The thesis examines the current testing standards for diesel fuels and establishes the relevance of such testing standards to bio-derived diesel fuels. There is a need for more detailed kinetics information for biodieselfuels to allow exploration of issues in engine and fuel design. Flame studies can provide overall chemical kinetic information that is currently lacking in the literature for bio-diesel fuels. An experimental apparatus to measure laminar flame speeds was designed and implemented to convey overall chemicalreaction rate information. This work addressed three major aspects of such design: combustion chamber, auxiliary systems (gases and fuel supply, ignition, and control) and measurement systems. Test rig characterization was attempted; however, critical ignition and fueling issues were uncovered duringexperimentation. Suggestions for future work provide solutions and improvement pathways to the current design.
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