From: Darrell Ramsell (daram@comcast.net)
Date: Mon Aug 29 2005 - 15:22:48 PDT
For storage purposes is it better to keep used cooking oil in plastic or
metal containers or does it matter.
Darrell
----- Original Message -----
From: "noel shelley" <noel@shelley1722.freeserve.co.uk>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 4:00 AM
Subject: [MV] DIESELS ---OTHER FUELS
> Henry stated !
> I would respectfully disagree......
> Diesel engines can run on propane or natural gas, or a myriad of other
> combustible products. They were even run on coal dust at a time when first
> invented!
>
> Question .
> If the engine is using the compression ignition principle, and the fuel is
> drawn in with the air , then surely the point of ignition is dependent on
> the temperature of the incoming air ?
>
> Without getting into a long discussion , any reciprocating internal
> combustion engine will run on a variety of fuel types , depending on the
> modifications !
> Whilst carrying out work at the Perkins factory , I spotted what looked
> like
> 4-236 diesels WITH SPARKING PLUGS , enquires revealed these engines were
> for
> the oil industry , to burn waste gas ! In an idle moment one day I ran a
> Ford 4000 tractor on acetylene in the workshop ! I`ve got home on several
> occasions burning gasoline/engine oil in a diesel or kerosene in an old MG
> instead of gas ! Though not ideal or the most efferent way to burn fuel
> they
> all worked WITHOUT modification !
> Never mind about coal dust , the first internal combustion engine used
> GUNPOWDER , the problem was {amongst many } getting the second charge in
> quick !
> For those of you who want to know more on this subject I recommend
> INTERNAL FIRE , by Lyle Cummins , followed by DIESELS ENGINE , same
> author
> !
> For you gas engine fans , one commonly held misconception is that the fuel
> explodes on ignition ! If indeed it does explode then you have a serious
> problem that will quickly destroy your engine ! Action should be taken to
> prevent this happening ! This phenomenon is known as
> detonation , a sharp rattle in the engine often on acceleration ! Usually
> caused by poor ignition timing , low octane fuel , a
> high compression ratio or the need for decarbonising !
> In designing a gas engine much time is spent in avoiding detonation by
> the shape of the combustion chamber /piston crown , position of the spark
> plug , compression ratio and ignition timing to suit the octane rating of
> the fuel to be used ! when all of this is right the fuel will BURN RAPIDLY
> but NOT explode !
> On the other hand the noise/rattle of a diesel is the detonation of the
> fuel
> in an engine designed for this type of combustion !
>
> May be of interest to some Noel
>
>
>
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