High Concentration Ethanol-Diesel Blends for Compression-Ignition Engines
831360
09/12/1983
- Event
- Content
- A fuel blend containing 30 percent ethanol, diesel fuel and additives was tested in a diesel tractor to determine its effect on engine performance and durability. Uprating the delivery of the fuel injection pump was found to be a practical method of restoring the 11 percent power reduction caused by the lower heat content of the blend. Operation of the tractor under on-farm conditions for alternate 100 hour periods totalling 2000 hours on diesel fuel and on the blend revealed no noticeable deterioration in engine condition related to the blend.
- Pages
- 8
- Citation
- Meiring, P., Hansen, A., Vosloo, A., and Lyne, P., "High Concentration Ethanol-Diesel Blends for Compression-Ignition Engines," SAE Technical Paper 831360, 1983, https://doi.org/10.4271/831360.