TITLE:
Application of Taguchi’s Orthogonal Array in Multi Response Optimization of NOx Emission of Crude Rice Bran Oil Methyl Ester Blend as a CI Engine Fuel
AUTHORS:
Subramani Saravanan, Govindan Nagarajan, Santhanam Sampath
KEYWORDS:
Diesel Engine; Emission; Crude Rice Bran Oil; Biodiesel; Taguchi’s Orthogonal Array; MRSN; DOE
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Optimization,
Vol.1 No.2,
December
31,
2012
ABSTRACT: In this work an attempt was made to minimize the NOx emission of a crude rice bran oil methyl ester (CRBME) blend with less sacrifice on smoke density and brake thermal efficiency. Three factors namely fuel injection timing, percentage EGR and fuel injection pressure were chosen as the influencing factors for the set objective. Experiments were designed by employing design of experiments method and Taguchi’s L9 orthogonal array was used to test the engine. MRSN ratio was calculated for the response variables and the optimum combination level of factors was obtained simultaneously using Taguchi’s parametric design. ANOVA was employed to analyze the variance of MRSN and the most influencing factor for the set objective was taken from the ANOVA table. Obtained combination was confirmed experimentally and significant improvement was observed in the response variables.