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Adj. 1. , 23, and pal Skill) Wrightson, 22, refueled regularly at fast-food restaurants. They loaded up on burgers, fries, and a tank of grease–yes, grease–for Carven’s retooled 1982 VW camper van.
The van runs not on gas but on smelly, discarded frying grease. And the van’s converted diesel engine (an engine that uses the heat of highly compressed air compressed air, air whose volume has been decreased by the application of pressure. Air is compressed by various devices, including the simple hand pump and the reciprocating, rotary, centrifugal, and axial-flow compressors. to ignite a spray of fuel) averages 25-30 miles per gallon–about the same mileage it coaxed out of diesel fuel. Not only does Carven’s grease van emit less pollution than gas and diesel fuels, it’s also economical, since waste grease is usually free. The major drawback: “The grease gives off kitchen smells. Once it was distinctly grilled chicken,” says Carven.
How did he oil refinery machine turn a diesel-guzzling VW into a bacon-grease and salad-oil machine? First he welded a special fuel tank for the grease onto the van’s bottom. the grease, so it would flow freely through the engine’s pipes and filters.
The challenge, explains Carven, is that diesel engines demand small amounts of diesel fuel for ignition. So Carven had to create a “dual fuel system.” Once diesel fuel ignites the engine, he simply flips a dashboard switch and–voila!–the engine burns vegetable oil.
Sound radical? Well it’s not. The first diesel engine, which debuted at the 1900 World’s Fair world’s fair: see exposition. world’s fair
Specially constructed attraction showcasing the science, technology, and culture of participating countries and enterprises. , ran on peanut oil peanut oilThe oil pressed from peanuts, used for cooking, in soaps, and as a solvent for pharmaceutical preparations.
Noun 1. . By design, diesel engines oil press machine can churn on most greasy liquids, not just the petroleum-based fuel sold at gas stations. “What I’m doing is flipping back to Rudolf Diesel’s original idea,” Carven says.
Carven has recently begun selling an $800 grease-car conversion kit. That may sound pricey Pricey
Term used for an unrealistically low bid price or unrealistically high offer price.
pricey
Of, relating to, or being an unrealistically high offer. An offer to sell a security at $50 when the current market price is $47 is pricey. , but as fuel prices soar, your grease kit could pay for itself in about a year. And french-fry grease is a lot better for your car than for your body.