460218: COMBUSTION STUDIES of the DIESEL ENGINE - Technical Paper

Event: Pre-1964 SAE Technical Papers

Authors

Research Department, Caterpillar Tractor Co.

Abstract

Content: THE first part of this report on the combustion problems that have been encountered in diesel engines presents the results of experiments conducted on fuels of narrow distillation range and 40 to 90 cetane number.

The second part deals with the diesel flame, revealing data on its intensity, temperature, and spectra.

Meta Tags

Topics: Diesel / compression ignition engines
Cetane
Combustion and combustion processes

Affiliated or Co-Author: Research Department, Caterpillar Tractor Co.

Details

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/460218

Pages: 20

Citation: LANDEN, E., "COMBUSTION STUDIES of the DIESEL ENGINE," SAE Technical Paper 460218, 1946, https://doi.org/10.4271/460218.

Additional Details

Publisher: SAE International

Published: Jan 1, 1946

Product Code: 460218

Content Type: Technical Paper

Language: English