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Cottonseed oil as a diesel fuel substitute

Journal Article · · ASAE Tech. Pap.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5362791
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Three cottonseed oil fuels with various degrees of processing were evaluated in a precombustion chamber diesel engine. Crude cottonseed oil was found to be an unsatisfactory fuel. Increased processing lessened carbon buildup in engine but did not decrease it to the level for diesel fuel.
Research Organization:
Department of Agricultural Engineering, Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas 77843
OSTI ID:
5362791
Journal Information:
ASAE Tech. Pap.; (United States), Journal Name: ASAE Tech. Pap.; (United States) Vol. 82-3613; ISSN AAEPC
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320301 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Energy Sources
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330800* -- Emission Control-- Alternative Fuels
CARBON
COMBUSTION CHAMBERS
COMBUSTION PROPERTIES
COTTONSEED OIL
DEPOSITION
DIESEL ENGINES
DIESEL FUELS
ELEMENTS
ENGINES
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
FUELS
HEAT ENGINES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
NONMETALS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
SYNTHETIC FUELS
VEGETABLE OILS