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Enertech Labs, Inc.
June 2007 Newsletter
Energy Technology
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June 20, 2007
- Vol 2, Issue 6
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The
above image is an actual x-ray photo of the supersonic shockwave created as
fuel is being injected by a high pressure fuel injector.
Welcome to Enertech Labs Newsletter
Number 16.
This month we will discuss Biodiesel -
What you
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 Biodiesel is referred to as a diesel equivalent. It
has been used in various forms as a fuel for diesel engines from the very
beginning. The first engine designed and built by Rudolph Diesel was run on
peanut oil. Biodiesel is defined as alkyl esters made from the
transesterification of vegetable oils or animal fats. Transesterification
refers to the process used to remove the Glycerin from the base plant or
animal oils.
Properly
transesterified, dried, and filtered biodiesel can with some moderate
changes be successfully used to fuel diesel engines and as burner fuel.
Biodiesel however is not
diesel fuel; it is chemically very
different from petroleum derived fuels. These differences
require the user to educate themselves and to make certain changes in order
to successfully use it. Biodiesel is an organic based product; it will
deteriorate much more quickly...
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 #2 Diesel Fuel (ULSD, LSD, HSD) contains a significant amount
of paraffin wax. On the positive side this wax contains a lot of energy
(Btu's) and adds viscosity and lubricity to diesel fuels. The downside of paraffin
wax is that it causes cold weather problems for users. As the fuel gets
colder the wax crystals that exist in all diesel fuels grow in size until
they become visible (cloud point (CP)), as it continues to get colder they
begin to interfere with each other and inhibit the movement of the fuel (cold
filter plug point (CFPP)), and finally they grow together turning into a
semi-solid (pour point (PP)).
#1 Diesel, Kerosene,
and Jet Fuel are lighter versions of regular diesel, having a different
boiling point and much less paraffin wax. There is a lot of misunderstanding
about Winter Blended Diesel Fuel, what it is, and what it can do. You can
improve the cold weather characteristics of diesel fuel ...
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Article Click Here...
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 Once upon a time diesel engines were relatively simple pieces
of big heavy, hard to break iron. You could put almost anything from kerosene
to heating oil in them and they would run, maybe not well, but they would
run. Diesel fuel was considered a residual fuel, something left over from
making the good stuff (gasoline). It was not supposed to be a good fuel; it
was supposed to be a cheap fuel.
Even if this fairy
tale was ever true (it actually was not), those days are long, long gone.
Diesel engines today are as sophisticated as those found in the worlds
fastest Formula One race cars. These engines can have fuel system pressures
of up to 35,000 psi and injector machining tolerances of 2 microns or less.
Fuel filters that used filter down to 30 or 10 microns, now regularly filter
down to 7, 5, and even 2 microns. The new Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) that
is now on the market is derived using various Catalytic Cracking refining
processes...
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Here ...
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 As of June 1st, 2007 refiners and distributors of Non-
Road or Off-Highway Diesel, which is designated NRLM will be required by the
US EPA to dramatically reduce the sulfur content in these fuels. Diesel Fuel
which is used for agricultural, power generation, construction, locomotives,
and marine will go from High Sulfur (HSD or S-5000) to Low Sulfur (LSD or
S500). This fuel will be more expensive, have far less lubricity (the ability
of the fuel to lubricate pumps and injectors), will hold a higher percentage
of dissolved water, will have less thermal and oxidative stability, and will
cause more repair/maintenance problems for the end user.
There are further
compounding problems for distributors and end users of these fuels. First we
need to understand how the law and regulations have been written by the EPA
and ASTM regarding sulfur content in fuels. In all cases regarding these
fuels the regulations regarding sulfur content are written to limit the
maximum amount of sulfur in each category. A High Sulfur Diesel (HSD, S5000)
is limited to a maximum of 5000 ppm of sulfur. A Low Sulfur Diesel (LSD S-
5000) is limited to a maximum of 500 ppm of sulfur. An Ultra Low Sulfur
Diesel Fuel (ULSD S-15) is limited a maximum...
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finish this article
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 Complete Fuel Treatment is the all season, year round product
for treating the New Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel, as well as the older Low Sulfur
and High Sulfur Fuels. Complete Fuel Treatment has been extensively tested
and proven safe in ALL
diesel engines with ALL
makes and models of catalytic particulate traps, diesel particulate filters,
and all current emissions control sensors and devices.
Complete Fuel
Treatment provides superior cold weather anti-gel protection, lubricity that
exceeds all OEM requirements, fuel injector cleaning to meet or exceed the
Cummins L-10 spec, corrosion inhibition exceeding the Cummins N-14 spec,
water dispersion, significant Cetane improvement, improves both oxidative and
thermal stability, cleans existing deposits and prevents the formation of new
ones. With the EPA mandated changes in fuels, the new emissions devices,
redesigned engines, you need to protect your investment. Off-Road and
agricultural equipment both new and those with older engines are at risk due to
the EPA mandated fuel changes in Off-Road fuel. The forced change from High
Sulfur to Low Sulfur is bad enough, however when combined with market forces
that will force most if not all customers to ULSD the problems with low
Lubricity, seal and gasket shrinkage, hard starting, lower viscosity will
cause many significant and expensive problems for equipment operators.
Complete Fuel Treatment has a proven ability to reduce or eliminate these and
many other fuel problems.
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You
can now go to the Enertech Labs, Inc. website at: http://www.enertechlabs.com
and find and read all of our newsletters from the beginning.
Go to the above website, click on: Newsletters, and then pick the one you
want read.
Remember
that each article continues when you click on the link at the bottom of
article.
You can also find the individual articles in the : Technical Articles section
of the Enertech website.
We look forward to your comments and suggestions for new articles.
To get more
information, click here...
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Changes are happening every day. Government
regulations, new fuels, new oils, new coolants, new engines, new emissions
technologies, and even completely new vehicles.
Enertech Labs is your source for the information and your partner in
developing and implementing solutions.
Contact Enertech or one of our distributors today to get the products you
need to have your operation run safely, successfully, and cost effectively.
William Richards
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