A Study of Crude Oil Combustion in Diesel Engine

Abstract

While the use of raw crude oil for the driving a Diesel engine has been a subject of keen interest in view of a high economic advantage, it may entail a considerable degree of uncertainty and anxiety, that have remained unresolved, in regard to the combustibility and safety of crude oils. The use of crude oils in their raw state involves especially the danger of explosion due to leakages of inflammable gases in the engine room, and eventually, views have often been stated in certain quaters interested that crude oils will not be usable for such purposes. In this view, our company has, for some time, been conducting a series of researches concerning the pre-treatment of crude oils so that crude oils may be used directly to the driving Diesel engines after volatile matters involved are removed, and their flash point is raised over 65.5℃. This report relates the results of comparison in the combustibilities of raw crude oils and their pre-heated ones with those of A heavy oil and B heavy oil. In the experiments, Seria, Kuwait and Khafji crude oils were used.