[Gasification] WET ETHANOL IN DIESEL ENGINES

[Greg and April]

Who said you need to reshape the chamber to prevent detonation???

BTE?    Sorry, would you clarify that ?    I just woke up and can't figure 
out what it is.

Greg H.

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> If one is going to convert a diesel engine to run well on methanol or 
> ethanol most likely(always?) the combustion chamber shape needs to be 
> changed to prevent detonation.
>
> FWIW, an engine running on methanol will have a better bte over the entire 
> rpm range than a diesel engine will.
>
> Martin
>
>>As to how this even applies to the diesel engines ( that we were talking
>>about ) is beyond me - especially since there is no diesel data.
>>
>>
>>Greg H.
>
>
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