BioMatNet Item: FAIR-CT95-0627 - Advanced Combustion Research for Energy from Vegetable Oils (ACREVO)

FAIR-CT95-0627
Advanced Combustion Research for Energy from Vegetable Oils (ACREVO)

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Enviromental Aspects : FAIR Area 1.1 - Biomass and Bioenergy Chain : Liquid Biofuels and Biogas : Thermochemical Conversion : Vegetable Oil/Fat

	Type of Project	Shared Cost
	Contract No	FAIR-CT95-0627
	Total Cost	1,629,828 ECU
	EC Contribution	1,199,828 ECU
	Start Date	01/01/96
	Duration	24 Months

Advanced Combustion Research for Energy from Vegetable Oils (ACREVO)

Objectives

The objective of the ACREVO project is to investigate and improve the combustion performances of vegetable oils as liquid biofuels for diesel engines and furnaces for local power generation and transport.

Technical Approach

The project primarily deals with pure vegetable oils as renewable energy sources. A typical vegetable oil investigated is the rapeseed oil. However, the experimental facilities and the analytical and numerical analyses developed are generic, so that the investigations are extended to various vegetable oils, to esters obtained from vegetable oils, to vegetable oil / alcohol blends, as well as diesel fuel or domestic fuel / esters blends.

Expected Results

The expected results from the R&D tasks developed in the ACREVO project are grouped into three main headings:

Physical and chemical characterisation of vegetable oils as biofuels

Analytical and physical characterisation of vegetable oils
Chemical kinetic characterisation of vegetable oils
Characterisation of the pyrolysis and soot formation tendency of vegetable oils

Characterisation of the atomisation and combustion of vegetable oils under controlled conditions

Characterisation of Atomisation characteristics of vegetable oils
Characterisation of burning characteristics of vegetable oil droplets
Characterisation of the pyrolysis and combustion of vegetable oil
Characterisation of soot formation in laminar prevaporised vegetable oil flames
Characterisation of soot formation in turbulent prevaporised vegetable oil flames

Characterisation of global energetic and environmental performances of diesel engines and furnaces fuelled with vegetable oils

Analysis of vegetable oil spray combustion in furnaces
Analysis of vegetable oil fuelled diesel engine performances
Development and characterisation of injection systems fuelled by vegetable oils

Applications

The ultimate goal of the ACREVO project is the analysis and prediction of the global energetic and environmental performances of diesel engines and furnaces fuelled with vegetable oils, their derivatives and blends.

Engine test bench with diesel engine MWM TD226B-3 and eddy-current
brake for running on vegetable fuels and for studies on the modification of
the injection system

100 kW pilot plant of the IRC for studies on the atomisation and
combustion characteristics of rapeseed oil

Contacts

Coordinator

DR. I GÖKALP / C.N.R.S. LAB. DE COMBUSTION ET SYSTEMES REACTIF / FRANCE

Participant