Stefan Eichinger

Diesel filtration: New flexible modular solutions for challenging packaging situations

Diesel combustion engines, due to their high efficiency, continue to be attractive powertrains to fulfill existing and future emission standards concerning carbon dioxide (CO2) and fuel consumption. One main aspect for fulfilling emission targets is the use of highly efficient injection systems operating at high pressure levels of up to 2.500 bar and more. In order to ensure the safe and reliable functioning of these hightech injection systems, the reduction of contamination in the diesel fuel system using highly efficient filter systems is very important. This reduction of contamination consists on the one hand of the filtration of particles, and on the other hand in separation of water droplets out of the diesel fuel. Existing and upcoming highly efficiency filter media show outstanding performance results under severe test conditions either on the test bench, or in field conditions.