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Effects of processing and chemical characteristics of plant oils on performance of an indirect-injection diesel engine

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Engine performance curves were obtained for crude, degummed, and degummed-dewaxed sunflower oils and for crude, degummed, and alkali refined cottonseed oils using a single-cylinder, precombustion chamber design diesel engine. Crude oils gave very poor performance and are considered unsuitable for use as alternative diesel fuels. Performance curves for processed sunflower and cotton-seed oils were slightly better than for diesel fuel, but increased carbon deposits and lubricating oil fouling were noted. Although processed oils may be acceptable fuels for short-term use, they are not recommended as alternative diesel fuels at this time.

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  1. Food Protein Research and Development Center, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, 77843, College Station, TX

    C. R. Engler & L. A. Johnson

  2. Department of Agricultural Engineering, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, 77843, College Station, TX

    W. A. Lepori & C. M. Yarbrough

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  1. C. R. Engler
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Engler, C.R., Johnson, L.A., Lepori, W.A. et al. Effects of processing and chemical characteristics of plant oils on performance of an indirect-injection diesel engine. J Am Oil Chem Soc 60, 1592–1596 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02666591

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