PALM OIL USE AS ADDITIVE TO FUEL FOR TRACTOR DIESELS

Abstract

When environmental requirements for tractor diesels and changes in the price policy of various fuels of oil origin increase, there is a need  to use new alternative flammable substancesfor partially or  completely replace traditional fuels. Application of vegetable oils as  combustible material for diesel engines is most perspective. One of  the most competitive fuel is palm oil which world production exceeds many other vegetable oils, including rape. Advantages of  palm oil allow to use it as fuel or as diesel fuel additive. The authors onsidered the main physical properties of palm oil for the purpose of  assessment of its influence on the fuel equipment and a further  possibility of its use in diesel engines. For assessment of characteristics of operation of the tractor diesel engine bench tests with additives of palm oil to diesel fuel were carried out. Experimental studies were carried out on an electric brake stand in tandem with a D-120 diesel engine. If oil additives reach up to 20  percent then combustion and quality of mixing woul change. The  maintenance of CH decreases at low and normal loads to 42 percent, and at high ones – up to 17 percent. Concentration of carbon  monoxides CO at the same time increases: at low and normal loads  – by 37-49 percent, and in a maximum of loadings it increases by 6- 8 times and makes about 65 ppm. The content of nitrogen oxides NOx in exhaust gases at additive of palm oil significantly differs at high loadings and decreases by 21 percent or up to 4550 ppm. Soot  emissions decrease in proportion to increase of content of palm oil in fuel: at 10 percentage additive by 20-30 percent and at 20 percent by 35-45 percent.