THOUGHTS ON AN IDEAL DIESEL FUEL FROM COAL
The paper is an attempt to analyze the various fuel properties that influence the performance of a CI engine and to formulate specifications for the ideal diesel fuel. The result postulates that the ideal diesel fuel can only be a synthetic fuel obtained from coal by the Fischer-Tropsch process with fixed bed, since this process preferably furnished straight-chained hydrocarbons or those with few branches. This is a feature of the process which is undesirable for the production of synthetic petrol, but highly desirable for the production of an energy-saving and anti-pollution ideal diesel fuel.
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Corporate Authors:
Kelvin Publications (Pty) Limited
London House, Loveday Street
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London House, Loveday Street
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Authors:
- Hardenberg, H O
- Publication Date: 1980-2
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 34-47
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Serial:
- South African Mechanical Engineer
- Volume: 30
- Issue Number: 2
- Publisher: South African Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alternate fuels; Chemical analysis; Coal fuels; Diesel fuels; Fuels; Synthetic fuels
- Old TRIS Terms: Fuel analysis
- Subject Areas: Energy; Marine Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00324735
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Engineering Index
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 12 1981 12:00AM