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Afghan Energy Project Special Meeting on Cotton Producing Fuel from Cottonseed Panel. Bill Allmon Energy and Power Division U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) [email protected]. Approved for public release; distribution unlimited. Why ARL is involved?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Afghan Energy Project Special Meeting on Cotton
Producing Fuel from Cottonseed Panel
Bill AllmonEnergy and Power DivisionU.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL)[email protected]
Approved for public release; distribution unlimited.
Why ARL is involved?
• Energy security for all locations of current and future operations around the globe.
• Research use of alternative fuels where petroleum-based fuels are not readily available and/or are dangerous and costly to deliver.
(AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
One Approach
Expeller
Commercial Generator
RuggedizedCommercialBiodieselProcessingSystem
(Michael Jacobs/Courtesy photo)
Accomplishments
• Evaluated small expellers.
• Lab tested small expellers.
• Evaluated small biodiesel processing systems.
• Developing an oil identification and quality measuring process.
• Created a draft design of a portable extraction system.
• Produced a draft CONOPS.
• Partnered with the Marine Corp Expeditionary Energy Office (E2O) concerning cottonseed.
Future Directions
• Researching the availability of various feedstocks throughout world.
• Select the best candidate feedstocks.• Extract oil from these feedstocks and blend with JP8
and/or biodiesel and test operation in generators.• Develop a properly scaled system to extract oil and mix
with JP8.• Monitor the development of other alternative fuel areas.
Producing Fuel from Cottonseed
• Oil Extraction – Richard Barton
• Traditional Processes – Jeremy Butz
• Automated Processes – Russell Teall
• Magic Processes – Peter Bell
• Advanced Processes – Jennifer Holmgren
• Discussions