Performance evaluation of Jatropha Biodiesel in CI Engine

Diesel engines are used in a wide range of industry such as agriculture transportation building and energy production due to their high efficiency. Besides with the development in electronics technology diesel engines are being more and more used in automobiles. Because a good many of diesel engines are being used we are in need of petroleum more than ever. On the other hand it is also commonly recognized today that the world petroleum energy resources are finite thus many researchers have been carried out to find suitable alternative fuels to petroleum products. Researches on alternative fuels to petroleum based fuels are increased since petroleum fuels are finite as well as pollution resulted from their combustion have sincere affects on environments. It is important for an alternative diesel fuels to be technically acceptable economically competitive environmentally acceptable and easily available. Many researchers have concluded that biodiesel holds promise as an alternative fuel for diesel engines. Therefore biodiesel can be used in diesel engines with few or no modifications. Diesel-fuel blends with biodiesel have superior lubricity which reduces wear and tear