SUBSTITUTION OF THE OIL DIESEL BY ALTERNATIVE FUELS IN THE GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY / SUBSTITUIÇÃO DO ÓLEO DIESEL POR COMBUSTÍVEL ALTERNATIVO NA GERAÇÃO DE ENERGIA ELÉTRICA

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2007

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This study was carried out aiming the performance assessment of a power generation set using a renewable fuel, the crude palm oil. It was investigated, in laboratory, the performance of a diesel generating set of 3 kVA, supplying power to a load composed of 16 light bulbs of 150kW. The performance of the engine was evaluated with the use of the crude palm oil, having as reference the performance of the same generating set using the diesel oil. Given the high viscosity of the chosen fuel, its preheating was necessary so that this property was similar to the diesel oil.The emissions of pollutants of the engine using the vegetal oil were less than that with the engine using diesel oil. However, the specific fuel consumption of the engine using crude palm oil was greater that the specific fuel consumption using the oil diesel. Moreover, the average power generated with palm oil was equal to the power generated with diesel oil. The performance of the engine was evaluated with the use of the palm oil, having as reference the performance of the same generating group using the diesel oil. The results indicate that it is possible to substitute the diesel oil by the renewable oil.

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oleo diesel geracao de energia motor diesel diesel engine energy geration diesel oil biofuel biocombustivel oleo de dende palm oil

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