Which outcome is most likely in a diesel engine when fuel cetane number is significantly below specification?

💡 Explanation

When fuel cetane number is low, ignition delay increases because the fuel's auto-ignition temperature is higher, leading to incomplete combustion during the expansion stroke. Therefore unburned hydrocarbon emissions increase, rather than elevated temperatures, reduced pressure, or injector coking, which are associated with different combustion problems.

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