Abstract:
A new and useful way of producing a used oil fuel mixture for a compression ignition engine is provided. A mass of used oil from which water has been substantially removed, is initially filtered, e.g. to remove particles greater than a predetermined size. The used oil is then centrifuged, under predetermined conditions to remove any remaining water and to remove particles to a predetermined size level. The drained, filtered and centrifuged used oil is then mixed with fuel (e.g. diesel fuel) in a predetermined ratio, to form a used oil fuel mixture and optionally adding an additive (e.g. a diesel fuel additive) to the used oil fuel mixture. Then, the used oil fuel mixture is centrifuged to promote mixing, and the centrifuged used oil fuel mixture is then pumped through one or more final filtering stages, to produce the used oil fuel mixture that is useful with compression ignition engines.
Abstract:
A fuel mixture for a compression ignition device is provided, comprising a mixture of used oil and fuel material in a ratio that increases the fuel efficiency of the device in comparison to the efficiency of the device when operated without the used oil. In a fuel mixture according to the present invention, the amount of used oil in the mixture is not more than 60% by volume of the mixture, is in a general target range of 25% to 60% (by volume) and is preferably about 37% to about 42% by volume. Moreover, it is preferred that the used oil is filtered at a predetermined level. The preferred filter level is a 5-micron level, followed by a plurality of passes, at low speeds, through 10-micron paper filter.