Diesel engine fuel composition and use of same for operating diesel engines
OwnerHugh R. Elsea, Jr., Lionel L. Etheridgeinventors
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Abstract
A diesel engine fuel consisting essentially of about 25-75% of a butyl alcohol and about 75-25% of a vegetable oil which is normally liquid under operating conditions, both percentages being by volume, constitutes a clean burning, smooth running fuel composition for diesel engines that delivers engine speed and power substantially equal to that of No. 2 diesel oil but burns with less perceptible exhaust smoke and odor, starts easily without external ignition aids at temperatures at least as low as about 14.degree. F., and is compatible in all proportions with No. 2 diesel oil.
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A fuel composition for a diesel internal combustion engine which consists essentially of a homogeneous mixture of about 25-75% of a vegetable seed oil which is normally liquid at the ambient operating temperature range of said engine and free of matter which is solid within said range, and about 75-25% of a butyl alcohol, said percentages being by volume.
In a method of operating a diesel internal combustion engine, the improvement of supplying to said engine as fuel a homogeneous mixture consisting essentially of about 25-75% of a vegetable oil which is normally liquid at the ambient temperature in which said engine is operated and about 75-25% of a butyl alcohol, said percentages being by volume.
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