Real-time viscosity measurement of a diesel engine common rail test stand.

ジャパンコントロールス「Japan Controls Co. Ltd.」東京本社

A viscosity meter manufactured by Cambridge has been adopted for measuring the viscosity of diesel fuel in the common rail test stand. This involves real-time measurements using the viscosity meter implemented in the test stand, rather than sampling tests conducted in a lab. Measuring fuel viscosity is effective for the development of high-precision fuel injection systems in response to increasingly stringent emissions regulations, and it monitors the temporal changes in fuel characteristics.

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