Method and device for decoking a combustion chamber of a diesel engine
US6026778A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 28, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/2817
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to the measuring of the cetane number of fuels supplied to diesel engines. According to the invention, the combustion chamber of a diesel engine for measuring the cetane number of a fuel is decoked by creating, between two measurement cycles, for 80 to 160 seconds, strong turbulence in the gases inside the combustion chamber. The invention finds its application in research laboratories, test laboratories and the units which manufacture these fuels in crude oil processing plants.
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