Multicylinder Diesel Engine Tests with Unstabilized Water-in-Fuel Emulsions

Coon, C. W., Jr.; Southwest Research Institute

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Multicylinder Diesel Engine Tests with Unstabilized Water-in-Fuel Emulsions

1981-06-01
By Coon, C. W., Jr.

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Coon, C. W., Jr.
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Southwest Research Institute
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John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.) ; United States. Coast Guard

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.) ; United States. Coast Guard Less -
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Diesel Engines Diesel Fuels Emulsions Energy Conservation Engines Exhaust Gases Fuel Consumption Government Vessels Marine Diesel Engines Pollutants Reduction (Chemistry) Ships Smoke Water
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DOT-TSC-USCG-80-7
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Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
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United States. Coast Guard
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NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT;NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-Environment Impacts;NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-Alternative Fuels;
Abstract:

Two diesel engines representative of the four-stroke cycle and two-stroke cycle main propulsion units installed in U.S. Coast Guard WPB class cutters were operated in a test environment in an attempt to demonstrate significant fuel savings associated with water-in-fuel emulsions. The engines were connected to a dynamometer in a laboratory test cell. A prototype fuel system was assembled that would supply unstabilized emulsions for which the water concentration could range form zero to 25 percent of the total volume of liquid supplied to the engine as fuel. An analysis of boat operation was performed in order to identify the most frequently used engine settings, and both engines were operated at test points representative of boat prop load performance. The test results for the four-stroke cycle engine indicated that an average diesel fuel saving of about 2.5 percent could be obtained at the most frequently encountered operating conditions using water concentrations of 15-25 percent. Statistical analysis procedures suggest a 90 percent confidence in the measured results. Significant reductions in exhaust smoke were also observed, although the exhaust stream opacity was low throughout the tests. For the two-stroke cycle engine, no statistically significant reduction in fuel consumption could be identified.
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