NIR Spectrometry and Fuel Quality Assessment

Abstract

Near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy combined with chemometric prediction has been well-vetted over the past 30 years for its capability to predict quality parameters of mobility fuels (e.g. jet and diesel) from compositional information contained within the NIR spectra. This includes research efforts at DoD laboratories in every service branch, as well as efforts within industry and academia. However, to date the technology has not been fielded for routine use in fuel quality surveillance operations in any branch of service. This report reviews the salient aspects of this technology, DoD-funded efforts in this area, and the critical challenges remaining for successful implementation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 29, 2020
Accession Number
AD1089383

Entities

People

  • Gordon J. Walker
  • Joel Schmitigal
  • Kevin Johnson

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Alternative Fuels
  • Aviation Fuels
  • Boiling Point
  • Chemistry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diesel Fuels
  • Electromagnetic Spectra
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Petroleum
  • Spectra
  • Spectrometers
  • Spectroscopy
  • Surveillance

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.