Biodiesel and Fuel Compatibility for Diesel Generators

Many users may not be familiar with biodiesel Dingbo Power Generator Manufacturer explains that it refers to a renewable diesel fuel produced through transesterification using raw materials such as oil crops, aquatic plant oils, animal fats, and waste cooking oil.

It is understood that the Office of the Shanghai Food Safety Commission and other departments once collaborated with engine research centers to use biodiesel produced from waste cooking oil as an auxiliary energy source for diesel generator sets. In fact, research on this has been carried out since 2005. Studies have found that a blended fuel of 10% biodiesel and 90% petroleum diesel can be used in diesel generator set engines without any modifications. It has basically no impact on indicators such as the power, economy, and durability of the unit engine. However, since biodiesel contains oxygen, nitrogen oxide emissions increase, but "this change is barely noticeable".

Moreover, this blended fuel containing waste oil has been tested on 3 diesel generator sets and 50 diesel taxis, accumulating over 1,000 hours of operation, and no significant impact on diesel generator sets has been found so far.

However, experts say that due to the fact that the performance of biodiesel is not particularly stable at this stage and its added value is low, it cannot be fully used in diesel generator sets. Therefore, it is not recommended to use biodiesel in diesel generator sets. It is more appropriate for everyone to normally purchase suitable diesel as energy.

In addition to the above questions that everyone is confused about, many users are also consulting about whether gasoline and diesel can be mixed when selecting fuel energy for diesel generator sets. Dingbo Power Generator Manufacturer can clearly tell everyone that they cannot be mixed. The reasons are as follows:

Although gasoline engines and diesel engines both work under high temperature, high pressure, high speed, and high load conditions, there are still significant differences between them. The compression ratio of diesel engines is more than twice that of gasoline engines. The high temperature and high pressure are much greater than those of gasoline engines, and different materials are used in some parts. For example, the main bearings and connecting rod bearings of gasoline engines can use soft materials, while diesel engines require high-performance materials such as copper-lead alloys or lead-bronze for bearings. For this reason, in the refining process of diesel engine oil, it is necessary to add more corrosion inhibitors to form a protective film on the bearing surface, reduce bearing corrosion, and improve its wear resistance. And gasoline engine oil has different additives. If used in diesel engines, these acidic gases will cause deterioration and failure quickly due to corrosion, so diesel generator set oil cannot be mixed with gasoline engine oil.

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