CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF VEGETABLE OIL ESTERS AND THEIR EFFECT ON DIESEL ENGINE PERFORMANCE
Physical and chemical characteristics of compression- ignition fuels derived from vegetable oils are recorded and some relationships between them established. From consideration of the literature relating to spark- ignition engine performance and its dependence upon hydrocarbon fuel structure, guidelines are proposed for the chemical structure requirements of compression- ignition engine fuels derived from plant seed oils. The guidelines have proved successful in predicting the ignition quality of a range of vegetable oil fuels evaluated by means of a rapid ranking engine test method and have been further supported by cetane index calculations carried out according to ASTM Standard Method D976. The paper is No. 83012. (TRRL)
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper was presented at the Second National Conference on Fuels from Crops, Melbourne, August 1983.
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Corporate Authors:
Society of Automotive Engineers
191 Royal Parade
Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia -
Authors:
- Harrington, K J
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1983-8
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 12.1-13
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Chemical properties; Combustion; Conferences; Diesel engines; Esters; Fuels; Ignition; Oils; Physical properties; Properties of materials; Vegetable oils; Vegetation
- ITRD Terms: 9000: Alternative; 3860: Combustion; 8525: Conference; 1314: Diesel engine; 3850: Fuel; 1327: Ignition; 4961: Oil; 5925: Properties; 2488: Vegetation
- Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00382021
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Apr 30 1984 12:00AM