Project Details
Project Description
This short-term work aims to achieve the following objectives:
• To investigate the performance of a diesel engine in terms of power production and emissions subject to
a. Maximum blend percentage achievable with distilled tyre oil
b. Maximum blend percentage achievable with plastic oil
• To investigate the performance of the diesel engine with the best blend percentage for a continuous 4 hours run for soot measurements
• To investigate the performance of a diesel engine in terms of power production and emissions subject to
a. Maximum blend percentage achievable with distilled tyre oil
b. Maximum blend percentage achievable with plastic oil
• To investigate the performance of the diesel engine with the best blend percentage for a continuous 4 hours run for soot measurements
| Short title | Tests using waste plastics |
|---|---|
| Status | Finished |
| Effective start/end date | 11/08/21 → 17/11/21 |
Equipment
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Centre for Electron Microscopy (MCEM)
Flame Sorrell (Manager) & Peter Miller (Manager)
Office of the Vice-Provost (Research and Research Infrastructure)Facility/equipment: Facility