COMBUSTION OF FUEL BLENDS

An experimental investigation of the combustion of various kerosene-di esel and alcohol-diesel fuel blends is presented. Tests are conducted in a continuous flow combustor to study the effect of fuel blends on t he combustion process and pollutants in the exhaust gases. Exhaust ana lyses of CO, CO2, O-2, NOx, HC and soot mass concentration are present ed. For the ethanol-alcohol-diesel blends, a stabilizer (isobutanol) i s added to the mixture to improve and maintain miscibility. (C) 1998 E lsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.