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Diesel Fuel
If you have ever compared diesel fuel and gasoline,
.you know that they are different
.They certainly smell different
.Diesel fuel is heavier and oilier
Diesel fuel evaporates much more slowly than gasoline
-- its boiling point is actually higher than the boiling
.point of water
You will often hear diesel fuel referred to as "diesel oil"
.because it is so oily
Diesel fuel evaporates more slowly because it is
.heavier
It contains more carbon atoms in longer chains
than gasoline does (gasoline is typically C9H20,
.while diesel fuel is typically C14H30)
It takes less refining to create diesel fuel, which is
.why it is generally cheaper than gasoline
DIESEL FUEL
Cetane number
Measure of relative ease to initiate combustion
Higher number: easier to ignite
Octane number for gas: opposite
Higher number: less tendency to ignite
Cetane Number
Ignition quality measure
Affects: cold starting, warm-up, combustion roughness,
acceleration, and exhaust smoke density
Cetane number is based on the ignition characteristics of
:two hydrocarbons
Cetane - short delay period and ignites readily (100)
Alphamethylnaphthalene (AMN) - long delay period and poor
ignition quality (0)
It is the percentage by volume of normal cetane in a blend
with AMN
Diffusion Combustion -
smoke
Rapid Combustion -
knock
Delay Period
Fuel Injection In CI
Engines
decrease in air density per 1000m 7%
altitude Less air means less fuel required
Store fuel
Prevent pressure fluctuations
High- pressure accumulator
(Rail)
.Rail is a forged-steel tube
ID is approx.. 10mm
Length is between 280 and 600mm
The volume must be “ as small as possible, as
”large as necessary
Pressure-control valve (DRV)
Responsible for
maintaining the
pressure in the
rail at a constant
.level
Fuel Injector
Spill
Control
Valve
Injectors
Fuel Return
to Tank
ECU
High-Pressure Pump