Ohio DOT Dump Truck/Snow Plow Comparative Evaluations with a Biodiesel Blend

Norman D. Malcosky; Tim Wald

doi:10.4271/971688

1997-05-01

Ohio DOT Dump Truck/Snow Plow Comparative Evaluations with a Biodiesel Blend 971688

This paper reports on a continuing Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) two year evaluation of a biodiesel blend, B20, (an 80/20 blend of diesel fuel and methyl soyate) in fleet operations. The evaluation is being conducted in two adjacent counties in northwest Ohio. The Fulton county ODOT garage has been operating all diesel powered equipment on B20 since March of 1996 and has been comparing operating results with counterpart equipment in nearby Williams county which has continued operations on diesel fuel.

The results of this test are being monitored by Battelle which is collecting and analyzing detailed operational and reliability data on five (5) Navistar-International dump truck / snow plows in each county. Chassis dynamometer evaluation of engine power changes, “before/after” snap-idle smoke tests, identification of cold weather issues, and the consistency of on-site fuel blending have been conducted and are discussed in this paper.

SAE MOBILUS

Subscribers can view annotate, and download all of SAE's content. Learn More »

Access SAE MOBILUS »

Digital $37.00 Print $37.00

Preview Document

We also recommend:

Standards

SAE Mobilus®

Publications

News

Events

Professional Development

A World in Motion (PreK-12)

Participate with SAE

SAE Membership

Donate

Ohio DOT Dump Truck/Snow Plow Comparative Evaluations with a Biodiesel Blend 971688

SAE MOBILUS