For the achievement of Net Zero Emission goals, various corporates have started with the planning towards the achievement of short-term goals which are well defined with the implementation of energy conservation and efficiency. In this direction, high cetane diesel is an optimized combination of diesel fuel with higher Cetane Number fortified with Novel & Optimized multi-functional additives (MFAs) formulation for improved performance and specially designed for heavy duty diesel engines & off-highway applications. This innovative concept is based on enhancement of fuel economics by enhancement in fuel combustion, injector cleaning characteristics and reduction of frictional losses. The benefits associated with high cetane diesel include superior cleanliness to keep high pressure diesel injectors clean, better lubricity providing longer injector life, superior combustion leading to lower noise and products formulated for benefits in overall reduction in emissions specially developed for Heavy Duty Applications.
The fuel guzzlers in the mining sectors are struggling with the fuel efficiency and the high cetane diesel validation was explored deploying an indigenous test procedure which compared the performance of dumper in various operational conditions and determined the fuel consumption for BSVI diesel as well as high cetane diesel. The methodology and test protocol were developed suiting to the application involved for the heavy-duty applications and instrument set-up was amply suiting to the test requirements. For the determination of fuel consumption and efficiency, in-line fuel consumption meter and portable emission measurement device were used at the mining location. In the present study, the emission reduction and fuel consumption achieved with high cetane diesel and the measurements along with the results are described. The average reduction in fuel consumption with high cetane diesel was 4.303%, with emissions reductions of CO (3.72%), THC (5.29%), NOx (5.05%) and CO2 (4.08%). This product represents a game changer concept for India’s commitment towards net zero emissions by 2070 and carbon intensity reduction by more than 45 percent by 2030.