Engine Performance with Low-Cetane Fuels
450187
01/01/1945
- Event
- Content
- A WIDE variety of tests in the laboratory, in the cold room, and in the field have led the authors to the following conclusions:
- 1.The 35-cetane-number fuel may be used satisfactorily under normal temperature and altitude conditions.
- 2.Existing automotive diesel engines can be operated at subzero temperatures on this fuel, but certain precautions, discussed by the authors, must be taken to avoid possible trouble.
- 3.Deposition obtained from misfiring during operation at subzero temperatures will be reduced by the use of higher-cetane-number fuel, but will not be completely eliminated under severe conditions.
- 4.Operational difficulties may be expected at high altitudes on the 35-cetane-number fuel.
- 1.
- Pages
- 6
- Citation
- GRIFFITH, L., and WILLIAMS, R., "Engine Performance with Low-Cetane Fuels," SAE Technical Paper 450187, 1945, https://doi.org/10.4271/450187.