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according to agricultural
engineers at Penn State
Such alcohol, as com
monly distilled, will always
contain at least 5 per cent
water and probably more,
says Kermit Q Stephenson
of the agricultural
engineering faculty The
alcohol and water separate
from the gasoline, resulting
in irregular engme per
formance and stalling,
Stephenson claimed The
result is what chemists call
“phase separation ”
The water can also
damage engines by creating
rust and corrosion with time
Stephenson and associates
experienced “phase
separation” when using
gasoline with 190 and 180
proof ethanol, five per cent
and 10 per cent water
respectively.
“Ethanol with five per
cent or more water will
require modifications in fuel
Stillwagen
SCHNECKSVILLE -
Frederic H. Stillwagen,
vocational agriculture
teacher in the Lehigh Co. Vo-
Tech school at
Schnecksville, has been
named the state winner of
the 1980 National Vocation
al Agricultural Teachers’
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Agriculture” award for
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with regular gasoline
system such as separate fuel
supplies and higher than
normal intake manifold
temperatures,” Stephenson
stated
“In addition, fuel con
sumption can be expected to
increase as the heat content
of the mixture decreases and
water content of the ethanol
increases,” he added
Thermal efficiency, an
engine’s ability to convert
heat content of the fuel to
useful mechanical output,
tends to increase slightly
with increased proportions
of ethanol, the experiments
found However, thermal
efficiency decreased with
increased proportions of
water in ethanol-gasoline
blends
Stephenson and Garthe
tested alcohol fuel blends in
a small, single-cylinder, air
cooled gasoline engine.
Ethyl alcohol was used m
vanuUo ir.u.o ,
wins “Sound Off for Agriculture”
Agricultural Teachers’
Association, Alexandria,
Virginia, recognizes
vocational agriculture
teachers who promote
agriculture to the non-farm
community via public
relations activities and
publicity throughout the
year, plus activities con
ducted in conjunction with
American Agriculture Day
“Agriculture Day was
conceived by those who
recognized a need for better
facts about agriculture
among urban consumers. It
provided an opportiimtv tn
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as well as straight ethanol,
and with five and 10 per cent
water content
The engine operated
satisfactorily with water
free ethanol at 25 to 50 per
cent by volume mixtures
with both regular and
unleaded gasoline. However,
starting difficulties occurred
with higher percentages of
ethanol, at room tem
perature, when the engine
was cold
The Penn Staters report
that blending of nine parts
unleaded gasolme to one
part water-free ethanol
works fine as “gasohol.” No
engme modifications are
needed to burn “gasohol,”
research at Penn State and
elsewhere found
“The cost of alcohol is
related to its water content,”
Stephenson commented,
“since removal of water by
distallation is an extra
tell how ranchers, farmers,
and growers contribute to
America’s strength and well
being. “Agriculture Day”
has become a national event.
The vocational agriculture
teacher was selected as a
vital local link m promotmg
the national recognition day
for agriculture. They
promote agriculture in the
local school and community
through various classroom
and FFA programs, ac
tivities and contests.
A criteria to winning the
“Sound Off For Agriculture”
award is that the program
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process using considerable
energy.”
“Water tolerance and
engine modifications needed
for satisfactory per
formance will determine the
degree of refinement, and
cost, for fuel-grade alcohol,”
he affirmed.
The engme used in the
experiments was mounted
for stationary tests. It was
coupled to a calibrated,
magnetic-particle brake
dynamometer for loading
(simulated pulling) pur
poses All tests were con
ducted indoors at room
temperature Atmospheric
conditions were recorded for
standardizing the results.
Stephenson pointed out
that renewable sources of
alcohol fuels are important
to agriculture, both from the
standpoint of producing the
raw material and the end use
in trucks, tractors, and
combines
must include activities
conducted within a week of
“Agriculture Day.” It must
be directed to the urban
people within the com
munity, not those m the
agricultural populace.
The “Sound Off For
Agriculture” award ap
plication of state winners,
including Stillwagen’s entry,
will be evaluated by special
NVATA Selection Com
mittees June 15 Six regional
winners will be named. The
regional winners will be
announced July 1.