Investigating the Effect of Blending Kerosene and Palm Oil with Diesel Fuel.

Burning of petroleum based fuels results in severe air pollution. To minimize this environmental impact mankind try to identify a new alternative source of fuel. A lot of experimentation has been done to identify a good source of alternative.The existing studies have discovered that vegetable oils can be a good substitute for diesel fuel.But using vegetable oils directly in an engine is not feasible due to their high viscosity and low volatility. As a result blends of vegetable oils are used in engines as an alternative of diesel.Here in this investigation the effect of blending kerosene and palm oil with diesel fuel is shown. Investigations are conducted using various blends of kerosene and palm oil with diesel. At first kerosene alone is blended with diesel in various ratios and the effect of blending was identified.After that the effect of blending palm oil alone with diesel in various ratio was determined. At last palm oil and kerosene together blended with diesel fuel in equal portion and the change in various fuel properties was determined. The effect of blending palm oil and kerosene alone with diesel is compared with the effect of blending palm oil and kerosene together with diesel. In order to compare the effects various fuel properties were measured. This study mainly concentrate on lower heating value (LHV) or lower calorific value (LCV) and density for various comparison purposes