AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF A COAL-SLURRY FUELED DIESEL ENGINE

A single cylinder 1360 cc diesel engine was operated on a slurry of 15 percent by weight solvent refined coal and jet fuel. The coal was pulverized to a nominal size of 2 micrometers. Test results indicate that the slurry fuel provides engine power and fuel consumption levels comparable to those of diesel and jet fuels. Although wear rates appeared moderate, conventional fuel injection systems are inadequate for long-term use. /GMRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • For Meeting held September 26-30, 1977.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Marshall, H P
  • Walters Jr, D C
• Publication Date: 1977-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 10 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coal; Diesel engines; Diesel fuels; Energy; Energy resources; Fuel consumption; Fuel injection; Fuel injectors; Power; Refining; Testing; Vehicle performance; Wear
• Old TRIS Terms: Fuel sources
• Subject Areas: Energy; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00172081
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: n 770795 Preprint
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1978 12:00AM