MUST DIESEL ENGINES SMOKE?

P. H. SCHWEITZER

doi:10.4271/470235

Event: Pre-1964 SAE Technical Papers

Authors

P. H. SCHWEITZER

Abstract

Content

WELL-DESIGNED diesel engines in good repair, the author says, need not smoke while being operated on normal fuel if they are prevented from being overloaded.

Unfortunately, he points out, with many types of current injection equipment, effective prevention of overloading over the entire speed range involves a reduction of the low-speed torque; in other words, sacrificing part of the lugging ability of the engine.

The author makes the following suggestions to eliminate smoke:

1.
For correcting a normally smoky exhaust, the smoke should first be diagnosed.
2.
To eliminate hot smoke the mixing of the fuel and air should be improved.
3.
To eliminate cold smoke ignition must be speeded up.

Meta Tags

Topics: Diesel / compression ignition engines
Tools and equipment

Details

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/470235

Pages: 14

Citation: SCHWEITZER, P., "MUST DIESEL ENGINES SMOKE?," SAE Technical Paper 470235, 1947, https://doi.org/10.4271/470235.

Additional Details

Publisher: SAE International

Published: Jan 1, 1947

Product Code: 470235

Content Type: Technical Paper

Language: English