New Fuels & their Impact on IC Engines & Turbine Operation
BIOMOT-EN-P
Who should attend?
This course provides a deeper knowledge on issues raised by the use of the new fuels planned for the near or further future: biofuels, gaseous fuels, synthetic fuels, alternative jet fuels.
Public :
Engineers and technical staff involved in motor fuel quality management in relation to engine technologies.
Level :Knowledge
Course Content
Fuels structure & main properties
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Duration : 0.5 Day
Groups of hydrocarbons, alcohols, ethers, fatty acid esters.
Fuels required properties for engine operation
Heat value, specific energy.
Volatility: vapor pressure, distillation.
Combustion: octane rating and cetane rating.
Cold flow properties: cloud point, CFPP, pour point.
Lubricating properties.
Viscosity.
Sulfur content.
Stability, corrosion.
Gasoline and Diesel fuel structures from oil bases. Specifications.
Synthetic fuels: GTL, BTL, CTL
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Duration : 0.25 Day
Processes to get such fuels.
Economic and environmental impacts.
Biofuels
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Duration : 1 Day
Situation and stakes
Biofuels policies in the world: Brazil, United States and Europe situations.
Biofuels production chains, well-to-wheel ecobalance, available resources.
Spark Ignited engine biofuels
Production chains.
Ethanol and ETBE characteristics.
Potential and difficulties linked to the use of gasoline-alcohol mixtures: octane rating, latent heat of evaporation, water tolerance, volatility, corrosion, pollutant emissions, lubrication.
Flex-fuel engines: difficulties linked to the use of ethanol high rated fuels, technical solutions.
Second generation ethanol.
Biofuels for Diesel engines
Use of direct vegetable oils (DVO) on Diesel engines: principles and limits. Fatty acid esters characteristics and impacts on the engine operating: solubility, “sulfur free”, lubricating properties, emissions, washing power, dilution, cetane rating, cold engine behavior, heating value.
Storage stability, oxidation stability.
"Biohydrocarbons” (hydrotreated oils): production modes, characteristics.
Main certified (or in certification process) production ways: DVO hydrotreatment, synthetic biofuels, biological processes.
Impact on logistics, aeroplanes and aeronautic turbines.
Other alternative fuels
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Duration : 0.25 Day
Synthesis alternative fuels: GTL, BTL, Methanol (production processes).
Economical and environment impact.
Gaseous fuels: GPL-C, NGV (Natural Gas Vehicle), DME, hydrogen
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Duration : 0.25 Day
Origins and resources of these fuels.
Impact of new fuels on ic engines & turbines operation
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Duration : 1 Day
Impact of partial or full use of new fuels on performances, polluting emissions and on-board storage.
Case study and adaptation:
Road transportation engines: passenger cars and trucks.
Industrial and stationary engines.
Marine engines.
Stationary turbines.
Aero turbines.
Learning Objectives
Attendees will be able to implement the following skills:
Understand the economical and environmental context of biofuels developments,
Know the main characteristics of these fuels,
Understand their impact on IC engines and turbine operation.
Ways & Means
Full up-to-date training by a worldwide fuel expert and industry experts.
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Coordinator :IFP Training instructors, with expertise in the field and trained in modern teaching methods adapted to the specific needs of learners from the professional world.
To French entities : IFP Training is referenced to DataDock ; you may contact your OPCO about potential funding.
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