Use of vegetable oils as fuels for diesel engines with specific reference to rubber seed oil

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dc.contributor.authorPerera, E.D.I.H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDunn, P.D.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-25T08:04:26Z
dc.date.available2012-06-25T08:04:26Z
dc.date.issued1990en_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper considers the use of rubber seed oil (RSO) as a diesel fuel substitute/extender for diesel engines. Experiments were conducted using RSO as a fuel in diesel engines. The physical and chemical properties of RSO were measured. High viscosity in one important difference between this material and diesel oil. Processes were investigated to reduce the viscosity, in particular a transesterfication process was studied. The effect of viscosity and surface tension on characteristics of sprays from injectors was studied in order to identify differences between RSO and diesel oil. The results of these experiments help to explain the observed differences in engine performance between the two fuelsen_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of the Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka70pp.11-25en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dl.nsf.gov.lk/handle/1/8951
dc.publisherRubber Research Institute. Agalawattaen_US
dc.subjectEnergyen_US
dc.subjectFuel propertiesen_US
dc.subjectEnergy sourcesen_US
dc.subjectEngine performanceen_US
dc.subjectVegetable oilsen_US
dc.titleUse of vegetable oils as fuels for diesel engines with specific reference to rubber seed oilen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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