A Users Perspective and Experience with Particle Counting in Liquid Fuels

Abstract

Concern over particulate contamination. Wear within the fuel system and fuel injection equipment due to particle erosion. Particle hardness is more important than particle density. Filter plugging: Reduced filter life, or engine fuel starvation, Particle size and quantity are more important than contaminant mass.Fuel system passage blockage: Ultrafine particulate can restrict fuel passages and movement between fine tolerance components, Particulate size is more important than contaminant mass.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 11, 2017
Accession Number
AD1080415

Entities

People

  • Joel A. Schmitigal

Organizations

  • United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Aluminum Oxides
  • Aviation Fuels
  • Contamination
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Filters
  • Fuel Injection
  • Fuel Injectors
  • Fuel Systems
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Fuels
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Monitoring
  • Particle Counters
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Particulates
  • Potassium Chloride
  • Sampling
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Ultrafines
  • Visual Inspection

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Petroleum Engineering