Browsing by Author "Varuvel, Edwin Geo"
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Application of machine learning algorithms for predicting the engine characteristics of a wheat germ oil–hydrogen fuelled dual fuel engine
Joseph Shobana Bai, Femilda Josephin; Shanmugaiah, Kaliraj; Sonthalia, Ankit; Devarajan, Yuvarajan; Varuvel, Edwin Geo (Elsevier, 2022)In this research work, performance and emission parameters of wheat germ oil (WGO) -hydrogen dual fuel was investigated experimentally and these parameters were predicted using different machine learning algorithms. ... -
Application of Taguchi design in optimization of performance and emissions characteristics of n-butanol/diesel/biogas under dual fuel mode
Goyal, Deepam; Goyal, Tarun; Mahla, Sunil Kumar; Goga, Geetesh; Dhir, Amit; Balasubramanian, Dhinesh; Hoang, Anh Tuan; Josephin, J.S. Femilda; Varuvel, Edwin Geo (Elsevier, 2023)Combustion experts are in search of some alternative fuel from last few decades owing to diminishing petroleum products and unexpected variations in habitat, which are result of venomous emissions from the CI engines. The ... -
Biofuel from leather waste fat to lower diesel engine emissions: Valuable solution for lowering fossil fuel usage and perception on waste management
Devarajan, Yuvarajan; Jayabal, Ravikumar; Munuswamy, Dinesh Babu; Ganesan, S.; Varuvel, Edwin Geo (Institution of Chemical Engineers, 2022)This work examines the viability of examining waste fat extracted from industrial leather waste as an alternative to diesel. These wastes are harmful if disposed to the environment. Conventional transesterification was ... -
CO2 reduction in a common rail direct injection engine using the combined effect of low carbon biofuels, hydrogen and a post combustion carbon capture system
Varuvel, Edwin Geo; Thiyagarajan, S.; Sonthalia, Ankit; Prakash, T.; Awad, Sary; Aloui, Fethi; Pugazhendhi, Arivalagan (Taylor & Francis, 2021)The transportation sector is a major emitter of carbon dioxide emissions. It is a known fact that carbon dioxide is the cause of global warming which has resulted in extreme weather conditions as well as climate change. ... -
Combined effects of nozzle hole variation and piston bowl geometry modification on performance characteristics of a diesel engine with energy and exergy approach
Praveena, V.; Leenus Jesu Martin, M.; Varuvel, Edwin Geo (Elsevier Ltd., 2022)This experimental work aims to address the challenges of waste management. Biomass waste is converted into useful fuel and considered as a replacement to conventional fuel in CI engines. In this context, the grape marc and ... -
Effect of alloying elements and ceramic coating on the surface temperature of an aluminum piston in a diesel engine
Vengatesan, S.; Yadav, Paras; Varuvel, Edwin Geo (HINDAWI LTD, 2022)The engine piston is subjected to very high temperature during the combustion process, and it is very difficult to control the stability of the geometry at elevated temperature. The stability of the engine piston was ... -
Effect of amyl alcohol addition in a CI engine with Prosopis juliflora oil - an experimental study
Duraisamy, Boopathi; Velmurugan, Kandasamy; Venkatachalapathy, V. S.Karuppannan; Subramanian, Thiyagarajan; Varuvel, Edwin Geo (Taylor and Francis, 2021)This study aims to replace diesel with Prosopis Juliflora seed oil (JPO) in a compression ignition (CI) engine. The high viscosity of JPO promotes inferior performance and combustion. Brake thermal efficiency of JPO is ... -
Effect of hydrogen on compression-ignition (CI) engine fueled with vegetable oil/biodiesel from various feedstocks: A review
Thiyagarajan, S.; Varuvel, EdwinGeo; Karthickeyan, V.; Sonthalia, Ankit; Kumar, Gopalakrishnan; Saravanan, C.G.; Dhinesh, B.; Pugazhendhi, Arivalagan (Elsevier Ltd., 2022)Compression ignition (CI) engines used in the transportation sector operates on fossil diesel and is one of the biggest causes of air pollution. Numerous studies were carried out over last two decades to substitute the ... -
Effect of intake port design modifications on diesel engine characteristics fuelled by pine oil-diesel blends
Malaiperumal, V.; Saravanan, C.G.; Raman, V.; Kirubagaran, R.K.; Pandiarajan, P.; Sonthalia, A.; Varuvel, E.G. (Taylor and Francis, 2022)The effect of the modified intake port with various inclined nozzle angles such as 30°, 60°, and 90° on the diesel engine characteristics when operated with pine oil-diesel blends is investigated. Prior to the engine ... -
Effect of intake port design modifications on diesel engine characteristics fuelled by pine oil-diesel blends
Malaiperumal, Vikneswaran; Saravanan, Chidambaram Ganapathy; Raman, Vallinayagam; Kirubagaran, Raj Kiran; Pandiarajan, Premkumar; Sonthalia, Ankit; Varuvel, Edwin Geo (TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC, 2022)The effect of the modified intake port with various inclined nozzle angles such as 30 degrees, 60 degrees, and 90 degrees on the diesel engine characteristics when operated with pine oil-diesel blends is investigated. Prior ... -
Environmentally conscious manufacturing and life cycle analysis: a state-of-the-art survey
Paulraj, Prathap; Ilangovan, Padmanaban; Subramanian, Kannan; Nagarajan, Mohan Raj; Suthan, R.; Sakthimurugan, V.; Madhu, S.; Varuvel, Edwin Geo; Lenin, Haiter (Hindawi Limited, 2022)Research on developing new methodologies on environmentally conscious manufacturing and way of reducing environmental impacts on product design was started over two decades ago. Environmentally conscious manufacturing has ... -
Experimental assessment on the performance, emission and combustion characteristics of a safflower oil fueled CI engine with hydrogen gas enrichment
Praveena, V.; Shobana Bai, Femilda Josephin Joseph; Balasubramanian, Dhinesh; Devarajan, Yuvarajan; Aloui, Fethi; Varuvel, Edwin Geo (Elsevier Ltd, 2022)Inducting hydrogen with biodiesel in a compression ignition (CI) engine contributes to improvising the performance characteristics of the engine and minimize long-term issues. Combustion of hydrogen along with intake air ... -
Experimental investigation and performance prediction of gasoline engine operating parameters fueled with diisopropyl ether-gasoline blends: Response surface methodology based optimization
Sathyanarayanan, Seetharaman; Suresh, Sivan; Saravanan, C. G; Vikneswaran, M.; Dhamodaran, Gopinath; Sonthalia, Ankit; Josephin, J.S. Femilda; Varuvel, Edwin Geo (Elsevier Ltd., 2022)In this research, gasoline engine performance and emission characteristics were studied when powered by diisopropyl ether-gasoline blends. The main objective of this study is to determine the behavior of diisopropyl ... -
Experimental study of droplet combustion and diesel engine characteristics for azolla biodiesel
Ganapathy, Saravanan Chidambaram; Seshadri, Thiruvenkatachari; Jayaraman, Sasikala; Raman, Vallinayagam; Malaiperumal, Vikneswaran; Varuvel, Edwin Geo; Bai, Femilda Josephin Joseph Shobana (TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC, 2022)This study pertains to studying the feasibility of the third-generation biodiesel obtained from one of the algae species known as Azolla microphylla by exploring their fundamental droplet combustion behavior and diesel ... -
Experimental study of feasibility of orange peel oil as a partial replacement for gasoline fuel in SI engine with and without MAO coated piston
C.G., Saravanan; M., Vikneswaran; S., Prasanna Raj Yadav; Varuvel, Edwin Geo; J., Sasikala (Elsevier, 2022)The scope of this work investigates the feasibility of using orange peel oil (OPO)–gasoline blends in a spark-ignition engine for the first time. Initially, fuel characterization of OPO is performed, and the fuel properties ... -
An experimental study of the effects of fuel injection pressure on the characteristics of a diesel engine fueled by the third generation Azolla biodiesel
Thiruvenkatachari S.; Saravanan, C. G.; Raman, Vallinayagam; Vikneswaran, M.; Femilda Josephin, J. S.; Varuvel, Edwin Geo (Elsevier, 2022)This study focuses on effectively utilizing the biodiesel extracted from Azolla (third-generation biofuel), which is regarded as a renewable energy source, for fueling diesel engines. Biodiesel is unique due to its increased ... -
Inedible oil feedstocks for biodiesel production: A review of production technologies and physicochemical properties
Devarajan, Yuvarajan; Munuswamy, Dinesh Babu; Subbiah, Ganesan; Vellaiyan, Suresh; Nagappan, Beemkumar; Varuvel, Edwin Geo; Thangaraja, Jeyaseelan (Elsevier B.V., 2022)Biodiesel emits lesser harmful pollutant emissions than renewable and biodegradable ones compared diesel. Research confirms that edible products and crops are the major sources of biofuel production. Excessive usage of ... -
Influence of hydrogen injection timing and duration on the combustion and emission characteristics of a diesel engine operating on dual fuel mode using biodiesel of dairy scum oil and producer gas
Lalsangi, Sadashiva; Yaliwal V.S.; Banapurmath N.R.; Soudagar, Manzoore Elahi M.; Balasubramanian, Dhinesh; Sonthalia, Ankit; Varuvel, Edwin Geo; Wae-Hayee, Makatar (Elsevier Ltd, 2023)The main aim of the present work is to investigate the influence of hydrogen injection timing and injection duration on the combustion and emissions of a CI engine functioning on dual fuel (DF) mode by employing diesel/dairy ... -
Moving ahead from hydrogen to methanol economy: scope and challenges
Sonthalia, Ankit; Kumar, Naveen; Tomar, Mukul; Varuvel, Edwin Geo; Subramanian, Thiyagarajan; Pugazhendhi, Arivalagan (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021)Abstract: Energy is the driver in the economic development of any country. However, most of the developing countries do not have sufficient oil reserves to cater to their energy requirement and depend upon oil producing ... -
Polymer based flow field plates for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell and the scope of additive manufacturing: A techno-economic review
Madheswaran, Dinesh Kumar; Jayakumar, Arunkumar; Velu, Rajkumar; Raj, Rajendran; Varuvel, Edwin Geo (WILEY, 2022)Flow field plate (FFP) is an integral polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) stack component that has multifunctional applications, such as facilitation of the reactant flow, transfer current from cell-to-cell, ...
