Optical diagnostics of low-temperature ignition and combustion characteristics of diesel/kerosene blends under cold-start conditions

Diesel engine plays a vital role in various fields, but it does suffer from the cold-start issue when operating in low-temperature environment. As an alternative fuel or emergency back-up fuel for diesel engine, kerosene was investigated to reveal the influences of its difference on physical and chemical properties from diesel on low-temperature ignition characteristics. In this work, the spray and ignition characteristics of diesel/kerosene...