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Christ · 11-05-2009, 03:42 PM

Ok, so there have been cases where people have homogenously mixed water and oil-based fuels. It's called emulsification. I have a diesel handbook from Adele's (sp?) that shows that some low-speed diesel engines have been run on up to 25% water in emulsion with low-grade diesel oils, and those engines displayed cooler running temperatures and similar power with less fuel consumption. Keep in mind that low-speed diesel engines typically don't exceed 200 RPM.

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Christ Moderate your Moderation. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troy, Pa. Posts: 8,919 Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi 90 day: 45.22 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,369 Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts	Ok, so there have been cases where people have homogenously mixed water and oil-based fuels. It's called emulsification. I have a diesel handbook from Adele's (sp?) that shows that some low-speed diesel engines have been run on up to 25% water in emulsion with low-grade diesel oils, and those engines displayed cooler running temperatures and similar power with less fuel consumption. Keep in mind that low-speed diesel engines typically don't exceed 200 RPM. __________________ "¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"