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problems in the application of ethanol as fuel for utility vehicles

  • 출판일1999.03
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  • 등록일 2016.11.02
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the use of ethanol as engine fuel from plant-sources is of special interest to petroleum-poor countries with advantageous climatic conditions and sufficient planting-space. no noteworthy difficulties are to be expected in this connection for the operation of otto-type engines. more problematic is the application of ethanol to utility vehicles that are originally operated with diesel engines two approaches to the solution that are different in principle are discussed. the adaptation of the engine to the substitute-fuel ethanol and the adaptation substitute-fuel to a deiesel engine that is as unchanged as possible. the advantages and disadvantages of the individual methods must be weighted with a special view to the economy of the utility vehicles. the possibility of the use of some vegetable oils (soybeam oil, babassu nut oil, cotton seed oil and caster oil) as diesel fuel is indicated, taking an example from brazil. 7 refs