Performance of a Power Generator System Using Crude Plant Oil Blend with Diesel Fuel

Under the variation of crude oil price and the impact of greenhouse effect, it is urgent to find a potential alternative fuel. Among these alternative fuels, non edible plant oils are the most potential ones, because they don-t have the problem of food and cropland competitions. Among the non-edible plant oils, Jatropha oil is the most potential one. Jatropha oil is non-eatable oil and has good oil quality and low temperature performance. It has potential to become one of the most competitive biomass crude oils. The crude plant oil will be blended with diesel fuel to be tested in a power generator. The international collaboration between Taiwan and Indonesia on the production of Jatropha in Indonesia will also be presented in this study.

Authors:

• Tsair-Wang Chung
• Kuan-Ting Liu
• Mai-Tzu Chen

Keywords:

• Jatropha
• plant oil
• oil blend
• diesel
• power generator.

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