Technical Paper

MUST DIESEL ENGINES SMOKE?

470235

01/01/1947

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