Diesel injector coking: Optical-chemical analysis of deposits and influence on injected flow-rate, fuel spray and engine performance

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  D'Ambrosio, S ^a   Ferrari, A ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE-AND-EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS; COKING REACTIONS; CONICITY; CRITICAL DESIGN PARAMETERS; DIAGNOSTIC MODEL; DIESEL INJECTORS; DRY AND WET; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; ENGINE POWER; ENGINE TEST BENCHES; ENGINE-OUT EMISSIONS; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FOULING RATE; FUEL COMPOSITIONS; FUEL SPRAYS; HOLE DIAMETER; HOLE WALLS; HYDRAULIC TESTS; INJECTION RATES; INJECTOR TEMPERATURES; NOZZLE CONFIGURATION; OPERATING VARIABLES; PERFORMANCE DETERIORATION; PRESSURE TIME; RUNNING TIME; TIME HISTORY; WORKING CONDITIONS;

DEPOSITS; DIESEL ENGINES; FUELS; MACHINE DESIGN; NOZZLES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZINC;

JET PUMPS;

EID: 84859899023     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4005991     Document Type: Article

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