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Performance comparison of #2 diesel fuel and a tar sands derived diesel fuel in a direct injection Ricardo Hydra test engine. Part 1

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Alternative titleComparaison de rendement du carburant diesel n° 2 et d’un carburant diesel dérivé des sables bitumineux dans un moteur d’essai à injection directe Ricardo Hydra. Partie 1
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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/40003517
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  1. National Research Council of Canada. Institute for Mechanical Engineering
FormatText, Technical Report
Physical description82 p.
Abstract
Performance and emission comparisons were made between #2 diesel fuel (Cetane Number 46) and an aromatic tar sands derived fuel (Cetane Number 35) in a direct injection Ricardo Hydra single cylinder test engine which was optimized for #2 diesel fuel. It was found that tar sands fuel had higher cylinder pressures, larger cycle-to-cycle pressure variations, higher rates of pressure rise, longer pressure delays, less smoke, higher emissions of carbon monoxide at part load, higher nitrous oxides and higher unburned hydrocarbons. This report describes the apparatus and test procedures, and presents the results. A companion report, IME-MET-TR-003, contains extensive graphical test data for more detailed study.
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PublisherNational Research Council Canada
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  • Technical Report (National Research Council Canada. Institute for Mechanical Engineering. Engine Laboratory), no. IME-MET-TR-002 (May 1991).
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedNo
NRC numberNRCC 32114
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