The world is on the brink of energy crisis. The limited fossil fuels sources are unable to provide for the continuously increasing demand of energy. This demand has forced a search for an alternative source of energy, which is renewable, safe and non-polluting. Since vegetable oils and animal fats satisfy the major requirements, of C.I. engine fuel, they can be used as fuels alternative to diesel fuel. Fish oil is one of the sources for alternative fuels. From Hydrolysates of fish by-products contain a significant amount of oil, which can be extracted and converted into bio- diesel. The objective of this work was to determine the performance characteristics and emissions of a single cylinder, direct injection C.I. engine using methyl fish oil and their blends with diesel in varying proportions. These results were compared with the pure Diesel.

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