fuel        2.3.3.1 Biodiesel fuel property measurement        2.4 Biodiesel blends        2.4.1 Low-Level Blends        2.4.2 B20 biodiesel        2.4.3 B100 biodiesel        2.5 Diesel engine performance tests        2.5.1 Measurement of brake power        2.5.2 Eddy Current Dynamometer        2.5.3 Fuel Consumption Measurement        2.5.4 Measurement of Exhaust Smoke        3.0 METHODOLOGY        3.1 Collection of waste cooking oil and diesel        3.2 Analysis of the waste cooking oil        3.2.1 Filtration        3.2.2 Determination of water availability        3.2.3 Determination of Viscosity and density        3.2.4 Determination of free fatty acids        3.2.5 Determination of Acid Number        3.3 Transesterification        3.3.1 Preparation of potassium methoxide        3.3.2 Heating and mixing