Andrew,
Ethanol and Biodiesel are totally different substances and have completely
different applications. Biodiesel works in engines with a compression ratio
over 50, like most of diesel engines. Explossion in the engine occurs
because a temperature/pressure ratio (the diesel cicle).
Check this out.
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Part of the reason is probably because diesels in the US have a
reputation of being slow, noisy, and dirty. Most people in the US
haven't seen a diesel car since the early 80's, and assume that the
technology is the same as 20 years ago (or worse yet, remember the
famed 5.7L GM diesel engine
Andrew wrote:
Ethanol and Biodiesel are totally different substances and have completely
different applications. Biodiesel works in engines with a compression ratio
over 50, like most of diesel engines. Explossion in the engine occurs
because a temperature/pressure ratio (the diesel cicle).
One thing to remember, Anna. Ethanol has been used at the pump for over 20 years, primarily in a blend. There are several states which mandate it's use in a blend seasonally, for pollution abatement. The "oxygenated" fuels. So public familiarity is built in. The use of spark-ignited combustion in
Clarification,
Diesel engines compression ratio caries from 14:1 to 24:1 depending on he
engine designer and the kind of engine. One for heavy work uses a higher
compression ratio like trucks or heavy machinery, but those for electricity
generation uses a lower compression ratio.
When I tiped
Hello All, 1st time post here! Excuse my interruption, but I'm reasonably certain there are no diesel engines achieving 50 to 1 compression ratios. The heat generated by such compression would probably melt, if not burn, conventional cast iron cylinders liners and cylinder heads, as well as
Hello all. I was going to plant an acre of sugar beets on my father's farm this year hopefully to see how they work for fuel alcohol. Does anyone have a good recipe for fermenting sugar beets? I checked the archives and didn't find anything. I checked out the Mother Earth link on the JTF website
My next batch of Ethanol will be mixed with a small amount of
castor oil to enable it to run in a tractor engine.
Put a ratio of about 85% ethanol and 15% water into my little
off road racing carts and the ethanol way out performed the petrol one. That is
two off roadracecarts exactly the
Hello all. I was going to plant an acre of sugar beets on my
father's farm this year hopefully to see how they work for fuel
alcohol. Does anyone have a good recipe for fermenting sugar beets?
I checked the archives and didn't find anything.
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