Thanks for the input. I wanted to show concern, but not discouragement. I think Mark is asking a really good question.
A mixture of biofuels would effect dependance on one or the other and I think it would be a great achievement to develop a cost effective way to pull this off. Mike --- "Pannir P.V" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Micheal > > Several research have been carried out to mix > Ethanol/Diesel , > but not yet come well come to comercial scale. See > the previous post > here in this group to make microemulsion of ethanol > and additives > which need to be pure , not hydrated. > With suitable additives which are very effective > had been known > , but are very costlier and biodeisel can be > an additive to make > possible the use ethanol to increase cetane > number as reported in > some patents , but only upto maximium 10 porcent. > > Several useful links can be seen in the old list > of our group here > as follows. > > Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > > sd > Pannirselvam P.V > Brasil > > > On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 05:18:25 -0800 (PST), Michael > Redler > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm by no stretch of the imagination, am expert. > But, > > I'd imagine that you might run into trouble as the > > alcohol brings the cetane value down, effecting > > combustion. > > > > Can sombody offer some feedback on this? Maybe (I > > hope) it's not a serious concern. > > > > MikeR > > > > --- "Thompson, Mark L. (PNB R&D)" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi All > > > > > > I was looking at the feasibility of adding a > hybrid > > > Ethanol injection > > > system to > > > An old Diesel VW rabbit. > > > > > > Does anyone know how much Ethanol added to an > > > unmodified Diesel engine > > > and run properly ? > > > > > > I was considering a CSI injection system into > the > > > manifold just before > > > the intake valves. > > > These are readily available at the auto Wreakers > and > > > easily > > > controllable. > > > I can lower the compression ratio a bit if it > would > > > allow higher > > > Ethanol/Diesel ratios but run on pure Diesel. > > > > > > The thought was to have the engine run on Diesel > at > > > start and idle then > > > increase the > > > Ethanol/Diesel mixture when the RPMs and power > is > > > high. > > > > > > Thanks > > > M > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Biofuel mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel > > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > > > > Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net > (searchable): > > > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Biofuel mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > > Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > > > > > -- > Pagandai V Pannirselvam > Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN > Departamento de Engenharia Química - DEQ > Centro de Tecnologia - CT > Programa de Pós Graduação em Engenharia Química - > PPGEQ > Grupo de Pesquisa em Engenharia de Custos - GPEC > > Av. Senador Salgado Filho, Campus Universitário > CEP 59.072-970 , Natal/RN - Brasil > > Residence : > Av Odilon gome de lima, 2951, > Q6/Bl.G/Apt 102 > Capim Macio > EP 59.078-400 , Natal/RN - Brasil > > Telefone(fax) ( 84 ) 215-3770 Ramal20 > 2171557 > Telefone(fax) ( 84 ) 215-3770 Ramal20 > 2171557 > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
