Performance and Exhaust Emissions of a Tractor Engine Using Mustard Seed Oil as Fuel

970219

02/24/1997

Event
International Congress & Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
The performance and exhaust emissions of a direct injection tractor diesel engine were investigated running the engine on vegetable oils pressed from mustard seeds. Two different mustard seed oils (MSOs) were tested.
The unesterized MSOs were cleaned by letting them stand and clear. No modifications were made to the turbocharged diesel engine.
The engine generated brake torque with MSOs almost equal to that with diesel fuel oil (DFO). Rather similar brake thermal efficiencies were measured with MSOs than with DFO. Use of MSOs reduced the exhaust smoke and NOx emissions.
Exhaust HC emissions were determined using FT-IR technology. No great differences between the fuels were observed in the HC emissions.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/970219
Pages
14
Citation
Niemi, S., Illikainen, P., Mäkinen, M., and Laiho, V., "Performance and Exhaust Emissions of a Tractor Engine Using Mustard Seed Oil as Fuel," SAE Technical Paper 970219, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/970219.
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Published
Feb 24, 1997
Product Code
970219
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English