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Design And Implementation Of A Waste Vegetable Oil (Wvo) Fuel System With Temperature Controlled Heating For A 1985 Mercedes, Han Wu
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Waste vegetable oil (WVO) has been recognized as a clean and cheap fuel for diesel engines. However, WVO can only be used if it is heated to approximately 160 to 180 degree F, due to its high viscosity at lower temperatures. In this project, a fuel system was designed and built for a 1985 Mercedes 300SD diesel car to use either WVO or diesel. It uses both engine coolant and electric heating wires for heating WVO. A temperature-controlled switch is used to control the temperature of WVO entering the engine. The heating components were designed and simulated using Matlab, and …