Diesel engine combustion of sunflower oil fuels

Journal Article · Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · Trans. ASAE; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.13031/2013.32955· OSTI ID:5381399

Zubik, J; Sorenson, S C; Goering, C E

The performance, combustion, and exhaust emissions of diesel fuel, a blend of 25% sunflower oil in diesel fuel, and sunflower oil methyl ester have been compared. All fuels performed satisfactorily in a direct injection diesel engine, with the fuels derived from sunflower oil giving somewhat higher cylinder pressures and rates of pressure rise due to a higher percentage of 'premixed' burning than the diesel fuel. General performance and emissions characteristics of the two fuels were comparable, with the oil based fuels giving lower smoke readings. 15 references.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Illinois, Urbana
• OSTI ID: 5381399
• Journal Information: Trans. ASAE; (United States), Vol. 27:5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
10 SYNTHETIC FUELS
09 BIOMASS FUELS
02 PETROLEUM
DIESEL FUELS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
ESTERS
SUNFLOWER OIL
COMBUSTION
DIESEL ENGINES
EMISSION
EXHAUST GASES
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
IGNITION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
ENGINES
FLUIDS
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
HEAT ENGINES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
TESTING
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
VEGETABLE OILS
WASTES
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