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Diesel combustion and ignition properties of fuels with different volatile fraction constituents

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OSTI ID:6812857

Six specially blended diesel fuels were tested in an open chamber TACOM-LABECO single cylinder diesel engine at turbocharged conditions, to determine if the chemical composition of the volatile fraction of the fuels had a significant effect on performance and emissions. The tests show that for this engine, which has a moderately high swirl and a four hole nozzle, the effects are very small. Additional tests were run, with these same fuels, in a homogenous autoigniting mode to determine if ignition trends were similar to those produced by the heterogeneous diesel ignition.

Research Organization:
Mechanical Engineering Dept., Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
OSTI ID:
6812857
Report Number(s):
CONF-861041-
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English