Performance Analysis of Bio-Diesel Produced From Blending of Premixed Pongamia Pinnata and Waste Cooking Oil

Energy consumption is increasing all over the world because of increasing in population, lifestyle etc. World is mainly depending on fossil fuels for the energy needs. Due to this continuous energy consumption, the fossils fuels are depleting rapidly and also producing environmental pollution. Liquid fossil fuels are the main and most frequently used energy sources for automobiles. Automobiles are using petroleum derived fuels as main fuel in their existing engines, which results in emission of greenhouse gases and other pollutants. Global warming and environmental pollution are the outcome of these emissions. The petroleum products which we are using rapidly are going to deplete within certain years. Hence there is a need to search an alternative fuel. But, considering the fact that the entire development of automobile industry is based on the use of liquid fossil fuel, it is difficult to expect a change this trend to a mass development and use of new engine constructions that would be suitable for some other type of fuel.