SUNFLOWER OIL ESTERS: AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL FOR DIRECT INJECTION DIESEL ENGINES

Alternative fuels have received considerable attention since the early seventies with alcohol being initially most prominent. In particular ethyl alcohol seemed very attractive because of possible on-farm production and the renewable source material. Because alcohol is not a very suitable compression ignition fuel, plant oils began to be investigated as alternative fuels. It was shown that these oils cause coking of the injector nozzles in direct injection engines and esters of plant oils were tested as a possible solution to the problem. From these tests fuel properties were determined and specifications derived. Combustion studies were carried out and compatability tests performed. Engine durability was tested under a manufacturer's prescribed cyclic load conditions over a period of 1500 hours with extremely good results.

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  • International Off-Highway Meeting and Exposition Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 12-15, 1983.
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• Authors:
  • Hawkins, C S
  • Fuls, J
  • Hugo, FJC
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 6 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: Alternate fuels; Combustion; Diesel engines; Durability; Engine performance; Esters; Fuel injection; Oils; Properties of materials; Testing; Vegetable oils
• Uncontrolled Terms: Sunflower seed oil
• Old TRIS Terms: Direct injection
• Subject Areas: Materials; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00381922
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 831356, HS-036 066
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 30 1984 12:00AM