Biodiesel Monitoring Program in Cooperation with RIT

Campus program is on-going. Shuttle van and plow truck have been using B20 since early November with no significant problems. Oil has been changed and samples will be analyzed for impacts from the biodiesel. B20 fuel samples will be analyzed for various properties. The weather this winter has been slightly warmer than average. The lowest temperature in February was 0° F but there were also a few 60° F days that month. Snow totals in the Rochester area exceed 100 inches this season, which is well above the average 84 inches.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Advanced Research, Alternative Fuels and Lifecycle Engineering

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  Office of Research, Development, and Technology
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC    20590
• Project Managers:

  Johnson, Shawn

• Performing Organizations:

  Rochester Institute of Technology

  Brighton, NY   
• Start Date: 20120510
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• Source Data: RiP Project 31285

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Biodiesel fuels; Diesel engines; Monitoring; Shuttle buses; Winter
• Geographic Terms: Rochester (New York)
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01467617
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 3:36PM