Re: GAS-L: Water Injection and reducing NOx

[Keith Addison <keith@journeytoforever.org>]

"Gary" <gary@privacy.nu> wrote:

>hi guys,
>
>i have an old book (1980) on alcohol fuels which has a mention on water
>injection then goes on for about a half chapter on injecting ethanol or
>ethanol/water into ic engines, including diesel engines. the author mentions
>that a tractor he experimented with which produced 125 horspower using 8 1/2
>gallons of diesel per hour produced the same horspower using a 50/50 mixture
>of ethanol/water injected into the intake, and consumed only 6 gallons of
>diesel and 2 gallons of 50% alcohol water mixture per hour. saving 6% in
>total fuel use and 30% diesel fuel.
>
>he also said that contrary to most "expert" opinion that diesel engines can
>be run on pure alcohol with just adjustment of the metering pump, the only
>problem being the lubrication of the injectors. this can be solved by the
>mixture of 5-20% vegetable oil to the alcohol , however both the alcohol and
>the oil must be anhydrous as they won't mix in the presence of water.
>
>so, could a diesel be run on producer gas and alcohol without going to spark
>ignition, maybe? at least its one more possibility to consider.
>
>gary

Hi Gary

That has to be "The Manual for the Home and Farm Production of 
Alcohol Fuel", by S.W. Mathewson. If so, the full text is online at 
the Journey to Forever Biofuels Library:
http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library.html

Best wishes

Keith Addison


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