Study of Diesel Engine Performance Using Ultra-High Sulfur Fuels

Document Number: 2009-01-1098

Date Published: April 2009

Author(s):
Keli Alark - Ford Motor Co.
Richard Morton - Ford Motor Co.
Roscoe Carter - Ford Motor Co. (Retired)

Abstract:
While most of the industrialized world's diesel fuel usage for on-highway applications is shifting toward ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) (¿ 50 ppm) or "sulfur-free" (¿ 15 ppm) content fuel, some markets for high-sulfur diesel (HSD) fuel still persist. Among these are off-roadway engines, marine, military fuel use worldwide, and general diesel fuel use in the Middle East and in some developing markets. A stock-production medium-duty engine underwent a dynamometer durability test with high-sulfur (10,000 ppm) diesel to approximate the worst case for sulfur content among global road fuels, and medium-high sulfur diesel (3,000 ppm) for engine break-in. Testing was completed successfully; however performance degradation with these fuels was observed which might have practical significance in other diesel applications for these markets.

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