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Title: Cottonseed oil as a diesel fuel substitute

Journal Article · · ASAE Tech. Pap.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5362791

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), Vol. 82-3613
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English