Open AccessReducing CO2 emissions from tractor engines by using the diesel fuel and rapeseed oil blend
Author(s) -
Gelu Coman,
Salvadore Mugurel Burciu,
M. Lupchian
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/595/1/012037
Subject(s) - diesel fuel , rapeseed , tractor , idle , environmental science , greenhouse gas , automotive engineering , fuel oil , diesel engine , reduction (mathematics) , winter diesel fuel , waste management , biofuel , engineering , computer science , diesel cycle , agronomy , internal combustion engine , mathematics , petrol engine , ecology , geometry , biology , operating system
The paper presents the results of some experimental research that led to the conclusion that diesel engines that fit agricultural tractors can reduce CO 2 emissions by using a fuel oil mixture made up of 50% diesel and 50% refined rapeseed oil. Following the experimental determinations made and presented in the paper, both in load and idle operation, using a fuel mixture consisting of diesel and rapeseed oil, a reduction of up to 25% of CO 2 emissions was obtained. Such a reduction in CO 2 emissions is important because this gas belongs to the greenhouse effect category, and at the moment, a large number of U650 tractors are still being used in agriculture.