Alternative Diesel Fuel.

Most people when they think of military trucks, they tend to think of the classic 6x6 cargo truck. These trucks, formally known by the designation M35A2, were powered by brands like Continental Motor Company, Hercules, or White Motor Company. The 7.8 liter LDT 465 inline 6 while turbocharged would produce 134 bhp and 330 pound-feet of torque. These engine were unique though in the respect that they were multifuel engines. If no diesel was around, a wide variety of fuels could be used like aviation fuel, vegetable oil, animal fat, gasoline, and kerosene. The fuels like gasoline and aviation fuel would be required to be mixed with a higher viscosity petroleum product like motor oil to lube the injector pump. If not the pump would fail leaving the truck stranded. This technology is still in use today, but to run biodiesel. The appeal of biodiesel is that it is biodegradable and it is classified as a renewable resource. Bio diesel does have it drawbacks though. It does not solve the problem of air pollution, but it does present a possible solution to ending the use of gasoline. Many biodiesels have been tested in recent years. Some are more promising than others. Palonga biodiesel showed a reduction in smoke of 35% compared to baseline diesel. Other tests have been preformed in 10, 20, and 30 percent blends of normal diesel and biodiesel to get lower emissions and more peak torque. The blends are not 100 percent renewable sadly. I believe with time the technology will develop to remove almost all of the bi-products of using biodiesel. The overarching issue is the prodcution of the necessary raw material to be refined into biodiesel. While this is a concern, I forsee the amount of raw material issue will be overcome. 


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  1. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2019 at 11:12 AM

    Yes, I also agree that these sound like great ideas, but it is almost a double edged sword, in the respect that the regular diesels give off bad emissions but if we are trying to find alternatives it could be an issue finding the materials to make the alternatives.

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