Mixture of Oil and Diesel as Fuel for Internal Combustion Engine

Abstract:

This paper deals with the use of vegetable oils as fuels for internal combustion engines. The use of pure vegetable oils is usually not possible due to its properties, especially for higher density and viscosity. If vegetable oil is used as 100% fuel, then it cannot do without adjustment of the engine. Without adjustments of the combustion engine the fuel can burn blended with vegetable oil so it does not significantly exceeded the requirements of the internal combustion engine to its properties. Application of admixtures of rapeseed oil and oil from Jatropha Curcas in ratio 5.5 and 19.7% provides minimal to almost no effect on the performance parameters of the internal combustion engine, but positively translates to reduce emissions (particularly smoke and carbon monoxide).

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 1030-1032)
• Pages: 1197-1200
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1030-1032.1197
• Online since: September 2014
• Authors: Martin Pexa, Jakub Mařík, Jakub Čedík, Zdeněk Aleš, Petr Valášek*
• Keywords: Emission, Fuel Consumption, Jatropha Curcas, NRSC, Rapeseed Oil

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