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964–970 G. Birzietis,, V. Pirs, I. Dukulis and M. Gailis,
Effect of commercial diesel fuel and hydrotreated vegetable oil blend on automobile performance
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Effect of commercial diesel fuel and hydrotreated vegetable oil blend on automobile performance

G. Birzietis¹,*, V. Pirs¹, I. Dukulis¹ and M. Gailis¹,²

¹ Latvia University of Agriculture, Faculty of Engineering, Motor Vehicle institute, 5 J. Cakstes boulv., LV-3001 Jelgava, Latvia
² Riga Technical University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Transport and Aeronautics, Department of Automotive Engineering, Viskalu 36, LV-1006 Riga, Latvia
*Correspondence: gints.birzietis@llu.lv

Abstract:

The new fuel ‘Pro Diesel’ that contains hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) was recently introduced in Baltic market. It raised some interest on performance of the new fuel among fleet and individual consumers. The authors evaluated and compared performance of modern M1 class automobile, using regular fossil diesel fuel and Pro Diesel fuel.
Torque, power and fuel consumption of the vehicle have been evaluated on chassis dynamometer, in steady state and driving cycle mode.
Depending on test conditions, engine power and torque was increased up to 2%, and fuel consumption reduced up to 3.9%, when diesel fuel/ HVO blend was used.

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