EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF A TRACTOR DIESEL ENGINE WORKING ON ETHANOL AND RAPESEED OIL

Annotation
The article presents the results of experimental studies on improving the environmental
performance of tractor diesel exhaust gases by using ethanol and rapeseed oil as fuel. The authors
obtained important information about the content of toxic components in exhaust gases (nitrogen
oxides (NOx), total hydrocarbons (СНx), carbon monoxide (CO) and dioxide (CO2), soot (C)) depending on changes in load and crankshaft speed. At the same time, the authors established
the dependence of the influence of the operating modes of the tractor power plant
on the characteristics of environmental indicators, and they determined their numerical values.
The presented experimental studies clearly demonstrate the possibility of using ethanol and rapeseed
oil as the promising alternative fuel to reduce the exhaust gases toxicity and smokiness.

Keywords: power plant, ethanol, rapeseed oil, toxicity, exhaust gases, nitrogen
oxides, total hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, soot, smokiness