PERFORMANCE AND EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO DIESEL ENGINE FUELLED WITH WASTE PLASTIC OIL AND DIMETHYL CARBONATE

Exhaustion of fossil fuels step by step to a more noteworthy degree has created an enthusiasm in researchers in sweep of contrasting options to preserve the natural resources for the future era, on the other hand usage of plastic material in day-to-day life has been tremendously heightening, significant issue with the use of plastics is its degradability. In this contrast, plastic wastes are currently receiving a renewed significance as an alternative for fossil fuels. Waste plastics can be converted into oil by pyrolysis and might be appropriate as a fuel for internal combustion engines. In this paper waste plastic oil (WPO) and dimethyl carbonate with an additive named AC2010A is introduced as an alternative fuel in variable compression ratio (VCR) engine. Experiments are conducted at different compression ratios like 16:1, 17:1 and 18:1 and the results are compared and analysed with diesel fuel operation.