The history of a diesel engine dates back to the previous century, when Rudolf Diesel proposed a fundamentally new design that converts fuel combustion energy into mechanical energy. \u00a0After many years, diesel engine has not lost its relevance and began to enjoy increasing popularity. \u00a0The reasons are obvious: the fuel for a diesel engine is relatively cheap and it is more environmentally friendly.<\/p>\n
Moreover, modern diesel engines for passenger vehicles are highly competitive against gasoline engines. \u00a0Perhaps, a diesel engine is the only good option for large equipment.<\/p>\n
Performance characteristics of a diesel engine are largely dependent on the quality of fuel used. \u00a0But it does not always have the necessary cetane number, sulfur content, etc. \u00a0The totality of these factors results in lower capacity, deterioration of environmental friendliness and economical efficiency, as well as reduction of serivce life. \u00a0Let\u2019s consider possible solutions to these issues.<\/p>\n
Today there are special additives produced to improve various consumer characteristics of diesel fuel. \u00a0Cetane number is no exception; it can be improved by adding specific substances to fuel.<\/p>\n
Some additives can increase the cetane number by 5 units. \u00a0In addition, they improve fuel combustion properties and increase engine efficiency. \u00a0Typically, the concentration of cetane-enhancing additives is not more than 0.2-0.5%. \u00a0When making a choice in favor of such a solution, it should be understood that the cost of one liter of such fuel will slightly increase.<\/p>\n
In recent years, an increasing number of smoke suppressant additives have been introduced to the market. \u00a0They have been seriously improved by the use of catalytic reagents. \u00a0Such additives are used to improve the combustion of diesel fuel, reduce exhaust smoke and carbon buildup. \u00a0Their concentration in fuel generally does not exceed 0.2%. \u00a0Due to this, diesel fuel is not that cheap any more, but not much more expensive either.<\/p>\n
In order to clean an engine\u2019s fuel system, a special method is used worldwide. \u00a0In essence, this is how it works. \u00a0An engine is running on special solvent instead of fuel for some time (usually no longer than an hour). \u00a0It cleans fuel pump and fuel lines from deposit builup and restores normal operation of nozzles. \u00a0This effect is achieved due to the fact that solvent contains surfactants which are capable of catalyzing the oxidation of hydrocarbon compounds at high temperatures, when the engine is running under load. \u00a0Interestingly, the washout is carried out immediately after treatment with solvent. \u00a0The builup residue burns away during the next 16-20 hours. \u00a0Automobile industry experts suggest that the use of this technology during every scheduled maintenance will increase service life of diesel engines.<\/p>\n
Beside the presence of buildup and low cetane number, the quality of diesel fuel is also reduced by water. Water in the fuel adversely affects fuel equipment. \u00a0The greatest harm is caused to the high-precision plunger pairs of fuel pumps and injectors, which are subject to corrosion.<\/p>\n
There are several ways for water to get inside diesel fuel. \u00a0Most often it can condense out of the air into fuel tanks of vehicles. \u00a0Sometimes refueling at unreliable gas stations is to blame.<\/p>\n
In this case, there are also special additives that can remove water from fuel tanks and protect fuel equipment against corrosion. \u00a0The concentration of these additives does not exceed 0.5%, and they are usually used every 5-10 thousand kilometers.<\/p>\n
Sulphur is a very interesting component of diesel fuel. \u00a0On the one hand it contributes to the appearance of acidic compounds under certain engine operating conditions, and on the other hand it improves lubricating properties of diesel fuel. Therefore it is very important to refuel with petroleum product containing the optimum amount of sulfur, which will minimize its harmful impact and maximize the benefits.<\/p>\n
Very often, in order to insure themselves against seasonal price variations, owners of large vehicle fleets buy diesel fuel in bulk. \u00a0As a result of long-term storage, fuel can oxidize, darken and become contaminated with mechanical impurities. \u00a0In such case, it cannot be used. \u00a0Therefore, to restore normal performance, special equipment should be used \u2013 UVR type plants by GlobeCore<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n They allow to remove hydrogen sulfide and unsaturated hydrocarbons from oxidized diesel fuel after long-term storage and reduce sulfur concentration and wax content. After processing with UVR plants, diesel fuel is clarified and does not re-oxidize or darken.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The history of a diesel engine dates back to the previous century, when Rudolf Diesel proposed a fundamentally new design that converts fuel combustion energy into mechanical energy. \u00a0After many years, diesel engine has not lost its relevance and began to enjoy increasing popularity. \u00a0The reasons are obvious: the fuel for a diesel engine isRead More <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diesel"],"acf":[],"language":"en","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blending.globecore.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blending.globecore.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blending.globecore.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blending.globecore.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blending.globecore.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blending.globecore.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2794\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blending.globecore.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blending.globecore.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blending.globecore.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}