Experimental Study and Optimization of Tribological Properties of Blended Biodiesel

The contemporary study focuses on the examination of the friction and wear properties of bio-diesel extracted from the vegetable oils, Palm and Mahua by using Pin on Disk wear testing machine. The vegetable oils at various proportions are mixed and tested to rate the wear characteristics. The finest combination is contemplated to prepare the bio-diesel. The bio-diesel (prepared by blended vegetable oils) is synthesized and collated with the tribological results of bio-diesels prepared by using Palm and Mahua vegetable oils. The tribological properties of AISI1040 Steel disc specimen with Aluminium pins are studied under different bio-lubricant environments. In the course of experimentation, it is noticed that abrasive, adhesive wear are crucial wear mechanisms that are present during the trials. The consequences of study exhibit that the comprehensive wear of the trial pieces for bio-diesel prepared at 90% Mahua (M) and 10% Palm (P) oil mixture is spotted to be small. The ANOVA results indicate that the Wear and frictional force are influenced by the input parameter normal load, whereas Frictional coefficient by track diameter.