Inyecciones piloto, principal y posterior.

English translation: Pre-, main, post-/secondary injections

10:10 Mar 15, 2019
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Spanish term or phrase: Inyecciones piloto, principal y posterior.
Hi there,

I'm not sure what "principal y posterior" refers to in the following segment:

La inyección retardada de combustible, reduce las emisiones de NOX debido a temperaturas más bajas, pero también reduce la eficiencia del combustible y aumenta las emisiones de partículas sólidas (PM). Alcanzar el equilibrio deseado entre las emisiones de NOX y PM se puede lograr con múltiples inyecciones de combustible, incluyendo las inyecciones piloto, principal y posterior. Esta estrategia requiere que los inyectores de alta presión controlados electrónicamente, reduzcan al mínimo las emisiones de PM.

It is talking about truck engines, and the introduction of new technologies to reduce emissions. Some parts of the original text are quite poorly written so I'm not sure if it should be "principales y posteriores", in reference to "las inyecciones", or if they refer to a "piloto principal" and a "piloto posterior".

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance
oliviacasero89
United Kingdom
English translation:Pre-, main, post-/secondary injections
Explanation:
Inyección piloto Método de aporte de combustible utilizado en los equipos de inyección Diesel que consiste en una preinyección antes de que se produzca la inyección principal. Esta inyección consigue aumentar la temperatura de la cámara de combustión y reduce el tiempo que tarda el combustible de la inyección principal en inflamarse. Con la inyección piloto se logra un funcionamiento más suave del motor y se reducen las emisiones de óxidos de nitrógeno.
Más información en: Inyección piloto (Automoción) © https://glosarios.servidor-alicante.com

El sistema "Common Rail" divide la inyección en una "inyección previa", "inyección principal" y en algunos casos en una "inyección posterior".

http://www.aficionadosalamecanica.net/common_rail1.htm

Both variants demonstrate similarly short switching times and enable pre-injection, main injection and secondary injection to ensure clean and efficient fuel combustion at every operating point.

http://es.bosch-automotive.com/en/internet/parts/parts_and_a...

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Injection rate: pre-, main and post injection
The injection rate determines when and how much fuel is injected into the cylinder. In order to reduce emissions and fuel consumption, the present evolution stage of the injection system for MTU engines divides the fuel injection sequence into as many as three separate phases (see Figure 2).

https://www.mtu-report.com/desktopmodules/mtu_report_content...

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Principles

Diagram of the common rail system
Solenoid or piezoelectric valves make possible fine electronic control over the fuel-injection time and quantity, and the higher pressure that the common rail technology makes available provides better fuel atomisation. To lower engine noise, the engine's electronic control unit can inject a small amount of diesel just before the main injection event ("pilot" injection), thus reducing its explosiveness and vibration, as well as optimising injection timing and quantity for variations in fuel quality, cold starting, and so on. Some advanced common-rail fuel systems perform as many as five injections per stroke.

Common-rail engines require a very short to no heating-up time, depending on the ambient temperature, and produce lower engine noise and emissions than older systems.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_rail

Multiple injections, including pilot injections, post-injections and after-injections, are widely used to control PM and NOx emissions, noise and to manage aftertreatment

https://dieselnet.com/tech/engine_fi.php#post

There seem to be multiple kinds of injections. I think I would use 'pilot, main and post injections'.
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Pre-, main, post-/secondary injections


Explanation:
Inyección piloto Método de aporte de combustible utilizado en los equipos de inyección Diesel que consiste en una preinyección antes de que se produzca la inyección principal. Esta inyección consigue aumentar la temperatura de la cámara de combustión y reduce el tiempo que tarda el combustible de la inyección principal en inflamarse. Con la inyección piloto se logra un funcionamiento más suave del motor y se reducen las emisiones de óxidos de nitrógeno.
Más información en: Inyección piloto (Automoción) © https://glosarios.servidor-alicante.com

El sistema "Common Rail" divide la inyección en una "inyección previa", "inyección principal" y en algunos casos en una "inyección posterior".

http://www.aficionadosalamecanica.net/common_rail1.htm

Both variants demonstrate similarly short switching times and enable pre-injection, main injection and secondary injection to ensure clean and efficient fuel combustion at every operating point.

http://es.bosch-automotive.com/en/internet/parts/parts_and_a...

Page 3
Injection rate: pre-, main and post injection
The injection rate determines when and how much fuel is injected into the cylinder. In order to reduce emissions and fuel consumption, the present evolution stage of the injection system for MTU engines divides the fuel injection sequence into as many as three separate phases (see Figure 2).

https://www.mtu-report.com/desktopmodules/mtu_report_content...

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Note added at 4 hrs (2019-03-15 14:53:09 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Principles

Diagram of the common rail system
Solenoid or piezoelectric valves make possible fine electronic control over the fuel-injection time and quantity, and the higher pressure that the common rail technology makes available provides better fuel atomisation. To lower engine noise, the engine's electronic control unit can inject a small amount of diesel just before the main injection event ("pilot" injection), thus reducing its explosiveness and vibration, as well as optimising injection timing and quantity for variations in fuel quality, cold starting, and so on. Some advanced common-rail fuel systems perform as many as five injections per stroke.

Common-rail engines require a very short to no heating-up time, depending on the ambient temperature, and produce lower engine noise and emissions than older systems.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_rail

Multiple injections, including pilot injections, post-injections and after-injections, are widely used to control PM and NOx emissions, noise and to manage aftertreatment

https://dieselnet.com/tech/engine_fi.php#post

There seem to be multiple kinds of injections. I think I would use 'pilot, main and post injections'.

Helena Chavarria
Spain
Local time: 23:00
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