Automotive
Technical Paper

Effects of Low Cetane Fuels on Diesel Engine Operation—Part 3—Performance of the ‘1990’ Fuel in a Cummins NTC 400

872147

11/1/1987

Event
1987 SAE International Fall Fuels and Lubricants Meeting and Exhibition
Authors
A. S. Davies Division of Mechanical Engineering, National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada
G. Moon Division of Mechanical Engineering, National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada
W. Chippior Division of Mechanical Engineering, National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada
D. McDill Division of Mechanical Engineering, National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada
Abstract
Content
A Cummins NTC 400, 400 hp 2100 revs/min diesel, was run with a Canadian Tar Sands derived fuel. This experimental fuel has a higher total aromatic content (40%) and lower Cetane number (35 Cn) than contemporary North American fuels, which call for a minimum 40 Cn. Steady-state testing was used for comparing the engine performance, including emissions levels, when using the Test Fuel and a reference fuel.
Meta Tags
Topics
Diesel / compression ignition engines
Cetane
Emissions
Soils
Affiliated or Co-Author
Division of Mechanical Engineering, National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada
Details
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/872147
Citation
Davies, A., Moon, G., Chippior, W., and McDill, D., "Effects of Low Cetane Fuels on Diesel Engine Operation—Part 3—Performance of the ‘1990’ Fuel in a Cummins NTC 400," 1987 SAE International Fall Fuels and Lubricants Meeting and Exhibition, Toronto, Canada, November 2, 1987, https://doi.org/10.4271/872147.
Additional Details
Publisher
SAE International
Published
11/1/1987
Product Code
872147
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English