Surface passivation and to methods for the reduction of fuel thermal degradation deposits
US7878160B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49412
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
In a specific embodiment of this invention, deposits and soot formation in a direct injection engine are reduced by passivating the injectors to within 0.1 mm of the injector nozzle. The fuel used with the inventive injectors comprises fuel-soluble additives.
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