Title page for E-project-031008-130549

Project Type MQP

Submission date 2008-03-10

Authors
Ian A Anderson, ME
Damien K Rigden, ME
Victoria Urrea, ME

URN E-project-031008-130549

Title Performance of Waste Vegetable Oil as Fuel in Diesel Engines

Advisors
Stafford, Kenneth A., ME
Bergendahl, John Andrew, CE

Availability unrestricted

Abstract
Recent interest has been shown in the use of waste vegetable oil as a fuel for diesel engines. Typically only the "home mechanic" studies this and therefore very little academic research has been conducted on the topic. This study tests the effects of the quality of the used oil and the temperature at which it is injected on the performance of a single-cylinder diesel engine. The pre-injection temperature of the oil had a small effect on power output. No correlation could be made between the quality of the oil and the engines performance.

Files
WVO_MQP_Final.pdf

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Project Type	MQP
Submission date	2008-03-10
Authors	Ian A Anderson, ME Damien K Rigden, ME Victoria Urrea, ME
URN	E-project-031008-130549
Title	Performance of Waste Vegetable Oil as Fuel in Diesel Engines
Advisors	Stafford, Kenneth A., ME Bergendahl, John Andrew, CE
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Recent interest has been shown in the use of waste vegetable oil as a fuel for diesel engines. Typically only the "home mechanic" studies this and therefore very little academic research has been conducted on the topic. This study tests the effects of the quality of the used oil and the temperature at which it is injected on the performance of a single-cylinder diesel engine. The pre-injection temperature of the oil had a small effect on power output. No correlation could be made between the quality of the oil and the engines performance.
Files	WVO_MQP_Final.pdf