Pacific Islands Coconut Oil Power Generation

This guide has been written to assist anyone interested in running small stationary diesel powered engines on coconut oil. It is intended to be a 'how-to' guide to provide with relevant information of every aspect of fuelling an engine with coconut oil. The guide is specifically written with small (less than about 50 kVA) diesel generators in mind. While the information and principles can be applied to all diesel engines, there are additional complicating factors to consider when applying to a vehicle, for example. It must be noted also, that this manual is intended for stationary applications that typically involve few stop-starts, longer running times and consistent loads. Diesel engines that stop-start regularly and unpredictably (eg. car engine or back up generator) are outside the scope of this guide. The technical considerations for running a diesel engine on coconut oil, or any vegetable oil for that matter, are not particularly complex. The concept of powering a diesel engine with vegetable oil is, after all, as old as the diesel engine itself. To do it successfully, however, and particularly with today's modern diesel engines, several key elements of the fuel delivery and combustion system must be suitable or made suitable. If these elements are not the engine will be damaged and it will ultimately lead to premature engine failure.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2009-12
Subjects:	AIR FLOW, ALKALI, ALKALI CONTENT, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROGRAM, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, AMOUNT OF HEAT, ANIMAL FATS, APPROACH, ASH, ASH CONTENT, AVAILABILITY, BALANCE, BARREL, BIOMASS, BOTTLENECK, CARBON, CARBON ATOMS, CARBON DEPOSITS, CATCHMENT, CETANE IMPROVERS, CETANE NUMBER, CHASSIS, CLOGGING, COMBUSTION, COMBUSTION CHAMBER, COMBUSTION SYSTEM, COMBUSTION TAKES, COMBUSTION TEMPERATURES, COMBUSTION TIMING, COMPRESSED AIR, COMPRESSION IGNITION, CONCENTRATIONS, CORROSION, CRUSHING, DIESEL, DIESEL ENGINE, DIESEL ENGINES, DIESEL FUEL, DIESEL GENERATORS, DIESEL VEHICLES, DIESEL-ENGINE, DIRECT INJECTION, DIRTY FUEL, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, DRAINAGE, DRILLING, DUST, ELECTRIC HEATER, ELECTRIC HEATERS, ELECTRIC MOTORS, ENGINE EXHAUST PIPE, EXHAUST GASES, EXHAUST HEAT, EXHAUST MANIFOLD, EXHAUST PIPE, EXHAUST SYSTEM, EXHAUST TEMPERATURE, EXHAUST VALVE, EXHAUST VALVES, FEEDSTOCK, FILTERS, FILTRATION, FLUORESCENT LIGHTS, FOSSIL, FOSSIL FUEL, FUEL PUMP, FUEL QUALITY, FUEL TANKS, GASES, GASOLINE, GASOLINE ENGINE, GASOLINE ENGINES, GRADE, HEAT, HEAT EXCHANGE, HEAT EXCHANGER, HEAT EXCHANGERS, HEAT TRANSFER, HIGH PRESSURE, HIGH SPEEDS, HOT WATER, HYDROGEN, INJECTION NOZZLE, INJECTION PUMP, INJECTION SYSTEM, INJECTION SYSTEMS, INJECTION TIMING, INJECTOR NOZZLE, INJECTOR NOZZLES, INTERNAL COMBUSTION, INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, KEROSENE, LIQUID FUELS, LOW PRESSURE, LUBRICITY, MIST, MOISTURE CONTENT, OIL, OIL EXTRACTION, OIL LINE, OIL POWER, OIL PRODUCTION, OIL QUALITY, OIL TANK, OIL USE, OILS, OXIDATION, PARTICULATE, PARTICULATE MATTER, PARTICULATES, PETROL, PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM FUELS, PETROLEUM INDUSTRY, PETROLEUM MARKET, PHOSPHORUS, PIPES, PORTS, POTASSIUM, POWER, POWER CONSUMPTION, POWER GENERATION, POWER REQUIREMENT, POWER SYSTEMS, PRESSURE SYSTEMS, PUMPS, QUALITY FUEL, REACTOR VESSEL, REFINING, RESIDUAL OIL, RUST, SAFETY, SAND, SEDIMENT, SHIPS, SIEVING, SIGNS, SMOKE, SOLVENTS, SPARK IGNITION, SPARK PLUGS, SPEED, STEEL, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, TITRATION, TURBULENCE, UNBURNED FUEL, URBAN CENTERS, VEHICLE, VEHICLE ENGINES, VISCOSITY, WASTE, WATER CONTENT,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/298311468026936132/Pacific-Islands-Coconut-oil-power-generation-a-how-to-guide-for-small-stationery-engines https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27716
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