The article analyzes the influence of temperature of selected rapeseed fuel mixtures on their physicochemical properties. The research methodology is described, the results are presented graphically, and an analysis of the possibilities of adapting the considered fuels for powering compression-ignition piston internal combustion engines is performed.The issue of using vegetable fuels is not new – the first internal combustion engines were powered by such fuels. Due to cheap and easily available crude oil, biofuels were displaced by petroleum-based fuels. It was only the energy crisis of the 1970s, which showed the possibility of a serious reduction in the extraction of fossil fuels, as well as increasing ecological awareness, that forced fuel producers to intensify research work on the introduction of alternative fuels. Despite this, the use of biofuels in piston engines is still associated with many difficulties.
These include political as well as economic and social issues. In addition to the above-mentioned aspects, ecological issues and broadly understood technical issues are also of significant importance. (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine