Single-Cylinder Diesel Engine Study of Several Shale and Coal-Derived Fuels 841333
Several synthetic fuels derived from shale and coal were evaluated with respect to a reference petroleum-based Diesel fuel. Tests conducted using a single-cylinder DI Diesel engine were designed to quantitatively compare the fuels on the basis of performance, combustion characteristics, gas-phase emissions, particulate emissions, and biological activity of the solid phase soluble organic fraction. The biological activity was assessed using the Ames Salmonella typhimurium test. The shale fuels studied were a Paraho marine Diesel fuel and a light shale oil condensate from the Logan Wash in situ retorting operation. The coal liquids, Solvent Refined Coal-II and Exxon Donor Solvent, could not be run neat; therefore, they were blended 20% and 40% by volume with the certified DF-2 baseline fuel. Of the synthetic fuels tested, only the Paraho marine Diesel fuel exhibited the qualities of a good finished Diesel fuel.
Citation: Trevitz, S., Lestz, S., and Taylor, W., "Single-Cylinder Diesel Engine Study of Several Shale and Coal-Derived Fuels," SAE Technical Paper 841333, 1984, https://doi.org/10.4271/841333. Download Citation
Author(s):
S. S. Trevitz, S. S. Lestz, W. D. Taylor
Affiliated:
The Pennsylvania State University
Pages: 16
Event:
1984 SAE International Fall Fuels and Lubricants Meeting and Exhibition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Alternative Fuels for Compression and SI Engines-SP-0587, SAE 1984 Transactions-V93-84
Related Topics:
Diesel fuels
Synthetic fuels
Diesel / compression ignition engines
Particulate matter (PM)
Combustion and combustion processes
Test procedures
Coal
Biological sciences
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