Encontro de Energia no Meio Rural
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Abstract

PEREZ, Edgar Paz, CARVALHO JR., João Andrade de and CARROCCI, Luiz Roberto. Substituição do óleo diesel por álcool etílico hidratado na queima direta, uma comparação. In Proceedings of the 6. Encontro de Energia no Meio Rural, 2006, Campinas (SP, Brazil) [online]. 2006 [cited 19 April 2024]. Available from: <http://www.proceedings.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=MSC0000000022006000200042&lng=en&nrm=iso> .

This article presents a study of the substitution of diesel fuel by ethyl alcohol in direct burning. The investigation is concentrated in the physical-chemical properties of the fuels, the combustion thermodynamics, the atomization, and the pollutants formation. Results show that hydrated ethyl alcohol can be an attractive alternative for diesel fuel, mainly by the benefits in the combustion process and the pollutants formation. Nevertheless, care must be taken in the substitution to prevent losses by evaporation, fire risks and material damage by corrosion.

Keywords : Álcool etílico; óleo diesel; bio-combustível; combustão; combustíveis.