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Straight Vegetable Oil (SVO)

Straight Vegetable Oil (SVO). Jeremy Mineau. Rudolf Diesel. Showed the first Diesel Engine at the World Exhibition in 1990 Ran on peanut oil - a resource that was plentiful at the time When petroleum became abundant, engines were modified to use this new resource. The Basic Problem.

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Straight Vegetable Oil (SVO)

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  1. Straight Vegetable Oil (SVO) Jeremy Mineau

  2. Rudolf Diesel • Showed the first Diesel Engine at the World Exhibition in 1990 • Ran on peanut oil - a resource that was plentiful at the time • When petroleum became abundant, engines were modified to use this new resource

  3. The Basic Problem

  4. Modify the fuel Minimal startup cost No secondary fuel necessary Making your own for cheap Modify the engine Significant startup cost Secondary fuel usually necessary Free* to collect your own Biodiesel v.s. SVO

  5. Restaurants must dispose of their used vegetable oil Often collected by a rendering company that uses the oil in animal feed or other industrial products Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO)

  6. Filtration for particulate removal Heating and settling for water removal Pre-Filtering

  7. The Vegie-Car

  8. Radiator Setup FPHE Veg IP 3 Filters Diesel Batt. 3 Combined fuel return

  9. Costs • Flat plate heat exchanger $100 • Filter $90 • 3-way solenoid valve $150 • Dash switch $10 • Second tank $10 • Oil temperature gauge $25 • Electric injection line heaters $25 • Misc. hoses, clamps, fittings $100 • Pre-filtration setup $75 • Vegetable oil FREE • TOTAL $585

  10. Benefits • (5000mi/yr) / (25mi/gal) = 200gal/yr • (200gal/yr) * (4.20$/gal) = 840$/yr • (585$) / (840$/yr) = 0.7yr • The conversion pays for itself in about 8 months!

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