Pacific Islands Coconut Oil Power Generation : A How-To Guide for Small Stationary Engines

Pacific Islands Coconut Oil Power Generation : A How-To Guide for Small Stationary Engines

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 wi...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2017
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 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27716

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Summary:	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.