THE USE OF MODERN FUELS IN DIESEL ENGINES OF THE OLDER GENERATION

Abstract

Intensive development of diesel engines over the past 25 years, has significantly improved their operating and environmental characteristics. The application of advanced diesel technology has set specific requirements in terms of the characteristics of diesel fuel. Both market requirements and legislation introduced new formulated diesel fuel. However, in our country is still in use a large number of outdated engines, particularly in the areas of agricultural and non-road vehicles, military techniques ... This paper discusses the effect of changing the essential characteristics of the fuel on the working process and lifetime of these diesel engines. The results of the experimental research of working process diesel engine DMB 3DA450 with diesel fuel according to EN 590 (2005) are presented.