Experiments were performed using a Light-Duty, single-cylinder, research engine in which the emissions, fuel consumption and combustion characteristics of two Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) Diesel fuels derived from natural gas and two conventional Diesel fuels (Swedish low sulfur Diesel and European EN 590 Diesel) were compared.Due to their low aromatic contents combustion with the F-T Diesel fuels resulted in lower soot emissions than combustion with the conventional Diesel fuels. The hydrocarbon emissions were also significantly lower with F-T fuel combustion. Moreover the F-T fuels tended to yield lower CO emissions than the conventional Diesel fuels.The low emissions from the F-T Diesel fuels, and the potential for producing such fuels from biomass, are powerful reason for future interest and research in this field.


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    Title :

    An Experimental Investigation of Fischer-Tropsch Fuels in a Light-Duty Diesel Engine


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    2007 Fuels and Emissions Conference ; 2007



    Publication date :

    2007-01-23




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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