Effect of Anti-Corrosion Treatment Applied to Diesel Injector Nozzles

Abstract To comply with latest standards regarding emission regulations, diesel technology focuses on how to obtain a very good spray quality, by identifying the appropriate geometry for injector nozzles, the optimum size of injection holes and the best hydraulic parameters for efficient fuel spray evolution and dispersion. In practice, injectors are often subject to operating problems, mainly because inside the diesel fuel injector nozzle, accumulation of deposits might occur. To control the phenomenon, the scientific literature proposes anti-corrosion treatment. The present paper studies the effect of applying anti-corrosion treatment to a new diesel injector. The investigation method consists in using a Scanning Electron Microscope next to EDX Spectrometry. The results indicate that chemical treatment can lead to new deposits that also contaminate the nozzles. Concluding, the anticorrosion treatment must include monitoring and control of the process and as a final step, a method to remove detergent deposits.