Date of Award
6-2009
Document Type
Union College Only
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Department
Mechanical Engineering
First Advisor
Brad Bruno
Language
English
Keywords
biodiesel, engine, fuel, data, gather
Abstract
As the global reservoirs of oil are being depleted, the need for a new fuel source is greatly increasing. The goal of this project was to set up a diesel engine to run on biodiesel in order to gather information on the combustion performance of this fuel. The test engine was fitted with instrumentation to gather data on the pressure within the cylinder and the amount of fuel and air consumed during operation. The data obtained through experimentation will be used to evaluate the useful work output of the engine when running on different biodiesel fuels. This information will be analyzed to determine which biodiesel mixture performs best.
Recommended Citation
Mucci, John Edward, "Construction of a biodiesel test engine to research biodiesel as an alternative fuel source" (2009). Honors Theses. 1356.
https://digitalworks.union.edu/theses/1356