Chevron Corporation, 2007. — 109 p.
Today, diesel engines are used worldwide for transportation, manufacturing, power generation, construction, and farming. The types of diesel engines are as varied as their use – from small, high-speed indirect-injection engines to low-speed direct-injection behemoths with cylinders one meter (three feet) in diameter. Their success comes from their efficiency, economy, and reliability.
The subject of this review is diesel fuel – its performance, properties, refining, and testing. A chapter in the review discusses diesel engines, especially the heavy-duty diesel engines used in trucks and buses, because the engine and the fuel work together as a system. Additionally, because environmental regulations are so important to the industry, the review examines their impact on both fuel and engine.ContentsIntroduction
Diesel Fuel Uses
Related Products
Diesel Fuel and Driving Performance
Starting
Power
Noise
Fuel Economy
Wear
Low-Temperature Operability
Fuel Stability – Filter Life
Smoke
Diesel Fuel and Air Quality
Progress
Legislation
Administration/Regulation
Air Quality Standards
Vehicle Emissions
Sources
Limits
Future Limits
Diesel Fuel Effects
Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel
Diesel Fuel Dyeing in the U.S.
Diesel Fuel Refining and Chemistry
Refining Processes
The Modern Refinery
Blending
About Hydrocarbons
Other Compounds
Diesel Fuel Chemistry
Chemistry of Diesel Fuel Instability
Biodiesel Fuel
Issues Regarding the Use of Biodiesel
Gas-to-Liquid Diesel
Other Diesel Fuel Products
Diesel Fuel and Biodiesel Fuel Specifications and Test Methods
Specifications
ASTM International
The European Union
Premium Diesel
Biodiesel Fuel Standards
Test Methods
Diesel Engines
Four-Stroke Cycle
Compression Ratio
Combustion Chambers
Turbocharging, Supercharging, and Charge Cooling
Fuel Injection Systems
Electronic Engine Controls
Two-Stroke Cycle
Diesel Engines and Emissions
Emission Reduction Technologies
Diesel Fuel Additives
Types of Additives
Use of Additives
Appendix
Specifications for Other Mid-Distillate Products
Questions and Answers
Sources of More Information
Abbreviations
Index
