HIGH CONCENTRATION ETHANOL-DIESEL BLENDS FOR COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES

A fuel blend containing 30 percent ethanol, diesel fuel and additives was tested in a diesel tractor to determine its effect on engine performance and durability. Uprating the delivery of the fuel injection pump was found to be a practical method of restoring the 11 percent power reduction caused by the lower heat content of the blend. Operation of the tractor under on-farm conditions for alternate 100 hour periods totalling 2000 hours on diesel fuel and on the blend revealed no noticeable deterioration in engine condition related to the blend.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/01487191
• Supplemental Notes:
  • International Off-Highway Meeting and Exposition Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 12-15, 1983.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Meiring, P
  • Hansen, A C
  • Vosloo, A P
  • Lyne, PWL
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 5 p.
• Serial:
  • SAE Technical Paper
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0148-7191
  • EISSN: 2688-3627
  • Serial URL: http://papers.sae.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol fuels; Alternate fuels; Blends; Compression ignition engines; Diesel fuels; Durability; Engine performance; Ethanol; Truck tractors
• Subject Areas: Energy; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00381913
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 831360, HS-036 057
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 30 1984 12:00AM