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.

• Corporate Authors:

  Kelvin Publications (Pty) Limited

  London House, Loveday Street
  Johannesburg,   South Africa 

  Kelvin Publications (Pty) Limited

  London House, Loveday Street
  Johannesburg,   South Africa 
• Authors:
  • Hardenberg, H O
• Publication Date: 1980-2

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 34-47
• 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