To use a viscous hydrocarbon as a diesel engine fuel despite having been unsuitable for such an application, by making the viscous hydrocarbon into an oil-in-water type emulsion which is, in turn, converted to a water-in-oil type one, atomized, and then combusted in a diesel engine.
(A) An oil-in-water type emulsion containing (A1) ≥200ppm of a nonionic surfactant ≥10 in ethylene oxide content and composed of (A2) a viscous hydrocarbon ≤16 API in API specific gravity and ≥100cps in viscosity at 122°F and (A3) water in the weight ratio of (60:40) to (90:10) is heated to e.g. ≥90°C and subjected to an agitation energy (e.g. ≥6×106J/m3) to convert the component A to (B) a water-in-oil type emulsion ≤4μm in average water droplet size and ≤10μm in the maximum water droplet size. Next, the component B is atomized and then combusted in a diesel engine.
GUSUTABO EE NUNESU
TSURIO KORUMENARESU
MANUERU CHIRINOSU
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JPS5344168A | 1978-04-20 |