COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE AND EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF PETROLEUM, OIL SHALE AND TAR SANDS DERIVED DIESEL FUELS

The performance and emission characteristics of diesel fuels derived from oil shale and tar sands were compared with those of regular petroleum based #2 diesel fuel. The comparison based on diesel engine tests, shows only slight differences in performance and emissions. These differences can be related to physico-chemical properties. The effect of fuel bound nitrogen, which might be present in shale derived fuel, on NO//x emission was also studied.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • For Meeting held February 25-29, 1980.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Tuteja, A D
  • Clark, D W
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 9 p.
• Serial:
  • Society of Automotive Engineers Preprint
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternate fuels; Diesel engine exhaust gases; Diesel fuels; Energy resources; Fuels; Mineral resources; Nitric oxide; Nitrogen oxides; Oil shales; Sand; Shale; Testing; Tests
• Old TRIS Terms: Fuel sources; Oil resources; Oil sands
• Subject Areas: Energy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00322832
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 800331
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 30 1980 12:00AM