Alternative Diesel Fuel Study on Four Different Types of Vegetable Oils of Turkish Origin

Abstract

Four different types of uegetable oils of Turkish origin (sunflower, corn, soybean, and oliue oil) were blended with grade 2-D diesel fuel at a ratio of 20/80 (uh). Blends were investigated in a diesel engine with a precombustion chamber at speeds between 1200 and 2100 rpm. Vegetable oils, diesel fuel, and fuel blends were characteNed according to standard test methods. It was found that for short-term use, the fuel blends have engine characte&ics similar to the baseline diesel fuel. Fuel blends also display less smoke emissions than diesel fuel.

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